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The year 2022 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), which was adopted in Helsinki in 1992.
Over the past three decades the Water Convention has served as a mechanism to strengthen
… for the quote from the statement of Serik Kozhaniyazov (Kazakhstan) made at the Pan-European Regional Preparatory … Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in the Republic of Kazakhstan n Viktor Oroszi, Hungary n György Rátfai, Hungary …
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This publication was prepared by the consultants to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) secretariat to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) and its Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Protocol on SEA) with
… participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, …
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The transition of the global energy system is leading society towards an innovative future, offering an opportunity to transcend the current global economy in favour of a more sustainable one. Equal gender participation in this endeavour can help society leap to a future of
… 0.024 $/kWh (IEA, 2019); this is lower than the prices in Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, the Russian Federation, and China. …
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Available in English and Russian. (ECE/CEP/168, 46 pp.)
This publication contains guidelines to help make monitoring a practical tool for environmental policy for countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and South-Eastern Europe. The guidelines offer advice on how to:
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… Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Finland, Georgia, Italy, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Republic …
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This study (ECE/TRADE/477) provides information regarding the current state of play of the trade facilitation framework and the remaining outstanding Category C commitments, including the current standing with respect to the implementation status of specific measures, further capacity needs, and
… Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union (EU), Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Montenegro, the …
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In April 2020, a UN Task Force was set up to develop recommendations for green and healthy sustainable transport to assist member States in the post COVID-19 recovery. Bringing together over 50 experts from member States, international institutions, academia, public transport operators and
… Bus Rapid Transport line was recently introduced in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The advantages listed included: saved …
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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
… and Procedural Barriers to Trade: Belarus (2012), Kazakhstan (2014), Tajikistan (2014), Kyrgyzstan (2015), … were in STEM, lower than in Georgia (18 per cent) and Kazakhstan (22 per cent). In addition, low enrolment in STEM …
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In recent years, many countries have witnessed the emergence and growth of new forms of employment, driven by economic changes, the adoption of new business models, technological advancement, and continuing digitalization. New ways of organising work and production have been accelerated by the
… Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Moldova, … ICT-based mobile work has also yet to gain prevalence in Kazakhstan which reported that 0,9% of workers were in this …
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Understanding the interactions between water, food, energy and water-related ecosystems in river basins can be vital in ensuring different and often competing needs are met in a coherent manner. This is even more important in transboundary basins, where identifying intersectoral synergies and
… na, Croatia, Montene- gro, Serbia, Slovenia, (Albania) Kazakhstan, Kyr- gyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Italy, …
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Micro-, small and medium enterprises (MSME) are prominent in sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. MSME in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors were implementing innovative, circular, green and sustainable initiatives before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, so they are well-
… - Czech Koruna DKK - Danish Krone GEL - Georgian Lari KZT - Kazakhstani Tenge MKD - Macedonian Denar PLN - Polish Zloty … (as it is already the case in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Russian Federation). 20 … response-to-covid-19.html 25 KPMG (p). (2020, May 11). Kazakhstan. Government and institution measures in response …
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The Road Map contains information for experts and legal advisers in transport ministries and departments, as well as for other relevant ministries (e.g. environment, interior, foreign affairs), presidential administrations and national parliaments in countries interested in becoming contracting
… Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, …
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This study, commissioned by the Steering Committee of the Transport, Health and Environment PanEuropean Programme (THE PEP) through its Partnership on Jobs in Green and Healthy Transport, examines the economy-wide employment implications of an accelerated shift towards greener land transport in the
… than 40 per cent of service exports in Belarus, Denmark, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Tajikistan and … of national GHG emissions ranges from under 10 per cent in Kazakhstan to more than 50 per cent in Sweden and Luxembourg …
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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
… (ECE/HBP/185, 2015), Armenia (ECE/HBP/186, 2017), Kazakhstan (ECE/HBP/191, 2018), Belarus (ECE/HBP/195, 2019) … including Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia and Kazakhstan. 70 This concept is also sometimes referred to as …
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How can governments, other public and private actors learn about and better understand the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus?
How can they use a ‘nexus approach’ to address the most pressing issues in transboundary water basins?
Last but not least, how can they design and implement ‘nexus’
… Kiktenko (Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, Kazakhstan) Anoulak Kittikhoun (Mekong River Commission) … Zhanar Mautanova (International Water Assessment Centre, Kazakhstan) Miodrag Milovanović (Jaroslav Černi Water …
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The 2nd edition of the Road Map, published in February 2022, can be found here.
The publication provides guidance to national statistical offices on producing statistics for SDGs. It lays out what needs to be done, who are
… of MICS are presented both on NSO websites (e.g. Serbia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) and the global MICS website. Case …
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The Forest Sector Outlook Study, 2020-2040 provides information for the UNECE region that supports decisionmaking by showing the possible medium- and long-term consequences of specific policy choices and structural changes, using scenario analyses whenever possible. The study is the first to cover
… to 12 countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian … and Central Asia Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Republic of Moldova Russian Federation …
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Report of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE region on its first session
The first session of the regional forum was held on 25 April 2017 and was chaired by Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Commissioner General for Sustainable Development and Interministerial Delegate for
… Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, …
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have negatively affected economic development in UNECE member States, significantly disrupting international trade, investment and cooperation. Because of their geographical location and development stage, these shocks have hit especially hard in
… 2 Conducted for Belarus (2011; 2017); Kazakhstan (2012); Ukraine (2013; forthcoming); Armenia … Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, …
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… Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, …
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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
… a decrease in FDI flows in 2020, Montenegro, Belarus and Kazakhstan managed to increase their foreign direct …