Vacancy: Associate Programme Officer
(Marrakech Process on Sustainable Consumption and Production – Activities on Education for Sustainable Lifestyles) - P2, Paris (deadline: 30 January 2010) .... more... | Marrakech Process

Vacancy: Consultancy
(Marrakech Process on Sustainable Consumption and Production – SCP Policy Outlook Report and Engagement of Development Agencies) - Paris (deadline: 7 February 2010) .... more... | Marrakech Process

Mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption and Production and Resource Efficiency into Development Planning
The world is facing various challenges that threaten both ecosystems and humankind. These include climate change, land degradation, air and water pollution, depletion of non-renewable resources, poverty and hunger. Sustainable patterns of consumption and production (SCP), including efficient use of resources, can help address these challenges.

This publication (available in English, French and Spanish) was developed to provide countries with support in integrating SCP approaches and tools into policies and strategies, thereby ensuring SCP is considered at all levels of development planning. The publication complements.... more... | SCP & Poverty Alleviation

Environment and Poverty Times - n°6
Can resource efficiency trigger the transformation to a green economy? In a context of multiple global crises, UNEP/GRID-Arendal, in cooperation with UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE), gathered inputs from all over the world to gather elements of response for this question. The 6th issue of the Environment and Poverty Times - an easy-to-read and illustrated 'newspaper' - was launched on September 9th, 2009 in Manila at the International Conference on Green Industry in Asia.

The Environment and Poverty Times highlights the links between poverty alleviation and environmental concerns. This issue focuses on resource efficiency as a catalyst for greening the global economy while simultaneously contributing to poverty alleviation efforts in developing countries....... Interactive e-book | Environment and Poverty Times - n°6 | SCP & Poverty Alleviation

Towards sustainable production and use of resources: Assessing Biofuels
This report is the result of extensive literature examination and a thorough review process, involving a number of experts, to provide a robust assessment of key problems of production and use of biomass for energy purposes and options for more efficient and sustainable production and use of biomass.... more on UNEP Resource Panel | Download Report

 

 

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