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Ten years since the launching of the European Union Water Initiative (EUWI), some 50 representatives of the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as European Union (EU) member States and international organizations, are gathering in Geneva to discuss progress in
Transparent markets, well-defined and secure property rights and a proper legal framework are essential elements of any well-functioning market. Real estate markets embody a significant part of the world’s wealth and are an important destination of household savings. The crash of
An event organized by UNECE in cooperation with FAO, WHAT IS YOUR PRIORITY ACTION FOR THE FOREST SECTOR TO SHOW THE WAY TOWARDS A GREEN ECONOMY? was held today in Rio de Janeiro to discuss priority actions for the forest sector in a green economy.In his opening statement, Mr. Sven Alkalaj, UNECE
As of 20 June 2012, Ireland has become the latest country to ratify the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and its amendment on
The outcome document to be adopted at the Rio+20 Conference on Friday emphasises the role of the UN Regional Commissions in promoting a balanced integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in their respective regions. Regional Commissions are asked
Real estate markets and real estate regulations can have an enormous impact on a nation’s economy; according to a 2010 IMF estimate, economic losses from the global financial crisis of 2008 may total $2.28 trillion. Real estate forms a significant part of a country’s capital stock
Sven Alkalaj, UNECE Executive Secretary, was one of the keynote speakers at the event Choosing Our Future: Open and Participatory Sustainable Development Governance, organized by the World Resources Institute in cooperation with UNECE and other partners on 19 June in Rio.This full-day event
A one-day event organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was held yesterday in Rio to highlight the role of forests and forest industries in building the green economy. The event discussed how sustainable production and consumption of forest-based bio-
Today the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) expert group tasked with elaborating safety guidelines for oil terminals concluded its second meeting, which was held in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. At the meeting experts discussed a first draft, which they agreed should
The UNECE region is a major player in international climate and energy policies. While the UNECE region counts less than 20 per cent of the world’s population, it is responsible for 40 per cent of greenhouse (GHG) emissions.Cities account for 60 – 80 per cent of global GHG emissions. With 73 per
UNECE will participate actively in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22 June 2012. A compact UNECE delegation, led by Executive Secretary Sven Alkalaj, will showcase how UNECE is already working to make the Green Economy
Recent studies have shown that more wood is used for energy than previously estimated, and that a substantial part of this comes from non-forest resources such as industrial co-products, landscape care wood and recovered wood. Strong political support has seen wood energy markets grow
The first Steering Committee meeting of the Georgian National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), held in Tbilisi on Monday and Tuesday, 11 and 12 June, approved some basic elements for new water legislation to be further developed into a draft law. The Steering
A new draft National Water Strategy was presented and discussed on 8 June in the Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management in Baku. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and the United Nations Economic
A boat for fisheries inspectors and a water sampling platform on the Dniester River were formally handed over to authorities in the Republic of Moldova today by representatives of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and its partner organizations, the Organization for Security and
With the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean, the first meeting of the Drin Core Group took place on 30 May 2012 in Ohrid, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. This was the first meeting of the Core Group as the
At a meeting of the Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management (NPD IWRM) in Tajikistan, held on 25 May in Dushanbe, it was decided to finalize a Water Sector Reform Strategy for irrigation, drainage and drinking water in Tajikistan in October
Almaty – Starting today, policy and decision makers, legal and technical experts, members of academia and non-governmental organizations from the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia will be looking for solutions to address challenges related to the management of
Representatives of the five Central Asian states endorsed the first comprehensive Cooperation Plan on water quality for the region at a meeting in Almaty on 3 May. This Plan, «Development of the regional cooperation to ensure water quality in Central Asia», was developed within the project “
Today the Executive Body for the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) concluded its thirtieth session, held from 30 April to 4 May 2012 in Geneva, adopting historic amendments to the Convention’s 1999 Gothenburg Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-
At its eighteenth session, held last week in Geneva from 17 to 20 April 2012, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Committee on Environmental Policy provisionally extended the mandates of bodies on environmental performance reviews and environmental monitoring and assessment
The Third workshop on water and climate change in transboundary basins: Making adaptation work will bring together more than 140 participants from all over the world on 25 and 26 April 2012 in Geneva to discuss how to prevent conflict in transboundary basins over dwindling water resources by
The UN/CEFACT Forum - a meeting of experts from around the world working within the global remit of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), an intergovernmental body of the UNECE - held its 19th session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 16 to
On Wednesday, 18 April, in Bishkek, the seventh meeting of the Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management approved work towards a River Basin Management Plan for the Chu River Basin and endorsed the outcome of a baseline study, which will serve as
On 17 April EXCOM met and welcomed the new UNECE Executive Secretary Sven Alkalaj. In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic, Chair of the Commission and of the Executive Committee of UNECE, presented the main passages of Mr Alkalaj’s long diplomatic career, emphasizing his personal