In 2023, temperature records toppled, while storms, floods, droughts and heatwaves caused devastation. UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared – Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation...
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The buildings and construction sector is by far the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for a staggering 37% of global emissions. The production and use of materials such as cement, steel, and aluminum have a...
Huge progress on reforming the global financial system over the last four years has started to deliver desperately needed financing for sustainability and set up the next wave of action, according to a new United Nations report...
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was established in 2013 to support countries to address one of the greatest challenges of our time, namely; building economies that improve human well-being and social equity...
A ground-breaking, open source tool which allows banks to test their loan portfolios for vulnerability to major droughts was launched on 5 April 2017 in London. Financial institutions are often ill equipped to understand the...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have together developed the latest edition of "Trade and Green Economy: A Handbook". The Handbook provides...
Publication Date: June 2014 Little of the world's hundreds of trillions of dollars has to date been harnessed for the transition to a green and inclusive economy. Aligning the financial system with the health of the real economy...
Publication Date: June 2012 Sustainability reporting has gained traction on the international agenda as recognition has grown that financial reporting alone is insufficient and that not enough companies are reporting on...
Release Date: 30 January 2012 The High-level Panel on Global Sustainability presented its report to the Secretary-General on 30 January 2012 in Addis Ababa. The 22-member Panel, established by the Secretary-General in August 2010...
Release Date: 20 February 2012 The outcome document of UNEP's Foresight Process to identify and rank the most pressing emerging issues in the sphere of the environment. > Full report available here. > A key document to inform the...