Publications
The present Discussion Paper, European Forest Sector Outlook Study: Trends 2000-2005 Compared to the EFSOS Scenarios, systematically compares trends in the period 2000-2005 with the scenarios for the same period presented in the European Forest Sector Outlook Study (EFSOS), as a guide to future use of EFSOS. It concludes that EFSOS scenarios, with the significant exception of those for wood...
The aim of the report is to present the sustainable development challenges in the region, and to make policy proposals for overcoming these challenges and achieving a green transition. Three concepts underpin the report: resource depletion and environmental degradation; poverty; and inequality.The report underlines the importance of cross-sectoral policies to achieve sustainable development. It...
The 2011 “Year in Review” report provides a comprehensive snapshot of the significant progress and achievements made by the Programme's 14 National Programmes and other partner countries, as well as the international support and outreach provided by the Programme throughout 2011. The report also features high-level testimonials from donors, partner countries and other organizations involved in...
The final report of the RES Integration Study presents an overall assessment of implementations on national level. It will present an overall assessment of implementations on national level as well as recommendations for decision makers at national and European level. These topics also formed the subject of the final workshop of the RES Integration Project on 7 December 2011. This...
Climate change impacts in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region are particularly severe owing to the large amount of the population depending on climate-sensitive livelihoods such as agriculture. This publication is a result of ICIMOD’s collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and national partners in China,...
The booklet, available in English, Spanish and French, chronicles 20 years of work in the International Waters initiative as a set of case studies to show how water resources can best be protected and used efficiently. It provides examples of GEF’s contribution to global security through the support for innovative approaches that enable countries to cooperate across different sectors and national...
Respect for the rights of women and girls worldwide continues to lag behind that for the rights of men. Domestic and sexual violence, exploitation in the workforce, human trafficking and many other human rights abuses disproportionately affect women and girls. Although 187 nations have acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), many have...
The expectations for the 2011 climate conference in Durban were extremely low, as countries were dealing with a deepening economic crisis. Yet, an agreement was reached that some called a triumph for European climate diplomacy. This is noteworthy as European climate leadership had increasingly been called into question after the failure of the Copenhagen climate summit in 2009. The EU’s...
The report is an effort to inform project developers and policy-makers about the main lessons learned by the BioCarbon Fund while accompanying the development of more than 20 A/R CDM forest projects in 16 countries since it started operations in 2004. It sheds light on opportunities the CDM offers to the forestry sector and also on the challenges encountered by project developers when complying...
The United States has famously failed to develop a strategy for slowing and adapting to climate change, but that hasn’t stopped the US states of Oklahoma, California, and Oregon from creating frameworks to support greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading.All three are among more than 20 national and sub-national governmental agencies around the world that have incorporated voluntary climate-change...