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Coordination between the water, energy, food and environment sectors is fraught with difficulties at the national level and the complexity increases substantially in transboundary basins. The “nexus approach” to managing interlinked resources has emerged as a way to enhance water, energy and food
… natural ecosystems and recreational water-based modes of transport attract tourism. Forests and wetlands are … (50 %) Sources: FAO Aquastat; US EIA International Energy Statistics; International Sava River Basin Commission; World …
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Available in English and Russian (not laid out). (ECE/CEP/175, 44 pp.)
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Programme on Environmental Monitoring and Assessment assists UNECE member States in working with environmental data and information to enable their timely flows
… Ms. Vania Etropolska (Economic Affairs Officer, UNECE Statistical Division), Mr. Michael Nagy (Economic Affairs … Task Force) to enhance the comparability of environmental statistics between each other and within the entire … by sectors (e.g. energy production and distribution, road transport, etc.). Bosnia and Herzegovina has not provided …
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The Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (EESC) sub-region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine) has considerable potential for sustainable growth and development. Innovation, or broad experimentation with new ideas, is crucial to making the most of this
… Ministry of High-Tech Industry (Armenia) MTCHT Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies (Azerbaijan) … of High-Tech Industry Azerbaijan • Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies • Ministry … (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Statistics) (2020). International Trade in Goods and …
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Coordination between the water, energy, food and environment sectors is fraught with difficulties at the national level and the complexity increases substantially in transboundary basins. The “nexus approach” to managing interlinked resources has emerged as a way to enhance water, energy and food
… and Irrigated land – Oblast (Kazakhstan) and national level statistics offices of the riparian countries (2012), quoted … constraints to local trade, water sharing, land use and the transportation of people and goods. 2.3. Water resources The …
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This study is a compendium of best practices and illustrates that housing for migrants and refugees can positively support local communities and economies, and facilitate their integration. The study also highlights the key roles of cities and local administrations in housing provision.
… applicants (non-EU-27 citizens), EU-27, 2008–2019”, Asylum Statistics. Available at … space for migrant entrepreneurs; availability of good transportation to the rest of the city; and the presence of …
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Innovation in its many forms has been recognized as a critical dimension in improving economic performance in knowledge-driven economies. The innovation activity of firms is a key driver of competitiveness and economic growth. Although the process occurs at a company level through skillful
… types of activity; • A simplified procedure of preparing statistical reports; • A privileged procedure for settling … to build R&D intensive centres with global significance. • Transport links: Easily accessible locations have an … A smaller part of the statistics is taken from: Benchmarking of Business …
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The implementation of vehicle regulations related activities demonstrated that, through accession to and implementation of the 1998 Agreement, vehicles safety will be increased considerably. However, the main issue for many countries remains how to prepare for accession and implementation of this
… A.1: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe A.2: Transport in UNECE 3 3 4 B. PURPOSE, SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF … economic cooperation. That cooperation concerns economics, statistics, environment, transport, trade, sustainable …
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Climate change, demographic transitions, technological developments and innovation are megatrends affecting forestry work. As the conditions of forestry work change, so does the nature of the work-related risks. Despite efforts and improvements made over the past few decades, forests continue to be
… chainsaws with ineffective chain brakes or vehicles transporting timber that are poorly maintained and unfit for … they recorded through other systems used to collect such statistics (ILO, 2005). Safe and healthy working conditions …
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Gender Responsive Standards publication (ECE/TRADE/445) makes the case for mainstreaming gender in the development and implementation of standards. The first chapter places the discussion in the larger perspective of how standards contribute
… form part of the social dimension of Agenda 2030. While statistics on the participation of women in other important … Certified entities included diverse industries i.e. transport, banking, insurance, retail, agribusiness, …
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The report presents results of the 2021 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for six participants in United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), namely Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan,
… people’s everyday lives in the areas of environment, transport, trade, statistics, energy, forestry, housing, and land management, …
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This Publication (ECE/TRADE/440) advocates for integrating education about standardization into the curricula of educational establishments. It presents evidence of the relevance of standards for policymakers and business executives as well
… 52 countries out of the 56 UNECE Member countries in the statistics database of the WTO … modules on standards-related issues in other areas, such as transport and customs. 3.3. THE UNECE LIBRARY ON TEACHING …
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To support national efforts toward developing and implementing care-responsive and gender-transformative response and recovery policies, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) has engaged in a global project with UN regional commissions and cooperating partners. The toolkit “Placing Gender
… gender equality institutions, line ministries, national statistical offices, as well as parliamentarians and members … gaps will contribute to the further development of gender statistics, based on the recognition of the importance of … domains, aged 18 or over. The recipients received food, transportation (or transportation allowance), accident at …
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (ECE) Group of Experts on Gas teamed with the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy to identify and explore synergies between variable renewable energy (VRE) sources and natural gas. These synergies could provide the required affordably and
… across different sectors, including heating and cooling, transport, gas and liquid fuel distribution, autonomous … gas-fired (co)generation technology. USA 90. The energy statistics are showing that, as much as wind and solar are …
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The construction and maintenance of road infrastructure is an important area of most countries’ national economies, but also one of the least digitized sub-sectors. It suffers from the presence of systemic shortcomings including an insufficient level of cooperation, inadequate information
… North-South Motorway (TEM) Project and by the Sustainable Transport Division of the United Nations Economic Commission … lives in the areas of environment, transport, trade, statistics, energy, forestry, housing and land management, …
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The Manual on Strategic Environmental Assessment for Trainers (the Manual) was prepared within the framework of the European Union funded project 'Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood' (EaP GREEN) that aimed, inter alia, at promoting the use of strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
… the SEA process into the development of a 5-year Local Transport Plan For Option 2 the description of a certain … participants. This Manual provides a case of a 5-year Local Transport Plan from England as an example. Necessary … using scientific-sounding terms, complex phrases, plenty of statistics and quotations every minute, describing her broad …
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This report is part of a global survey effort on the implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade measures, undertaken jointly by the five United Nations Regional Commissions for Africa (ECA), Europe (ECE), Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and West
… United Nations Network of Experts for Paperless Trade and Transport in Asia and the Pacific (UNNExT), a knowledge … to tackle non-tariff barriers, such as inadequate transportation, logistics infrastructure and services as … on a trade cost model. 1 See WTO Global Trade Outlook and Statistics (Update: October 2023): …
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This Smart Sustainable City Profile of Goris analyses the current situation of the city using the key performance indicators (KPIs) elaborated by the UNECE with the ITU and other partners, to support the municipality in setting up their priorities for action.
Goris was selected as the pilot city
… “Armproject” Project Manager Donara Hakobjanyan State Statistical Agency, Syuniq regional service branch iv … and sanitation, flood protection and control, roads and transport facilities is in poor condition; the existing … was noted. Figure V: Population of Goris 8 Data from the statistics of the municipality of Goris. 11 Goris' …
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Digitalization is gaining more and more attention as a way to support and complement the energy transition process. Digitalization entails the use of digital technologies for existing processes, as it helps address existing challenges in new ways.
While using an integrated energy system with
… oil pipeline system originating in Houston, Texas, and transports refined oil products (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel) … are up 6 https://aag-it.com/the-latest-ransomware-statistics. …
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Opportunities and challenges for gender equality in the COVID-19 recovery
COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of investment in the care economy for successful response, recovery and “building back better” from the pandemic. The report provides evidence on UN Economic Commission for Europe (
… Social Policy Network EU European Union EUR Euro Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union ILO International … Labour Organization’s central portal to labour statistics MoESTD Ministry of Education, Science and … September 2020). Benefitting sectors included tourism, transport, information tech- nology (IT), consulting, …
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In December 2022, the resumed fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework, including a monitoring framework.
The present Guidelines for developing national strategies to use biodiversity
… and overseen by the ECE Joint Task Force on Environmental Statistics and Indicators and Working Group on Environmental … Accounting (SEEA) is an integrated and comprehensive statistical framework for organizing and presenting data on … industries such as forestry, fisheries, agriculture, transport and extractive industries) in order to support the …