A Guidance Manual for Green Economy Policy Assessment

This policy document provides a practical guidance on how to formulate and assess policies, measure progress and model future effects of the transition. The document consists of three reports, where the guidance manual for green economy policy assessment advises governments on how to set targets, identify policy reform needs, estimate the amount of investment and assess policy impacts.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Emplois verts/Economie, Policy Instruments

Type de publication: Document de Politique

Date de publication: 2014

Langue: Anglais

Building Inclusive Green Economies in Africa – Experience and Lessons Learned 2010-2015

This guidance report provides an overview of where Africa, as a region, stands in terms of transitioning to an inclusive green economy. It draws on recent studies to summarise the prospective gains and challenges associated with investing in a green economy and outlines a way forward to prioritise policy reforms, with a specific section on how to turn strategies and practices challenges into opportunities. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Agriculture et Alimentation, Énergie, Eau, Emplois verts/Economie

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Multiple Pathways to Sustainable Development: Initial Findings from the Global South

This guidance document serves as a starting point to address the calls from Rio+20 and the Governing Council to share the South’s various experiences and national-level initiatives for transitioning to sustainable and socially inclusive economies.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Énergie, Financement, Emplois verts/Economie, Atténuation

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Recent Policies and Measures for a Worldwide Green Transition

This technical document is one of several research products mandated by the 2013 China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) Task Force on the Evaluation of Green Transition in China.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Santé, Eau, Produits Chimiques et Déchets, Emplois verts/Economie, Policy Instruments

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Uncovering Pathways towards an Inclusive Green Economy: a Summary for Leaders

This guidance document presents that an integrated approach of green economy can help states understand how to maximize, prioritize, and sequence the different benefits to human well-being that can be derived from a healthy environment. The document also suggests that the inclusive green economy must provide not only for jobs and income, but for our health, our environment and our future.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Emplois verts/Economie, Développement des Capacités

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

The Financial System We Need: Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development

This guidance document draws together practical examples of policy changes in banking, capital markets, insurance and institutional investment, drawing on detailed work in countries such as Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, India, Indonesia, Kenya, South Africa, the UK and the USA. The document offers a Framework for Action that shows how a systematic approach can now be taken at both the national and international levels.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG, CHN, FRE, SPN, RSN, ARA, PRT

Organisation: UNEP, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System

Thème: Autre

Thème: Environnement, Financement, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais, Chinois, Français, Espagnol, Russe, Arabe, Portugais

Raising the Bar: Advancing Environmental Disclosure in Sustainability Reporting

This analytical document assesses the environmental dimension of sustainability reporting and provides recommendations to make environmental reporting relevant to all stakeholders.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Énergie, Environnement, Eau, Produits Chimiques et Déchets, Atténuation, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2015

Black Carbon Mitigation and the Role of the Global Environment Facility: A STAP Advisory Document

This guidance document provides a in-depth analysis on black carbon. Several studies have demonstrated that preventinh the release of black carbon can reduce near-term global warming and improve human health.

Télécharger le fichier: English

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Organisation: GEF, UNEP

Thème: Santé

Thème: Santé, Atténuation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

France’s Financial (Eco)system: Improving the Integration of Sustainability Factors

This technical document presents the French financial system and draws lessons from the French ongoing experience in improving the integration of sustainability issues that could be shared with other countries. The present report summarizes and analyses the key initiatives and dynamics at stake in France.

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Organisation: UNEP, Institute for Climate Economics, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Environnement, Financement, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Using Models for Green Economy Policymaking

This guidance document focuses on macroeconomic planning for both short and long term and provides countries with a range of modelling tools for formulating and evaluating the impacts of green economy policies. The report is part of the PAGE Green Economy toolkit for policymakers.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Financement, Emplois verts/Economie, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2014

Langue: Anglais

REDD+ Academy Learning Journal

This guidance document aims to empower readers with the requisite knowledge and skills to promote the implementation of national REDD+ activities. 

