Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) to Geothermal Energy Resources
This analytical document aims at testing the Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) to Geothermal Energy Resources through fourteen case studies from Australia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines and Russian Federation. This set of studies is designed to facilitate global understanding and communication in the geothermal sector.
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English
Organization:
UNECE
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Water, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report
This activity report provides an overview of the work carried out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to contribute to climate change mitigation in the energy sector in seventeen countries. It presents a data collection and analysis of supported activities which serve as a baseline for its partners in the region.
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English
Organization:
UNECE, International Energy Agency, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Labour, Transport, Urban, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050
This analytical document explores the status of nuclear power in each part of the world at the end of 2017 and presents nuclear and electrical energy capacity projections up to 2050.
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2018 edition, 2019 edition
Organization:
IAEA
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications, COP25 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Overcoming Barriers to Investing in Energy Efficiency
This analytical document looks into financial, technical and policy barriers to investing in energy efficiency and ways to overcome them. The report is based on the results of a global survey which was widely distributed among private sector, financial institutions, international organizations, non-profit organizations, academia, and independent experts.
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English
Organization:
UNEP, UNECE
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Finance, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Mitigation, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Nuclear Power and the Paris Agreement
This analytical document summarizes the potential role of nuclear energy in climate change mitigation and sustainable development. It explains to what extend nuclear power contributed to low carbon electricity historically and gives some prospect and challenges to foster low carbon technologies.
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English
Organization:
IEAE
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Transport, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Green Jobs/Economy, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2016
Language:
English
Nuclear Power for Sustainable Development
This analytical document provides an overview of linkages between nuclear power and sustainable development. It explains how nuclear power — with other technologies — can provide the energy to ultimately achieve high living standards, good health, a clean environment and a sustainable economy.
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English
Organization:
IAEA
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Land Use Management, Urban, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Green Jobs/Economy, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
The IAEA and… Climate Change
This activity report provides an overview of the work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to contribute to climate change mitigation in the nuclear science and technology sectors through three country-cases: Costa Rica, China and Sudan.
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English
Organization:
IAEA
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Ecosystems, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Global Tracking Framework: UNECE Progress in Sustainable Energy
This analytical report highlights the policies and fuels pricing mechanisms that shape the ability to deliver society’s energy needs in the UNECE region. It also gives some recommendations to ensure a sustainable energy future through a tight emissions pathway.
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English
Organization:
UNECE, GTF
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Land Use Management, Transport, Urban, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines Second edition
This guidance document provides an introduction to key methane management principles and references in a clear and succinct presentation. It aims at providing as much students and technical specialists as decision-makers with a solid base of understanding from which to direct policy and commercial decisions.
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English
Organization:
UNECE
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Education, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Labour, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Economic Analysis, Ecosystems, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2016
Language:
English
Climate Change and Economic Growth
This analytical document describes the potential effects of climate change on economic growth over the next fifty years. Although the impact of climate change on the global economy is likely to be quite small, the report shows that the greatest threat to long‐term economic growth is from potentially excessive near term mitigation efforts.
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English
Organization:
WB, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Australian Government, Department for International Development - UK, Sida, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Industry, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2009
Language:
English
Gender & Climate Change: 3 Things You Should Know
This short activity report presents three things to know about gender and climate change and provides an overview of the work carried out by the World Bank (WB) to mainstream gender-sensitive approaches to climate action on the ground.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Culture, Economic and Development Planning, Education, Environment, Health, Labour, Adaptation, Children, Gender, Green Jobs/Economy, Migration and Refugees, Governance – General
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2011
Language:
English
Gender and Climate Change in Bangladesh: The Role of Institutions in Reducing Gender Gaps in Adaptation Program
This analytical document aims to analyze the gender dimensions of climate change and the role of institutions in reducing gender gaps in Bangladesh. The study, which was carried out in 20 sites covering 600 households in the country, serves as a basis for the implementation of the gender action plan for the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP).
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Culture, Education, Environment, Urban, Training, Adaptation, Gender, Migration and Refugees, Mitigation, Governance – Territorial and Local
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2012
Language:
English
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
This analytical document proposes incentives and strategic framework for the economy of adaptation to climate change in Vietnam. After reviewing trends in agriculture, aquaculture and forestry, different scenarios are analyzed in the context of climate change mitigation, taking account of several co-benefits as well as barriers and risks.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Forestry, Water, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2010
Language:
English
Climate Change and Agriculture: A Review of Impacts and Adaptations
This analytical document discusses some of the primary literature on the impacts of climate change on agriculture in various parts of the world. Results of impact studies and policy responses on agriculture and forestry are presented on both micro and macro level.
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Forestry, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Publication date:
2003
Language:
English
Climate Change and Migration: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa
This analytical document suggests that many households are being affected by extreme weather events in the Middle-Est and North Africa resulting in losses in income, crops, and livestock. Main results show that most households are not able to recover from the negative impacts, which exacerbate migration flows.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Labour, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Migration and Refugees, Population Dynamics, Governance – General
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English
Financing Vietnam's Response to Climate Change: Smart Investment for a Sustainable Future
This policy document focuses on budget and institutional practices of five line ministries in three provinces of Vietnam which face significant exposure to climate change. A Climate Public Expenditure and Investment Review (CPEIR) offers a set of analytical findings, recommendations, and an action plan.
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English
Organization:
WB, UNDP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Training, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Ecosystems, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Policy Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Climate Change in MENA: Challenges and Opportunities for the World’s most water stressed region
This activity report provides a short overview of the work carried out by the World Bank (WB) to contribute to climate change mitigation in the areas of agriculture, livelihoods and food security in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Governance – Territorial and Local
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Population, Poverty, and Climate Change
This analytical document focuses on the relationships between population, poverty, and climate change. It explains that family-planning programs offer the poorest countries a simple and effective means to reduce poverty and mitigate the impact of climate change.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Labour, Water, Adaptation, Human Rights and Justice, Mitigation, Population Dynamics, Governance – General
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English
The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa
This analytical document aims to determine the ability of farmers in Africa to detect climate change. A large-scale survey conducted in 11 counntries in Africa shows that significant numbers of farmers believe that temperatures have already increased and that precipitation has declined. The report comes to the conclusion that educated farmers are more likely to adapt to climate change.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Education, Environment, Labour, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Mitigation, Public Participation
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2007
Language:
English
A Polycentric Approach for Coping with Climate Change
This analytical document argues that policies adopted only at a global scale are unlikely to generate sufficient trust among citizens and firms so that collective climate action can take place. As an alternative, the paper proposes a polycentric approach at various levels with active oversight of local, regional, and national stakeholders.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Environment, Finance, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Population Dynamics, Science, Governance – Territorial and Local
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2009
Language:
English
