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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 | ||||||||
| Title: | Advisory Support, Information Services and Training (ASIST) Programme (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Labour Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | ASIST - Advisory Support, Information Services and Training Programme promotes strategies for poverty reduction that optimise employment opportunities and local resource utilisation in the provision of sustainable infrastructure and services. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/recon/eiip/asist/ | ||||||||
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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/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Clean Air Initiative (CAI) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Bank | ||||||||
| Description: | The Clean Air Initiative (CAI) advances innovative ways to improve air quality in cities by sharing knowledge and experiences through partnerships in selected regions of the world. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.cleanairnet.org/ | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Title: | Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (1991/2-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Economic Commission for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | The Espoo (EIA) Convention stipulates the obligations of Parties to assess the environmental impact of certain activities at an early stage of planning. It also lays down the general obligation of States to notify and consult each other on all major projects [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/env/eia/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Database on Economic Instruments and Voluntary Approaches in Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management (2000-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | European Environment Agency -Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | The OECD and the European Environment Agency have, in co-operation with the European Commission, developed a database on the use of market-based instruments for environmental policy and natural resource management (environmentally related taxes, fees [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.oecd.org/env/policies/database | ||||||||
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| Title: | EIB's Corporate Operational Plan 2004-2006 (2004-2006) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations (DESA) | ||||||||
| Description: | As the European Union's financing institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) provides long-term financing for investment projects furthering economic objectives of the EU in the area of regional development; the promotion of a European knowledge-based [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.eib.org | ||||||||
| Title: | Educating for a Sustainable Future (1994-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | This transdisciplinary project was launched in 1994 as the principal mechanism within UNESCO to follow-up the recommendations concerning education made by the major UN conferences of the 1990s and the conventions on biological diversity, climate change [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unesco.org/education/esd/ | ||||||||
| 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 Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | US Department of Energy | ||||||||
| Description: | A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.eere.energy.gov/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Environmentally Sustainable Transport (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | Although there is an emerging consensus that current patterns of transport activity are not environmentally sustainable, there is no clear vision of what might constitute "sustainable transport". This project has been developing such a vision to help [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,2340,en_2649_34359_2346490_1_1_1_1,00.html | ||||||||
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| Title: | Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) (1994-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Inc. | ||||||||
| Description: | The Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a non-profit association of third-party, environmental performance labelling organizations founded in 1994 to improve, promote, and develop the "ecolabelling" of products and services. The mission of the GEN [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.gen.gr.jp/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Global Environment Facility (GEF) (pre 1992-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Global Environment Facility Secretariat | ||||||||
| Description: | The Global Environment Facility (GEF) helps developing countries and economies in transition fund projects and programs that protect the global environment. GEF grants support projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://gefweb.org/index.html | ||||||||
| Title: | Global Initiative on Transport Emissions (GITE) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations | ||||||||
| Description: | The Global Initiative on Transport Emissions (GITE) is a project undertaken jointly by the World Bank and the United Nations in cooperation with the private sector to facilitate the cooperation among automotive and petroleum industries and developing [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.un.org/esa/gite/ | ||||||||
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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: | ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Council for Local Environment Initiatives | ||||||||
| Description: | The ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments implementing sustainable development. Its mission is to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.iclei.org/about.htm | ||||||||
| Title: | Indicators for Sustainable Energy Development (ISED) (2002/7-2008/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Atomic Energy Agency | ||||||||
| Description: | The goal of this project was to derive a set of energy-related indicators that could present energy, economic, environmental and social data to policy makers in a coherent and consistent form, showing their inter-linkages, and capable of being used for [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.iaea.org/OurWork/ST/NE/Pess/ISED.shtml | ||||||||
| Title: | International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of Ships (1973-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Maritime Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of Ships, 1973 was adopted in 1973. This Convention was subsequently modified by the Protocol 1978 relating thereto, which was adopted in 1978. The Protocol introduced stricter regulations for [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.imo.org/Conventions/contents.asp?doc_id=678&topic_id=258 | ||||||||
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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: | Life Cycle Initiative (2002/4-2010) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme - Division for Technology, Industry and Economics | ||||||||
| Description: | The first phase of the Life Cycle Initiative (LCI) started in 2002 and was completed in 2006. The aim was to promote life cycle thinking worldwide. Three programs were established: Application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and life cycle thinking development, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/lcinitiative/home.htm | ||||||||
| 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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| Title: | Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (2003/5-ongoing) | ||||||||
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| Description: | The Kiev (SEA) Protocol, once in force, will require its Parties to evaluate the environmental consequences of their official draft plans and programmes. SEA is undertaken much earlier in the decision-making process than EIA, and it is therefore seen [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/env/sea/ | ||||||||
| 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: | Shopping for a Better World (2005/9-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | As a key link between producers and consumers, the retail sector is a major driver of production and consumption patterns. Retailers have a great influence on producers, suppliers and consumers and therefore can help contribute to the promotion of sustainability [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.fr/pc/retail | ||||||||
| 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: | Transport, Environment and Health Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) (2002/7-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Economic Commission for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | THE PEP provides a cross-sectoral framework for promoting policy integration and sustainable transport development, in particular in urban areas. Its capacity building, awareness raising and information sharing activities aim at bringing particular benefits [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.thepep.org | ||||||||
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| Title: | UN Car Free Days (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Division for Sustainable Development | ||||||||
| Description: | Car Free Days will be used as a public awareness and public education tool to promote alternative modes of transport and inspire communities to take a more active role in local transport policy decision making. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.uncfd.org/ | ||||||||
| Title: | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1992-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat | ||||||||
| Description: | The Convention sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle climate change. It establishes an objective and principles and spells out commitments for different groups of countries according to their circumstances and needs. It also [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://unfccc.int/ | ||||||||
| 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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