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The Policy Brief contains insights on the progress of the ECE region on key indicators for Sustainable Development Goal 7, highlights other developments for the energy sector in the region, and provides recommendations on actions to help achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the
… communities whose access does not register in the reported statistics and that require attention. Notably distributed … to 2018, its distribution among electricity consumption, transport and heat has shown a consistent trend in an …
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Georgia engaged in an impressive array of reforms during the past two decades, turning it into one of the most open, well-governed countries with economies in transition in the UNECE region. The regulatory climate for doing business ranks among the best globally, and Georgia has become a vibrant
… Figure 1.8 Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade & transport-related infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Box 4.1 Innovation-related statistics in Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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Innovation is a pillar of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and of approaches to economic development across the world. This is particularly prominent in Belarus, with its legacy of world-class scientific research and industrial production, where the Government has
… Mr. Alexander Snetkov (Head of the Department General for Statistics of Enterprises, National Statistical Committee). Representatives of other national … Cases in point include energy efficiency in buildings and transport, the move towards renewable energy, sustainable …
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Albania is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in Europe, grappling with a set of unique challenges. The pattern of geographical development has led to specific challenges, including a lack of affordable housing in high-growth areas and widespread deprivations in declining areas. Albania has
… Party on Land Administration Cecilia Batac . . . . . Statistics Assistant (editor) and Secretary to the Real … forest and pasture lands; promotion of rural development Transport Regional Directorate of Road Transport Sectoral …
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The sixth compilation of the SDG 7 Policy Briefs, titled "Ensuring Universal Energy Access and Advancing Just, Inclusive and Equitable Energy Transitions," prepared by the SDG 7 Technical Advisory Group (SDG7 TAG), in support of the review of the SDGs at the United Nations High-Level Political
… of renewable energy is lagging, however, especially in transport, industry, heating and cooling. At the same time, … Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) The World Bank The World Health …
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The Innovation Performance Review of Kazakhstan continues the series of national assessments of innovation policies initiated by the pilot Innovation Performance Review of Belarus. These policy advisory exercises draw on the experience accumulated by the UNECE in the
… Services 49.4 50.6 51.8 53.4 52.0 51.6 54.3 52.1 53.9 51.9 Transport and communications 11.2 11.6 12.4 11.8 11.8 11.5 … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Source: Agency of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan’s … hands. These concern mainly the energy sector, utilities, transport and communications. As a result of the financial …
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This publication presents a collection of contributions by experts involved in the UNECE work on innovation and competitiveness policies carried out under the UNECE Committee on Economic Cooperation and Integration (CECI). The publication addresses a wide range of issues related to the promotion of
… ESR Embedded Science Renewal EU European Union EUROSTAT Statistical Office of the European Commission EVD Private … D. STATISTICAL SOURCES AND THEIR LIMITATIONS In the statistics regarding innovation, the conventional … in the distributive trades. In Scandinavian countries, transport services decreased their R&D expenditure level, in …
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La présente publication, qui fait partie de la série intitulée « Forum mondial de l’harmonisation des Règlements concernant les véhicules (WP.29) - Comment il fonctionne, comment y adhérer », décrit les méthodes utilisées pour évaluer l’utilité socioéconomique de l’application des principaux
… des gens dans les domaines de l’environnement, des transports, du commerce, des statistiques, de l’énergie, de … No. 62, Year LVI, 09.03.2006 – Traffic and communications statistics. Institut de statistique de la République de …
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The present publication contains the third Environmental Performance Review of North Macedonia. The report examines the progress made by the country in the management of its environment since it was reviewed for the second time in 2011 and assesses the implementation of the recommendations made in
… policies such as those in agriculture, energy, transport and health. Through the peer review process, the … The country has a robust system for producing environmental statistics and indicators and, in general, promotes the …
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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
… the report. The main sources of EPR data include national statistical offices, national environmental authorities and … concerning energy efficiency, renewable energy, greening of transport systems and sustainable waste management, among … and made efforts to build a framework for environmental statistics based on international guidelines and practices …
Conference of European Statisticians Recommendations for the 2020 Censuses of Population and Housing
