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The 2023 Edition of the UNECE Guidelines for the Application of Environmental Indicators is available here.
… 24 5.1.3.1 Topic “air quality” (list of indicators) … in multilateral environmental agreements and environmental conventions” (list of indicators) ................ 48 5.6.3 …
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This publication contains a background note for the thematic workshop on promoting circularity in rebuilding Ukrainian cities, organized on 25 November 2022. The first part covers key challenges faced by cities in Ukraine, as well as key national legal acts and regulations relevant to circularity,
… Dubai CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CLRTAP Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution CMU Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine CSO Civil …
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This is the first EPR of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The report covers twelve issues of importance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, divided into three sections, including the framework for environmental policy, management of pollution and natural resources and economic and sectoral integration. Among
… Saric Minister Ministry of Economy, Sarajevo Canton Mr. Musair Veledar Dept. for Agriculture, Municipiality Stari Grad … of the Sarajevo University CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of …
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The present publication contains the third EPR of Serbia. The review takes stock of the progress made by Serbia in the management of its environment since the country was reviewed in 2007 for the second time. It assesses the implementation of the recommendations contained in the second review
… 156 xviii Page LIST OF FIGURES I.1 Air emissions, 2007=100 … Protection Agency UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change xx SIGNS AND MEASURES .. not …
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The present publication contains the third EPR of Montenegro. The review takes stock of the progress made by Montenegro in the management of its environment since the country was reviewed in 2007 for the second time. It assesses the implementation of the recommendations contained in the second
… Ms. Merima Baković Ministry of Transport and Maritime Affairs Mr. Nusret Canović Mr. Demir Đešević Ministry of … for Ecotoxicological Research CFC chlorofluorocarbon CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of …
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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
… Kovačević Mr. Daria Iva Štedul Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure Ms. Ružica Jurić Ministry … to Reconstruction, Development and Stabilization CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CEA Croatian Environment …
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The UNECE region has been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the devastating impact on lives and health, countries are suffering heavy socio-economic consequences: GDP in the region is projected to fall by 6-7% in 2020 with significant discrepancies across countries;
… legal provisions for the full computerisation of the TIR Convention, enabling safe and secure cross-border movement … Agency confirmed a downward trend in emissions for air pollutants, supported by binding emissions reductions …
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Climate change is an existential threat and provides an immense challenge for humanity. A better understanding of all its aspects, through monitoring, modelling, analysis and reporting, is crucial to decide on the best course of action.
This document presents a set of core internationally
… and those who played advisory roles. The Task Force was chaired by Angelica Tudini (Italian National Institute of … Flammini (FAO), Livia Hollins (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)), Francisco Javier …
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ECE/INF/2022/1
… to protect environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention. � Over 100 countries stressed the value of the … 8 | A new assessment report on ammonia under the Air Convention found that in order to avoid damage to …
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This calendar illustrates the findings of 11 third-cycle reviews and the review of Mongolia, conducted in the period 2012–2018. It includes snapshots of selected environmental topics covered by the individual reviews.
By disseminating the results of the reviews in the form of a calendar for the
… Programme/Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Environment Unit, the World Health Organization, the … rare and endangered species. In 2016, it acceded to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of …
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The Project of Safer and Cleaner Used Vehicles for Africa was established to contribute to the safer sustainable development of Africa by creating access to safer and cleaner used vehicles. This report highlights some of the key research carried out by notable organizations and it gives the basis
… economies in transition. Many of the norms, standards and conventions developed in ECE are used worldwide. A number of … National Action Plan3 on road safety and the environment (air pollution and climate change). Ultimately, vehicles will …
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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
… more. B. Key messages and recommendations 1. Atmospheric air and the ozone layer Countries in the pan-European region … readiness solutions include water conservation measures and conventional mitigation approaches, plus measures for …
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Halfway to 2030 since the adoption of the SDGs, the UNECE region is on track to achieve only 26 of 169 targets. As the region and the world face the multifaced impacts of interlocking crises, greater efforts are urgently needed to get on track for sustainable development.
Seventy-five years since
… countries measure progress towards the circular economy. Air Convention Protocols establishing more stringent controls of …
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has placed our increasingly interconnected world in an unprecedented situation. This crisis has generated human distress and an economic downturn that is impacting global efforts to improve livelihoods and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
… and land management, many of the norms, standards and conventions developed in UNECE are used worldwide, and a … IATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Air Transport Association ICAO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
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The document provides guidance for developing and implementing effective practices for monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. It also provides guidance on remediation practices. The document is meant to serve as a resource for a broad audience,
… Annex II, Table 1, 5, UNEP p. 61, Annex II, Table 1, 6, Kairos Aerospace p. 62, Annex II, Table 2, 1, Carbon Limits … agreements, including the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) …
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Official waste statistics have been produced for more than 40 years. They were initially developed to monitor and manage threats to human health and the environment. More recently, information needs have shifted toward realizing the economic value of waste, particularly in the context of the “
… at its plenary session in 2021. The Task Force was chaired from March 2017 to February 2018 by Kees Baldé … Statistics Service of Russia (Rosstat)), Melisa Lim (Basel Convention Secretariat), Myriam Linster (OECD), Agnieszka …
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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
… (IUCN), Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and … Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a …
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This UNECE publication contains:
a background document,
a strategic note and,
the UNECE road map on ITS.
… Department of Transport Policy and International Affairs, Ministry of Infrastructure Republic of Poland; … framework for the elab- oration and harmonization of conventions, norms and standards. The Commission’s experts …
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Intelligent Transport Systems play an important role in shaping the future ways of mobility and the transport sector. We expect that through the use of ITS applications transport will become
… Department of Transport Policy and International Affairs, Ministry of Infrastructure Republic of Poland; … framework for the elab- oration and harmonization of conventions, norms and standards. The Commission’s experts …
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The world’s energy sector is undergoing a profound transition. This transition is driven by the need to expand access to clean energy in support of socio-economic development, especially in emerging economies, while at the same time limiting the impacts of climate change, pollution and other
… Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland’s role as Chair of the World Commission on Environment and Development … Report served as the basis of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international …