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2009 Annual Report of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (open access)

2009 Annual Report of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The year 2009 was an eventful period for the Pacific region, with challenges and accomplishments that will be forever etched in our Pacific history.
Date: 2009
Creator: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
2nd High-Level Meeting on Health and Environment in ASEAN and East Asian Countries (open access)

2nd High-Level Meeting on Health and Environment in ASEAN and East Asian Countries

The Second High-Level Meeting on Environment and Health in ASEAN and East Asian countries was held in Bangkok, Thailand during 12-13 December 2005. The meeting follows a continuation of the process, which began in Manila in November 2004, where a regional initiative on environment and health was launched by ADB, WHO, and UNEP. It was attended by Representatives from Government and International Agencies and Institutions. The List of Participants is attached as Annexure 2
Date: October 2010
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
3rd African Drought Adaptation Forum report, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17-19 September 2008 (open access)

3rd African Drought Adaptation Forum report, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 17-19 September 2008

The Third African Drought Adaptation Forum was held in September 2008 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Forum was organized so that participants could exchange practical experiences, findings and ideas on how to adapt to the increasing threat of drought and climate change in the drylands of Africa. The report contains a summary of sessions and outlines key themes that emerged from the discussions.
Date: September 2008
Creator: UNDP Drylands Development Centre; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction & Economic Commission for Africa
System: The UNT Digital Library
AB 32 Fact Sheet - California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (open access)

AB 32 Fact Sheet - California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

Establishes first-in-the-world comprehensive program of regulatory and market mechanisms to achieve real, quantifiable, cost-effective reductions of greenhouse gases (GHG).
Date: October 2006
Creator: California Air Resources Board
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adaptation that Accelerates Development (open access)

Adaptation that Accelerates Development

This brochure summarizes how the United Nations Development Programme promotes pro-poor and pro-growth adaptation that encourages sustainable economic development and livelihoods in the face of climate change.
Date: December 2009
Creator: United Nations Development Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adaptation to Climate Change: The New Challenge for Development in the Developing World (open access)

Adaptation to Climate Change: The New Challenge for Development in the Developing World

This paper addresses adaptation measures that reduce vulnerability to climate change as critical, especially in many countries where the risks are here and now. It is intended provide policymakers with a starting point, including background information and questions for further reflection.
Date: July 2008
Creator: Dr. Schipper, E. Lisa F.; Dr. Hedger, Merylyn McKenzie & Cigarán, Maria Paz
System: The UNT Digital Library
Adapting Water Management A Primer on Coping with Climate Change (open access)

Adapting Water Management A Primer on Coping with Climate Change

This primer is intended as a guide to some of the basic issues surrounding water management from a climate change perspective. It includes information on climate change impacts on various freshwater ecosystems as well as precipitation. Also addressed is how the assessment of vulnerability should distinguish between impacts assessment, which attempts to project future biophysical and ecological changes in a deterministic manner, and vulnerability assessment, which attempts to combine an assessment of future suites of change with an assessment of the resilience of ecosystems and management institutions.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Matthews, John H. & Quesne, Tom Le
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Order No. 238 (open access)

Administrative Order No. 238

This executive order establishes the Alaska Climate Change Sub-Cabinet to advise the Office of the Governor of Alaska on the preparation and implementation of a climate change strategy for Alaska.
Date: Spring 2010
Creator: Palin, Sarah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Administrative Order No. 238 (open access)

Administrative Order No. 238

This executive order establishes the Alaska Climate Change Sub-Cabinet to advise the Office of the Governor of Alaska on the preparation and implementation of a climate change strategy for Alaska.
Date: December 2010
Creator: Palin, Sarah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment (open access)

Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment

This comprehensive atlas provides data, satellite imagery, and analysis of the environmental conditions and issues relevant to each African country, and several surrounding island nations. The atlas also covers trans-border international issues in Africa.
Date: 2008
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agency Collaboration for UNCCD Implementation: Current Situation and Lessons Learned (open access)

Agency Collaboration for UNCCD Implementation: Current Situation and Lessons Learned

This joint publication of the Facilitation Committee of the Global Mechanism for the UNCCD CoP-6, (25 Aug - 5 Sept 2003, Havana, Cuba), presents short briefs by Committee members highlighting their commitment to CCD process and its implementation. It provides some lessons learnt from collaboration between members through a matrix of successful collaborative efforts to date.
Date: August 2003
Creator: Havana, Cuba
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agreement on conservation of albatrosses and petrels : message from the President of the United States transmitting Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, with annexes, done at Canberra, June 19, 2001. (open access)

Agreement on conservation of albatrosses and petrels : message from the President of the United States transmitting Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, with annexes, done at Canberra, June 19, 2001.

This treaty builds on the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals by adding specific protections to albatrosses and petrels.
Date: 2008
Creator: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush) & Rice, Condoleezza, 1954-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agreement with Russian Federation concerning polar bear population : message from the President of the United States transmitting Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population, done at Washington on October 16, 2000. (open access)

Agreement with Russian Federation concerning polar bear population : message from the President of the United States transmitting Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population, done at Washington on October 16, 2000.

This treaty is an agreement between the United States and Russia to work towards a legal and scientific frame work for the conservation and management of polar bears .
Date: 2002
Creator: United States. President (2001-2009 : Bush) & Powell, Colin L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Contaminant Emission Inventory Reporting Requirements (open access)

Air Contaminant Emission Inventory Reporting Requirements

This chapter applies to all air contaminant sources and to their owners and operators.
Date: December 2005
Creator: Department of Natural Resources
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Pollution Control Act (open access)

Air Pollution Control Act

This law was passed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) to control air pollution and protect the environment and human health.
Date: May 30, 2006
Creator: China (Republic : 1949- ). Huan jing bao hu shu.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Quality Forecasting: A Review of Federal Programs and Research Needs (open access)

Air Quality Forecasting: A Review of Federal Programs and Research Needs

This report provides a brief overview of the state of science of air quality forecasting. The report was composed to guide future federal research in air quality forecasting.
Date: June 2001
Creator: National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Air Quality Research Subcommittee.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aligning National Environmental Policy Act processes with environmental management systems: A Guide for NEPA and EMS Practitioners (open access)

Aligning National Environmental Policy Act processes with environmental management systems: A Guide for NEPA and EMS Practitioners

This guidebook for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Environmental Management System (EMS) practitioners identifies elements of an EMS that can improve NEPA implementation in order to promote conditions under which humans and nature exist in productive harmony.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Allocation and Related Issues for Post-2012 Phases of the EU ETS (open access)

Allocation and Related Issues for Post-2012 Phases of the EU ETS

This report provides information on major design options related to the allocation of emissions allowances under the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (the EU ETS, or "the Scheme"). The report was developed to assist the European Commission in the context of the review of options for the EU ETS after 2012, during the third and subsequent phases of the Scheme. The report covers topics related to allocation alternatives as well as several other issues. All of the material contained here was developed initially as a set of briefing notes for the Commission in 2007. The topics covered in the report are divided into two major categories: (1) assessment criteria and other general features, including cap-setting; and (2) allocation alternatives and issues specifically related to allocation.
Date: October 22, 2007
Creator: Harrison, David, Jr.; Radov, Daniel & Klevnas, Per
System: The UNT Digital Library
American Leadership for the Global Climate Crisis (open access)

American Leadership for the Global Climate Crisis

This paper discusses several key areas where U.S. policy should be reshaped, both domestically and internationally, to ensure we lead the world towards a safe, sustainable future. We should: Establish a price for carbon by adopting an ambitious 2020 emissions reduction target. Make investments and adopt policies to stimulate a green economy. Lead the world toward an effective and equitable global climate agreement Support efforts to stop emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing countries. Contribute to global financing mechanisms for climate mitigation and adaptation in the developing world. Ensure that climate change-related impacts are addressed under the Endangered Species Act. Improve science and information to prepare communities and ecosystems for unavoidable climate change. Build public support for sustained action to fight climate change
Date: January 2009
Creator: WWF (Organization)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The American Way to the Kyoto Protocol: an Economic Analysis to Reduce Carbon Pollution. A Study for World Wildlife Fund (open access)

The American Way to the Kyoto Protocol: an Economic Analysis to Reduce Carbon Pollution. A Study for World Wildlife Fund

This report presents a study of policies and measures that could dramatically reduce US greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades. It examines a broad set of national policies to increase energy efficiency, accelerate the adoption of renewable energy technologies, and shift energy use to less carbon-intensive fuels. The policies address major areas of energy use in residential and commercial buildings, industrial facilities, transportation, and power generation.
Date: July 2001
Creator: Bailie, Alison; Bernow, Stephen; Dougherty, William; Lazarus, Michael & Kartha, Sivan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Post-2012 Climate Policy Scenarios with Limited Participation (open access)

Analysis of Post-2012 Climate Policy Scenarios with Limited Participation

This document is part of Technical Report (ref: EUR 21758 EN) from the Joint Research Centre and presents part of the modelling work conducted by DG JRC/IPTS as a contribution to the DG ENV Communication on post-2012 climate policy analysis (June 2005). The analyses with the POLES and GEM-E3 models show that the costs of abatement policies, both in marginal terms and total terms, can be significantly reduced if emissions trading and project based mechanisms are used.
Date: 2005
Creator: Russ, P.; Ciscar, J. C. & Szabó, L.
System: The UNT Digital Library