In Africa, there is a high dependency on renewable energy; up to 70% of energy-consumption derives from renewable energy sources. It is estimated that 4 out of 5 households rely on biomass for energy consumption, mainly fuelwood...
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Publication Date: July 2013 This edition of the Global Environmental Alert Service explains how satellite imagery can tell stories about environmental change by providing visual evidence of both positive and negative large-scale...
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: September 2012 This bulletin highlights the need for more reliable and consistent data about the state of Himalayan glaciers so that the contribution of glacial melt to the Himalayan river basins can be better...
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: 20 June 2011 Actions that companies and policymakers can pursue to catalyze and scale up private sector action on adaptation. This report is a resource for companies with a national, regional or global reach that are...
Release Date: 18 October 2011 This report identifies five critical elements that will significantly strengthen the ability of national governments to make effective adaptation decisions in a changing climate.
Release Date: 2 September 2011 This report provides recommendations and outlines options in respect to bioenergy in support of a Green Economy transition. > UNEP has a range of biofuel infographics constantly updated here
Release Date: 21 September 2011 This guide addresses the need for integrating climate change adaptation considerations into the work of Poverty Environment Initiative.
Release Date: 6 December 2011 According to this report, women in communities vulnerable to climate change are often more likely than men to lose their lives during natural disasters, due to poor access to coping strategies such as...