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Consumers and producers are increasingly interested in knowing how products are made and whether there are any adverse environmental or social impacts. While two products may look or feel similar, consumers may still distinguish between them on the basis of certain intangible policy claims, such as whether they are “organic” or “sustainably produced”. Since these types of claims are difficult
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This study provides an overview of the current policy and regulatory environment regarding sustainable construction materials in the building sector in Europe and North America, and, where applicable, offers a commentary on the effectiveness of such regimes in driving the adoption of wood products. The study’s objective has been to conduct a broad survey across a range of policies, initiatives
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The brochure highlights the main outcomes of the EU Water Initiative (EUWI) contributions in the EECCA countries. Section 2 highlights specific achievements at a country level
in the context of national policy dialogues facilitated by the OECD and UNECE. Section 3 focuses on water diplomacy, highlighting progress in the context of transboundary water management and the regional dimension of the
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eTIR: Towards Paperless Cross-border TradeThis study is a joint effort by UNECE, ESCAP and IRU to present
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The population and housing census provides, at regular intervals, information on the number and characteristics of the population of a country, and on its housing stock. It is an essential source of information for small-area, national, regional and international planning and development. This publication reviews the practices followed by countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and the Sustainable Development Goals (postcard)
August 2016
Industrial accidents can happen anywhere, anytime. Often, they have severe consequences on human health and the environment, including in other affected countries. The UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention helps its Parties to prevent industrial accidents, especially those
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (postcard)
August 2016
Industrial accidents can happen anywhere, anytime. Often, they have severe consequences on human health and the environment, including in other affected countries. The UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention helps its Parties to prevent industrial accidents,
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This report looks back at the experience of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and, at the same time, takes on a forward-looking perspective to achieve a successful transition to the much more complex and comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Inter alia, the new agenda will be a catalyst for new ways of cooperation within the UN system. At the regional level and in view of
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This literature review presents the first preparatory step in the development of potential guidelines for informal settlements based on the principles of the endorsed FAO ‘‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security’’ (VGGTs) with the support of the World Bank. Its aim is to analyze and identify the main
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Riding towards the green economy: cycling and green jobs, is an advance executive summary of a new study undertaken in the context of the Transport,
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This document serves as a guide for the implementation of the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing. This guidance document was approved by the Committee on Housing and Land Management at its seventy-seventh session in 2016.English
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For over 20 years the Environmental Performance Review (EPR) Programme has contributed to the improvement of environmental management and performance of more than 20 member states of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The voluntary EPRs have analysed countries’ progress and challenges in meeting environmental targets and commitments and promoted information exchange among
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This publication contains the results of the assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus ─ essentially of intersectoral links, trade-offs and benefits ─ in the Alazani/Ganykh River Basin, shared by Azerbaijan and Georgia in the Caucasus, that has been carried out in the framework of the UNECE Water Convention’s programme of work for 2013–2015. The methodology employed was developed
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