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The failure of tailings management facilities is a major problem worldwide that regularly leads to severe disasters. To address this problem, a methodology for tailings safety – comprised of a tailing hazard index, checklists and a measure catalogue – was developed and tested within a project on
Available in English and in Russian (not laid out). (ECE/CEP/176, 44 pp.)
This publication contains guidelines to help make biodiversity monitoring a practical tool for environmental policy for countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and South-Eastern Europe. The guidelines offer
The Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Neman River Basin has been developed under the international project “River Basin Management and Climate Change Adaptation in the Neman River Basin” . The Project was implemented between 2012 and 2014 under the Program of the United
Available in English, French and Russian. If you would require a hard copy of the Guide please contact the secretariat at public.participation@un.org ENG
Coordination between the water, energy, food and environment sectors is fraught with difficulties even at the national level, but the complexity increases substantially in transboundary basins where the impacts spread from one country to another. The “nexus approach” to
The National Policy Dialogues is the main operational instrument of the EU Water Initiative (EUWI), an international partnership that aims to contribute to the achievement of the water related Millennium Development Goals. UNECE is the strategic partner supporting the
This report was prepared as part of the National Dialogue on Water Policy and Integrated Water Resources Management in Kyrgyzstan with support from the UNECE. The basis for preparation of report was the request of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to implement a set of measures aimed at
Updated Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols
This updated handbook contains the Convention text and the most-up-to-date versions of all eight protocols to the Convention in their most recent amended version.
The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution was the first international legally binding instrument to deal with problems
Transboundary water cooperation is necessary to manage shared waters in an integrated and sustainable way. It has the potential to generate many significant benefits for cooperating countries, such as accelerated economic growth, improved human well-being, enhanced environmental sustainability
The Safety Guidelines and Good Practices for Oil Terminals were developed within the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) project on hazard and crisis management in the Danube Delta involving the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine under the auspices of the
Residential heating with wood and coal is an important source of ambient (outdoor) air pollution; it can also cause substantial indoor air pollution through either direct exposure or infiltration from outside. Evidence links emissions from wood and coal heating to serious health effects such as
Review of implementation of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (2010-2012). Electronic-only publication, available in English,
2015 Review of implementation of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (2010-2012). Electronic-only publication, available in English,
The revised guidelines, as adopted by the Executive Body at its thirty-second session in December 2013 for application in 2015 and subsequent years, serve to assist Parties, through a common approach, in meeting their obligations under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and
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
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.
In response to the need to improve pipeline safety, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) member countries decided to jointly develop safety guidelines and good practices for pipelines under two UNECE conventions — the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial
The Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dniester River Basin brings together the data available today on the current and possible future trends in climate change in the Dniester basin. It offers a set of measures, the joint and coordinated implementation of which will make
The UN-Water Transboundary Waters Thematic Priority Area, under the leadership of its co-coordinators UNESCO and UNECE, has organized a compilation of good
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