African population is expected to reach 1/4 of the world's population by 2050. This growth, along with the growing consumption, puts immense pressure on our natural resources, biodiversity and the ecological balance of the planet...
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The UN-EU Partnership Report 2014-2015 reflects the humanitarian and development cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union, and our coordinated work on peace and security and human rights. The EU supported many...
Annual Report of UNEP on its work in 2015. The report highlights many achievements in support of sustainable development, including the redirection of hundreds of billions of dollars in private capital to a better future for all...
Annual Report of UNEP on its work in 2015. The report highlights many achievements in support of sustainable development, including the redirection of hundreds of billions of dollars in private capital to a better future for all...
This report looks at some of the problems caused by the neglect of wastewater management, but also at the benefits and opportunities that can be realized through proper attention to this area, and highlights why it is crucial that...
Publication Date: April 2013 Around three-quarters of the world's natural resources are already consumed in cities, and the proportion of the global population living in urban areas is set to rise to 70 per cent by 2050. At the...
Publication Date: January 2013 This article summarizes the food security problems facing Africa, and suggests that Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) will be one of the most effective ways of meeting these challenges. The review...
Release date: 16 November 2009 This report was produced by the Working Group on Biofuels of the International Resource Panel. It provides an overview of the key problems and perspectives toward sustainable production and use of...
Release Date: October 2012 The report addresses an important aspect of the food security discourse: the ecological foundation of food security. The report argues that while factors such as availability, access, utilization and...
Release Date: 12 May 2011 UNEP report finds consumption levels far beyond what's sustainable. Improving the rate of resource productivity (“doing more with less”) faster than the economic growth rate is the notion behind...