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Advanced SearchUNECE/FAO define key messages to stress the contribution of forests to a Green Economy
Geneva Increasing environmental, social and economic expectations are putting unprecedented pressure on forests in the ECE region. Balancing the competing demands of climate change, while protecting the forests’ rich biodiversity, yet satisfying a growing requirement for renewable energy…
Geneva
Experts forecast a continuing upturn in wood and paper products markets (consumption, production and trade) in 2011 and 2012 for the UNECE region, with an increase in overall consumption of 0.8% in 2011 and 1.1% in 2012.…
DushanbeThe Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resource Management (NPD/IWRM) met for the second time in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Nineteen policy-makers, including the Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Management and two deputy ministers;…
Geneva"Small, discreet, agile, service- and future-oriented", these were the words (or the "anthropological definition of UNECE" as the EXCOM Chair described it) used by the Swiss Ambassador to describe UNECE at the 44th meeting of the Executive Committee (EXCOM…
"Кемер”, Турция, 13 Октября
12-го Октября, на заседании совместной сессии Комитета по лесоматериалам ЕЭК ООН и Европейской Комиссии по лесоводству ФАО “ Орман 2011, леса в…
Launch of a regional project on the forestation of the dry bed of the Aral Sea
Kemer, Turkey Andrey Vasilyev, UNECE Deputy Executive Secretary, and Saghit Ibatullin, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), presented a regional project on the forestation of the dry bed of the Aral Sea on 12 October, at the joint…
IMO/ILO/UNECE to update Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units
Geneva
On 6 and 7 October, a newly created group of experts will meet to begin updating the 1997 IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for Packing of Cargo Transport Units, to reflect the latest information, best practices and…
2011 UNECE/FAO PhD Thesis Award winner
GenevaTo mark the International Year of Forests, in early 2011 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched a PhD Thesis Award on Sustainable Forest Management in the UNECE region, sponsored by Pictet, one of…
GenevaTo celebrate the first anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment and the tenth anniversary of the European Union Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive, some 250 international…
Podgorica Representatives of national, regional and local authorities, important economic sectors, water users associations, academia, private sector, NGOs as well representatives of international organizations and donor countries met on 28 April 2011, in Podgorica, Montenegro to discuss…
GenevaThe 7th “Environment for Europe” (EfE) Ministerial Conference, held in Astana from 21 to 23 September 2011, concluded on the commitment by the Governments of the UNECE region to take the lead in the transition to a green economy. The Conference gathered more than 1,500 participants…
UN/CEFACT takes positive steps forward with streamlined structure
Geneva
The UN/CEFACT Forum—a meeting of experts from around the world working within the global remit of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) - held its 18th meeting in Geneva from 19 to 23…
Как трансграничное водное сотрудничество может помочь в адаптации к изменению климата? Этот вопрос обсуждается 26 и 27 сентября 2011 года на национальном семинаре, организованном в Кыргызстане Европейской экономической комиссией Организации Объединенных Наций (ЕЭК…
Geneva How can transboundary water cooperation help in adaptation to climate change? On 26 and 27 September 2011, this issue is being discussed at the national seminar organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in Kyrgyzstan, in cooperation with the…
20 стран принимают обязательства по улучшению управления водными ресурсами
Впервые в рамках программы «Окружающая среда для Европы» 20 стран и 4 организации приняли обязательства осуществить 75 конкретных действия для улучшения водных ресурсов. Данные действия направлены на решение проблем воды и экосистем, воды и здоровья, доступа к воде и санитарии, адаптации к…
20 countries commit to improving their water management in the framework of the Astana Water Action
Astana, KazakhstanFor the first time, in the framework of the “Environment for Europe” process, 20 countries and 4 organizations have committed to 75 specific actions for improving their waters. The actions cover water and ecosystems, water and health, access to water and sanitation,…
Geneva
Europeans have high expectations of their forests which must meet increasing and sometimes conflicting environmental, social and economic demands. Policy makers must balance the conservation of biodiversity, the need…
Сегодня в Астане, Казахстан, состоится встреча министров, которые обсудят вопросы воды и “озеленения“ экономики в рамках Седьмой министерской конференции «Окружающая среда для Европы», проходящей с 21 по 23 сентября 2011 года. Для поддержки конференции Европейское агентство по окружающей среде (…
Pan-European assessment asks: ‘What do we know about water and green economy?’
Ministers will meet in Astana, Kazakhstan, today to discuss water issues and greening the economy at the seventh ‘Environment for Europe’ Ministerial Conference, running from 21 - 23 September 2011. To support the Conference, the European Environment Agency (EEA) is launching an innovative…
Женева, Швейцария, и Астана, Казахстан, 21 сентября 2011 г.Состояние трансграничных вод улучшается во многих частях региона Европейской экономической комиссии ООН (ЕЭК ООН) благодаря предпринимаемым усилиям по охране водных ресурсов и окружающей среды. Тем не менее, трансграничные водные ресурсы…