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The main objectives of the Conference of European Statisticians Recommendations for the 2020 Censuses of Population and Housing are: to provide guidance and assistance to countries in the planning and execution of their population and housing censuses; and to facilitate and improve the
… by the CES at its 63rd plenary session in June 2015. The Statistical Division of the United Nations Economic … Population and Housing Censuses: the 2020 Round 2 by the UN Statistics Division in New York. Account was also taken of … characteristics, ethnicity, religion, language, and mode of transport to work. An option would then be to collect such …
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Innovation is central to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to economic development across the world. One of the most open and democratic countries in the region, with a strategic location, educated work force, strong legacy of applied research, competitive wage
… 99 Table 5.7 Doing Business Statistics for the FSU countries … opportunities in tradeable services – a sector where high transport costs pose far fewer constraints. Specific …
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… education, clean water and sanitation, jobs, innova- tion, transport and other objectives. This year’s High-Level … Leonardo Souza, Agnieszka Koscielniak (United Na- tions Statistics Division); Mark Radka, Giulia Ferrini, Francoise …
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UNECE developed this Smart Sustainable City Profile of Podgorica to help the city realize its vision of becoming smart and sustainable. The analysis was based on the results of an evaluation of the city's performance against the UN4SSC Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities, a desk
… . . . . Secretary to the Real Estate Market Advisory Group; Statistics Assistant (Editor) UNECE consultants Felix … buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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The public sector plays a very significant role in modern economies. As in the business sector, innovation can be a major source of productivity growth, cost savings and improvements in service quality; benefits which then also positively affect businesses and citizens who rely on an
… service MSign Governmental digital signature service NACE Statistical classification of economic activities in the … 2013. Several initiatives by the European Union in energy, transport, industry, health, environment and justice, … financial numbers), in contrast to the Community Innovation Statistics (CIS) questionnaires. More specifically, the …
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At the Seventh Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, held in Nur-Sultan in 2011,Ministers decided to develop the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) across the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE). At the Eighth Conference, in Batumi, Georgia, in
… United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics, “Global SDG Indicators Data Platform”, SDG … in Europe”, 13 December 2019. Data from several national statistical offices outside the EEA cooperating countries. … and the circular economy are: energy use and emissions in transport, accommodation (including cooling) and …
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Since its independence in 1991, Armenia has been making significant strides towards innovation-led sustainable development. Despite the hurdles Armenia has faced, including regional instability and the global COVID-19 pandemic, the country has managed to maintain a competitive information and
… Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority SSC State Statistical Committee of Armenia VC venture capital WTO … evaluation of policy context, and the lack of innovation statistics, constrain the effectiveness of … narrow and focused on only a few main trading partners. Transport costs are high because of the country’s landlocked …
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The second EPR of Croatia examines the progress made by Croatia in the management of its environment since the country was first reviewed in 1999. The second review covers policymaking, planning, implementation and the financing of environmental policies and projects, as well as the protection of
… Mr. Daria Iva Štedul Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Ms. Ružica Jurić Ministry of … Mr. Hrvoje Carić Ms. Izidora Marković Croatian Bureau of Statistics Ms. Vesna Koletić Croatian Environment Agency … land, or following the construction of roads and other transport, which lead to the fragmentation of habitats. Wild …
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The Country Profiles on Housing and Land Management are intended to assist governments to improve the performance of their housing, urban development and land management sectors and, at the same time, to promote sustainable development.
This Country Profile of Kazakhstan, prepared at the request of
… Committee on Regulation of Natural Monopolies Committee on Statistics of MoNE Committee on Consumer Protection of MoNE … at the end of 2016. In 2015, the loss of water during its transportation decreased to 19 per cent, as planned by the … complex objects, their complexes, engineering and transport communications, regardless of the sources of …
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The National Trade Facilitation Roadmap of the Kyrgyz Republic 2021-2025 serves as the guiding framework for comprehensive national trade facilitation reforms over a five-year period. The Roadmap sets out a strategic vision and respective goals and activities for the Kyrgyz Republic to implement.
… goods 21 2.4.4. Facilitation of movement of people and transportation 23 2.4.5. Digital trade facilitation 23 … country. Based on the preliminary estimates of the National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic (NSC), for the …