Climate Change is Affecting Our Health: Something Should Be Done Now
This guidance document presents six paintings, produced by the Italian painter Elisabetta Farina and commissioned by WHO for the initiative named Art for Health. The document underlines the global impact making use of images of women from different regions speaking the six World Health Organization (WHO) official languages. It points out that women are one of the groups vulnerable to the health consequences of climate change while recognizing their role as actors of change.
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ENG
Organisation:
WHO
Thème:
Santé
Thème:
Santé, Adaptation, Genre, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2009
Langue:
Anglais
The Health Benefits of Tackling Climate Change: An Executive Summary for The Lancet Series
This guidance document presents studies that examine the health implications of actions in both high-income and low-income countries designed to reduce the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
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ENG
Organisation:
WHO
Thème:
Santé
Thème:
Environnement, Santé, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Policy Instruments
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2009
Langue:
Anglais
Quantitative Risk Assessment of the Effects of Climate Change on Selected Causes of Death, 2030s and 2050s
This analytical document conducts a quantitative assessment of the health impacts of climate change. This constitutes an update and a further development of the assessment that was first published by WHO for the year 2000, now with a wider range of health impacts, and projections for future years.
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ENG
Organisation:
WHO
Thème:
Santé
Thème:
Santé, Réduction/Gestion des risques, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Gouvernance - Général
Type de publication:
Document Analytique-Technique
Date de publication:
2014
Langue:
Anglais
Lessons Learned on Health Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change: Experiences Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This guidance document reviews and synthesizes the first five years of implementation (2008–2013) of projects on health adaptation to climate variability and change in low- and middle income countries worldwide. The document also presents results of qualitative research undertaken to document lessons learned and good practice examples from health adaptation projects to facilitate assessing and overcoming barriers to implementation and to scaling up.
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ENG
Organisation:
WHO
Thème:
Santé
Thème:
Planification Economique et du Développement, Santé, Adaptation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2015
Langue:
Anglais
Evaluation des compétences pour un Plan National: Comment les pays peuvent-ils identifier leurs lacunes
Ce document propose un outil permettant d’évaluer les lacunes qu’un pays aurait pour concevoir et mettre en oeuvre un plan national d’adaptation. Pour ce faire, un cadre d’évaluation des compétences est présenté.
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FRE
Organisation:
UNITAR, UNDP, GEF, NAP-GSP Partnership
Thème:
Adaptation
Thème:
Environnement, Adaptation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2015
Langue:
Français
Why Sustainable Energy Matters to Children: The Critical Importance of Sustainable Energy for Children and Future Generations
This guidance document provides an overview of the sustainable energy needs, issues, opportunities and barriers that children are facing and proposes a set of recommendations to address these.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNICEF
Thème:
Education
Thème:
Education, Énergie, Enfance, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP23, Développement des Capacités
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2015
Langue:
Anglais
Report of the Fifth Session of the Meeting of the Parties: Maastricht Recommendations on Promoting Effective Public Participation in Decision-making in Environmental Matters
This activity report provides helpful guidance on implementing articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Convention, and especially how to address a number of key challenges identified by the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee and others.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Environnement, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Policy Instruments
Type de publication:
Rapport d'Activités
Date de publication:
2015
Langue:
Anglais
Your Right to a Healthy Community: A Simplified Guide to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
This guidance document explains the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs), which provides an incentive to reduce levels of pollution and promote cleaner systems of production and healthier communities and ecosystems. The Protocol will enable ordinary members of the public, simply by using the Internet, to find out about the major sources of polluting emissions in their immediate neighbourhoods.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Santé
Thème:
Santé, Droits de l'Homme et Justice, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Public Participation
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2011
Langue:
Anglais
Protecting Your Environment: The Power is in Your Hands – Quick Guide to the Aarhus Convention
This guidance document presents the Aarhus Convention, which is a unique environmental treaty linking environmental rights with human rights.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Environnement, Droits de l'Homme et Justice, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2014
Langue:
Anglais
The Aarhus Convention: An Implementation Guide
This guidance document is intended as a convenient non-legally binding and user-friendly reference tool to assist policymakers, legislators and public authorities in their daily work of implementing the Convention and of realizing the provisions of Principle 10 in practice. The document draws on other international law instruments in the area of the environment and human rights.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Environnement, Droits de l'Homme et Justice, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Policy Instruments