Télécharger le fichier: English 2016, English 2015, French, Spanish

Organisation: UNEP, UNDP, FAO, UNREDD, UNITAR

Thème: REDD+

Thème: Forêts, Aménagement des Terres, Adaptation, REDD, Atténuation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Développement des Capacités

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Summary for Policy Makers: Green Energy Choices: The Benefits, Risks and Trade-Offs of Low-Carbon

This guidance document examines the main commercially available renewable and non-renewable power generation technologies, analysing their GHG emissions, but also trade-offs in terms of: 1) environmental impacts (impacts on ecosystems, eutrophication and acidification, etc.), 2) impacts on human health (particulates, toxicity) and 3) resource use implications (concrete, metals, energy intensity, water use and land use).

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Énergie, Emplois verts/Economie, Technologie, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document de Politique

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

The Adaptation Finance Gap Update with Insights from the INDCs

This visual resource presents some updates from UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2014 with request from to produce follow up reports focusing on specific adaptation gaps. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Financement, Adaptation

Type de publication: Ressources Audiovisuelles

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

REDD+ Implementation: A Manual for National Legal Practitioners

This guidance document aims to provide legal practitioners in REDD+ countries, particularly partner countries of the UNREDD Programme, with information on assessing national legal frameworks and associated gaps as well as suggestions on options to address key REDD+ legal issues.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG, FRE, SPN

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: REDD+

Thème: Forêts, Aménagement des Terres, REDD, Policy Instruments, Politique et Droit International

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais, Français, Espagnol

Climate Strategies and Metrics: Exploring Options for Institutional Investors

This analytical document addresses investor activities for climate friendliness, such as seeking low-carbon investments and shifting existing carbon-intensive investments towards low-carbon solutions. The report also explains the importance of investor positioning and signaling for mobilizing a “critical mass” of investors and facilitating significant climate impact in the real economy.

 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP FI, World Resources Institute

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Financement, Analyse économique, Financement Carbone et MDP, Mécanismes Financiers

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Adapting from the Ground Up: Enabling Small Businesses in Developing Countries to Adapt to Climate Change

This guidance document suggests that governments, climate finance providers and large corporations can encourage micro and small businesses in developing countries to invest in adaptation and support efforts to build resilience. The report emphasizes that small businesses are well positioned to build climate resilience because they are embedded in communities and work in vulnerable sectors, such as agriculture.
 

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Organisation: UNDP, World Resources Institute

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Agriculture et Alimentation, Planification Economique et du Développement, Aménagement des Terres, Adaptation, Développement des Capacités

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

The Policy Advantage: Enabling Smallholders' Adaptation Priorities to be Realized

This analytical document focuses on policy engagement at the country-level to support the development of policies and systems for adaptation to climate change as well as for long-term, sustainable development. The report emphasizes a holistic methodology that addresses poverty, food security, climate change and environment.
 

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Organisation: IFAD

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Agriculture et Alimentation, Environnement, Aménagement des Terres, Adaptation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Développement des Capacités

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais, Français

Making the Case for Ecosystem-based Adaptation: The Mountain EbA Programme in Nepal, Peru and Uganda

This guidance document captures lessons learned in the framework of the Global Mountain Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) Programme. The objective of the programme was to strengthen the capacities of these countries to build ecosystem resilience by promoting EbA options and to reduce the vulnerability of communities, with particular emphasis on mountain ecosystems.

 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP, IUCN, Government of Germany, UNDP, IUCN, Government of Germany

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Environnement, Adaptation, Biodiversité, Ecosystèmes

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Climate Change and Human Rights

This guidance document aims to support government and private decision makers by assessing the relationship between climate change and human rights law.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP, The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law - Columbia University

Thème: Autre

Thème: Agriculture et Alimentation, Aménagement des Terres, Adaptation, Droits de l'Homme et Justice, Atténuation, Policy Instruments, Politique et Droit International

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Our Planet: Global Climate Action

This guidance document highlights the measures various governments and other stakeholders have taken towards a low-carbon economy. Emphasis is given on the need for accelerated progress towards this change. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNEP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Environnement, Adaptation, Atténuation, Financement Carbone et MDP, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais