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| Title: | Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA) (2000-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The advisory committee has been established by Habitat to act as a think tank for innovative ideas and as an early warning system on the future of cities. The committee members will work with national governments and other partners in civil society in [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unhabitat.org/committee/cover.html | ||||||||
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| Title: | Best Practices Database (1996-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Together Foundation -UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | This searchable database contains proven solutions to common social, economic and environmental problems of an urbanising and globalising world. Over 2700 practices from 140 countries demonstrate practical ways in which public, private and civil society [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.bestpractices.org/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Build national capacities to assess, design and implement policies that maximize the development gains from trade-related policies in the agricultural sector while minimizing the impact on agricultural biodiversity (2005/5-2009/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | The initiative is aimed at building national institutional and governmental capacities to identify and quantify the environmental, social and economic effects of trade-related production and consumption patterns and other policies impacting the agricultural [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.ch/etb | ||||||||
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| Title: | Capacity Building support to nine countries on Sustainable Trade and Poverty Reduction (2004/1-2006/12) | ||||||||
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| Description: | The objective of the initiative was to assist countries to use integrated assessment and planning as a tool for balancing environmental, economic and social objectives and relating them to poverty reduction and trade enhancement. Capacity building [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.ch/etb | ||||||||
| Title: | Capacity building for Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agriculture in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) (2005/7-2007/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | Organic agriculture (OA) is a unique production system which offers a range of environmental, social and economic benefits for developing countries. To reap the multifaceted benefits of OA, however, governments must create an enabling environment that [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf | ||||||||
| Title: | Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP) (1999-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | CLASP Secretariat | ||||||||
| Description: | CLASP serves as the world's primary international voice and resource for energy efficiency standards and labeling (S&L) worldwide. CLASP facilitates the design, implementation, and enforcement of energy efficiency standards and labels for appliances, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.clasponline.org/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Collaborative Working Group on Solid Waste Management in Low- and Middle-income Countries (1995-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | SKAT Foundation | ||||||||
| Description: | The CWG network is a forum to encourage interaction between partners on key solid waste management issues and to provide the opportunity for improving the standards and sustainability of solid waste management. It covers the wide range of aspects that [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.skat-foundation.org/activities/ws.htm#cwg | ||||||||
| Title: | Committee on Housing and Land Management (1947-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Economic Commission for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | The Committee is an intergovernmental body of all ECE member States; it provides a forum for the compilation, dissemination and exchange of information and experience on housing, urban development, land administration, national and local objectives and [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/env/hs/welcome.html | ||||||||
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| Title: | Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (1994-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Energy Charter | ||||||||
| Description: | The Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (PEEREA) was negotiated, opened for signature (1994) and entered into force at the same time (1998) as the Energy Charter Treaty. Building on the provisions of the Treaty, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.encharter.org/index.php?id=4 | ||||||||
| Title: | Energy Industry Partnership Program for Eurasia (1992-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | US Energy Association | ||||||||
| Description: | The Energy Industry Partnership Program for Eurasia (EIPP) is a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Energy Association (USEA). Through this program energy companies, regulatory [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.usea.org/workingfiles/NIShome.htm | ||||||||
| Title: | Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Bank | ||||||||
| Description: | The Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) is a global technical assistance program which helps build consensus and provides policy advice on sustainable energy development to governments of developing countries and economies in transition. [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/esmap/site.nsf | ||||||||
| Title: | Enhancing National Capacities in Madagascar, Nicaragua, Uganda, and Vietnam to assess Wildlife Trade Policies in Support of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (2006/1-2007/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch -UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | Objective: Production and consumption patterns are a major threat to biodiversity. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was created to help devise wildlife trade polices that ensure safety of endangered [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.ch/etb | ||||||||
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| Title: | Global Compact (2000/7-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations | ||||||||
| Description: | An voluntary corporate citizenship initiative launched by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the Global Compact brings companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) (2002-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Development Programme -World Bank | ||||||||
| Description: | GVEP is a voluntary Partnership that brings together developing and industrialized country governments, public and private organizations, multilateral institutions, consumers and others in an effort to ensure access to modern energy services by the poor. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.gvep.org/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of Transport (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | HIA aims at studying upstream health determinants in an integrated way rather than concentrating on single risk factors. HIA's overall objective is to provide decision-makers with sound information on implications on health of any given policy. The health [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.euro.who.int/transport/HIA/20021009_3 | ||||||||
| Title: | Healthy Cities Programme (Europe) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | The WHO Healthy Cities approach gives comprehensive policy and planning solutions to urban health problems. Healthy Cities engages local governments in health development, through a process of political commitment, institutional changes and capacity building [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.who.dk/healthy-cities | ||||||||
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| Title: | International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | Provides expert advice and technical assistance on chemical safety issues. The two main roles are to establish the scientific basis, using health and environment risk assessment, for safe use of chemicals, and to strengthen national capabilities for chemical [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.who.int/pcs/ | ||||||||
| Title: | International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture (2003/2-2006/7) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Conference on Trade and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | The International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture, convened by FAO, IFOAM and UNCTAD, will serve as an open-ended platform for dialogue between public and private institutions (intergovernmental, governmental and civil [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unctad.org/trade_env/itf-organic | ||||||||
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| Title: | Joint UNEP-University of McGill Masters Programme on Integrated and Environmental Impact Assessment (2006/1-2007/6) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | The objective of this joint programme is to develop an international pool of trained experts in disciplines related to trade, environment, integrate assessment, and sustainable development. Launch of Masters programme in collaboration with McGill University, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.mcgill.ca/nrs/graduate/environment/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment (2000-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | ||||||||
| Description: | The primary objectives of the Kitakyushu Initiative is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of state of the environment and sustainable development policies in the Region; reviewing the implementation of Agenda 21, international environmental conventions [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unescap.org/esd/environment/kitakyushu/index.asp | ||||||||
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| Title: | Land Management Programme (LMP) (1996-1999) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Land Management Programme (LMP) was launched after the Habitat II Conference (June, 1996) as follow-up to the Habitat II Land Initiative and to capitalise on the various partnership activities which had led to the issuance of the "Global Platform [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.bestpractices.org/cgi-bin/bp98.cgi?cmd=page&page=habitat_lmp&key= | ||||||||
| Title: | Local Capacities for Global Agendas (2002-2007) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme -UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | Developing local capacities and mechanisms for adapting and implementing global principles and norms of sustainable urbanisation (including related MEAS e.g. on climate change; air quality; water management, biodiversity); Strengthening the capacities [...] | ||||||||
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| O | |||||||||
| Title: | OECD Horizontal Work on Sustainable Production (2007/1-2008/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | Analysis to identify measures of sustainable manufacturing production and links to competitiveness. Kick-off: OECD Workshop on Sustainable Manufacturing Production and Competitiveness to be held in Denmark, Copenhagen on 21-22 June 2007. | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.oecd.org/sustainabledevelopment | ||||||||
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| Title: | Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) (1994-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Development Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | UNDP's Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) facility supports the development of innovative public-private partnerships at the local level. Focusing on assisting small and medium-sized cities, PPPUE works with all potential stakeholders, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.undp.org/ppp/about/index.htm | ||||||||
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| Title: | Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (2001-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Stockholm Convention is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants (POPs). POPs are chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.pops.int | ||||||||
| Title: | Sustainable Cities Programme (SCP) (1995-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | It is a facility for building capacities in urban environmental planning and management. The programme is founded on broad-based cross-sectoral and stakeholder participatory approaches. It contributes to promoting urban environmental governance processes, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unhabitat.org/programmes/sustainablecities/default.asp | ||||||||
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| Title: | Urban Indicators Programme (UIP) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The UIP was established to address the urgent global need to improve the base of urban knowledge by helping countries and cities design, collect, manage, analyze and apply policy-oriented indicators data. Its mission is to improve information for urban [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unhabitat.org/programmes/guo/guo_indicators.asp | ||||||||
| Title: | Urban Transport Planning Management Programme (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The objective and challenge for UN-HABITAT's Urban Transport Planning Management Programme is to find ways to promote urban productivity and improved living and working conditions for urban populations by appropriately meeting transport needs in an economically [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unhabitat.org/programmes/urbantransport/default.asp | ||||||||
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| Title: | Workshops and Seminars to Build Capacity for Promoting Production and Trade of Organic Agriculture (2006) (2006/1-2006/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | The objective is to facilitate vibrant and continuous national and regional multistakeholder dialogue among all relevant parties, including representatives from the ministries of agriculture, environment and trade, farmers, exporters, NGOs, research institutions, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf | ||||||||
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