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2014
Langue:
Anglais
Guidance on Water Supply and Sanitation in Extreme Weather Events
This guidance document, which was prepared by the Protocol on Water and Health, illustrates effective ways to minimize impacts of extreme weather events on water and sanitation.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE, WHO
Thème:
Santé
Thème:
Santé, Eau, Réduction/Gestion des risques, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP23
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2011
Langue:
Anglais
Water and Climate Change Adaptation in Transboundary Basins: Lessons Learned and Good Practices
This guidance document collects a vast range of experiences in order to illustrate the different steps in developing a basin-wide adaptation strategy with concrete examples and thereby to distil some recommendations to take into account in similar efforts in the future.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE, International Network of Basin Organizations
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Transport, Eau, Adaptation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP23
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2015
Langue:
Anglais
Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution 2010, Part A: Ozone and Particulate Matter
This analytical document provides information to national governments and international organizations on issues of long-range and intercontinental transport of climate-relevant air pollution.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Science
Thème:
Santé, Transport, Produits Chimiques et Déchets, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document Analytique-Technique
Date de publication:
2011
Langue:
Anglais
Greening the Economy in the pan-European Region: Progress, Priorities, Modalities and Options
This guidance document presents progress and future prospects in greening the economy in the pan-European region, identifies priorities for greening the economy in the region, and possible modalities and options to achieve the latter.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Planification Economique et du Développement, Travail, Emplois verts/Economie, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2014
Langue:
Anglais
Climate Neutral Cities: How to Make Cities Less Energy and Carbon Intensive and More Resilient to Climatic Challenges
This guidance document outlines a range of systemic interrelated measures for a progressive transformation towards low-energy, low-carbon, highly resilient and ultimately climate neutral cities. Its recommendations fall under four main headings: waste management, low-carbon mobility, urban energy infrastructure and urban form and green spaces; with coordination through a well-managed city-level framework being perhaps the most essential ingredient for success.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Énergie, Urbaine, Emplois verts/Economie, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2011
Langue:
Anglais
Good Practices for Energy Efficient Housing in the UNECE Region
This policy document presents practical recommendations to help overcome barriers to energy efficiency in housing. The document illustrates them with some successful examples that can inspire action, in particular in transition countries. The report builds on the Action Plan for Energy-Efficient Housing in the UNECE Region – a concrete and comprehensive list of actions to support housing energy efficiency.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE, City of Vienna, UNHABITAT, City of Vienna
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Énergie, Transport, Urbaine, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document de Politique
Date de publication:
2013
Langue:
Anglais
Rovaniemi Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy
This guidance document describes how the forest sector in the UNECE region could lead the way towards the emerging green economy at the global level. It provides an overall vision, objectives and specific activities, and identifies potential actors, who might contribute to achieving the stated objectives.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Adaptation
Thème:
Forêts, Biodiversité, Ecosystèmes, Emplois verts/Economie, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2014
Langue:
Anglais
White Paper on Efficient and Sustainable Inland Water Transport in Europe
This guidance document provides a comprehensive list of the advantages of Inland Water Transport (IWT) (superior safety, high versatility, good reliability, low costs, high energy-efficiency, good carbon footprint, low noise levels, low infrastructure costs, integration into supply chains, etc.). The document also present policy recommendations in 7 priority areas to make IWT in the UNECE region more efficient and sustainable.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Énergie, Transport, Eau, Atténuation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document d'Orientation
Date de publication:
2011
Langue:
Anglais
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for International Transport Networks
This analytical document presents some of the potential impacts of the different manifestations of climate change on transport networks, paying particular emphasis identifying issues pertinent to transport infrastructure in the ECE region and taking into account the different modes of transportation. It also provides a summary of available adaptation responses.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Transport, Adaptation, Atténuation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document Analytique-Technique
Date de publication:
2013
Langue:
Anglais
Conference on European Statisticians Recommendations on Climate Change-Related Statistics
This technical document presents recommendations for improving the statistics related to climate change collected by national statistical systems and enhancing their utility for the compilation of greenhouse gas inventories.
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ENG
Organisation:
UNECE
Thème:
Autre
Thème:
Atténuation, Science, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22
Type de publication:
Document Analytique-Technique
Date de publication:
2014
Langue:
Anglais
