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This report highlights the main results of an assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS), shared by Algeria, Libya and Tunisia. The aquifer system is one of the largest transboundary groundwater reserves of North Africa, extending over
… and surface water- irrigated croplands, matching provincial statistics on cropland irrigated by groundwater resources. …
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At advanced stages of transition to a market economy, entrepreneurship and enterprise development come to the forefront of the development agenda. However, in countries with economies in transition (or “emerging market economies”), both new and operational companies often face formidable
… include obtaining an operational permit, filing with the Statistical Bureau, notarizing company deeds, opening a bank … education centres. In Hungary, the Ministry of Economy and Transport, in collaboration with regional Governments, has … automotive industry, engineering, manufacture of plastics, transport and logistics, while 8 of those received some …
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Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Disasters (Natech) are becoming a growing concern for the international community and both private and public stakeholders. As climate change persists, extreme weather events such as heavy rains, lightening, floods and heatwaves are projected to be
… natural disaster has caused inaccessibility of roads and transport (e.g. hampering site access for firefighters); • • …
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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
… do not change: e.g. access to infrastructure, services, transportation is the same as before titling). The data on … and integrate their urban planning and development with transport infrastructure. A common criticism of the new …
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La métrologie garantit l’uniformité des mesures et leur traçabilité dans le Système international d’unités (SI). Elle permet aux fabricants de créer des produits de meilleure qualité, de manière plus précise et plus rapide. Pierre angulaire de la normalisation internationale et de l’infrastructure
… large éventail de technologies allant de la production, du transport et de la distribution d’énergie aux appareils …
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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on access to energy and the related targets set the ambition for increasing the share of renewable energies in the energy mix. Their achievement is closely linked water management (part of SDG 6 on water and
… - Water heating - Water treatment - Desalination - Water transport Renewable energy can be used at many stages of … uses include power generation, heating, cooling, and transportation.30 The basins covered by this assessment have …
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The water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus approach comes in with the objective of promoting coordination and integrated planning and sustainable management of interlinked resources across sectors, which could speed up the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The nexus could
… - Water heating - Water treatment - Desalination - Water transport Renewable energy can be used at many stages of … uses include power generation, heating, cooling, and transportation.30 The basins covered by this assessment have …
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This bilingual (English/Russian) publication (ECE/TRADE/418) presents the results of the International Conference on “Standards and Regulatory Systems”, held in
… fraud, providing and maintaining safe and energy-efficient transport networks. The list is endless. Legislators and … clarity in the reference to standards in the field of transport, both as regards the rules and the instruments …
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The Framework Code takes account of the latest scientific knowledge and experience in ammonia abatement, as described in the recent update of the guidance document on preventing and abating ammonia emissions from agricultural sources (ECE/EB.AIR/120). Its purpose is to provide the Convention’s
… rain from entering the store and thus avoid an increase in transport volume from rainwater; (ii) Floating covers: These … to loss reduction. However, the extra costs for the transportation of water are considerable and it is important …
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The calendar covers selected findings on biodiversity and protected areas from 15 environmental performance reviews (EPRs) conducted in the period 2012–2020. By disseminating the results of the EPRs in the form of a calendar for the upcoming year, UNECE aims to draw attention to the findings of the
… economic policies, such as agricultural, energy, transport and health policies • Promote greater …
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The publication intends to compile, analyse and disseminate experiences, and thereby to demonstrate and illustrate important steps and lessons learned as well as good practices to take into account when developing a climate change adaptation strategy for water management in the basin or
… and Head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Switzerland vi Water … infrastructure management agencies (water, energy, land, transport, etc.), productive sector entities, including … beverages, commercial agriculture or commercial transportation may have established networks to gather, …
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Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines
ISBN 13: 9789211170184
Sales Number: 10.II.E.2
8.25x11.5
Binding: Paperback
Series: ECE Energy Series, No. 31
The Publisher: United
… Safe Transport and Utilisation of Gas … settlements, statistics, sustainable energy, trade, industry and … good practice will ensure that CMM can be safely captured, transported, and (if appropriate) utilised, at a …
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This evaluation report provides a summary of the progress, challenges and achievements of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) member States from 2017 to 2019 in implementing the UNECE Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The report reviews the data collected through
… production and consumption, energy, tourism, means of transport, culture and environ- ment, biodiversity). Each … in other national sectoral policies such as energy, transport, agriculture or forestry, in order to reach a … and natural heritage, environmental resilience, sustainable transport and mobility as well as capacity building which …
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National Political Dialogue on Integrated Management of Water Resources in Georgia in the Framework of European Water Initiative. Transboundary Water resources Management Problems in Georgia, Transboundary Water Cooperation with Neighboring Azerbaijan and Getting Prepared for accession of Georgia
… of sediments in the Riverbed, increase of sedimentary transportation. All this exacerbates the significance of … of the Ministry was abolished) There is no clear system of statistical reporting Weakness of the EIA system (reform is …
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2006 Review prepared under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
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… of air pollution mitigation policies with economic, transport, energy, waste management, spatial planning and … of particulate matter and in the issue of how hemispheric transport of air pollution might be addressed in a revised …
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Ten years have passed since UNECE received its mandate to undertake Environmental Performance Reviews. To mark the decade, assess progress and propose the Programme’s future direction, UNECE undertook the analysis contained in this publication.
… 61 A. Agriculture 61 B. Forestry 63 C. Energy 63 D. Transport 65 E. Tourism 66 F. Coastal zone management 67 G. … Lithuania Energy and environment in Serbia and Montenegro Transport policy in Slovenia Transport trends in Romania …
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Across the UNECE region, member States are facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical crises in the region, supply chain disruptions, and climate change impacts. These challenges have exposed the vulnerability of the UNECE energy systems and highlighted the urgent
… Transport Sector … services, including electricity, heating, cooling, and transport when assessing the resiliency of a system. … parking management systems, increase capacity of low-carbon transportation systems and further ease multi-modal …
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… for target biota. Some consider channel form, sediment transport, water quality, riparian vegetation, etc. M-H … renewable sources of energy, i.e. hydro energy) and water transport. The concept of IWRM implies the implementation of …
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Good Practice Recommendations on Public Participation in Strategic Environmental Assessment available in English,
… up significantly affecting them. For instance, a national transport plan may directly lead to a new road or airport …
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… air and precipitation quality; (c) modelling of atmospheric transport and deposition of air pollution; and (d) … human health and effects-based approaches. Atmospheric transport and receptor models are used to discover the fate …