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The 2012 UNEP Foresight Process on Emerging Global Environmental Issues primarily identified emerging environmental issues and possible solutions on a global scale and perspective. In 2013, UNEP...

The Report considers the trends and patterns of Arab migration; addresses international migration and its relevance to development in Arab countries by discussing the relationship between...

This publication is one of a series of analytical Reports issued by the Population and Social Development Section of the Social Development Division at the Economic and Social Commission for Western...

This publication is one of a series of analytical Reports issued by the Population and Social Development Section of the Social Development Division at the Economic and Social Commission for Western...

This report shows that the Arab countries are currently undergoing profound age-structural transitions which will have significant implications for their development. It argues that countries can best...

Population dynamics can contribute to unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, and as a consequence to water scarcity that consists of the most significant environmental challenge in the...

The Population and Development Report, a series of analytical reports published biennially, aims to enhance knowledge about the vital relationship between population and development issues and to...

The objective of this book and of the maintenance function is to ensure the utilization of the most efficient production equipment, utilities and related facilities at optimal cost and under...

This Manual provides guidance for the planning, analysis, appraisal and implementation of small- and medium-scale industrial investments. Drawing on broad-based experiences in the field of small...

In-depth papers presented by experts in the field discuss the new dimensions being created by biotechnology. They review both general and product-oriented policies and programmes in developed and...

Today, software production is an industry essential for the growth of the economies of developing countries. This publication, along with presenting an overview of the industry, discusses market...

Issued in support of the five-year review of the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation for the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the report highlights the...

This regional study reviews the labour market in selected countries of the Pacific, the policies which are currently in place and current labour market operations as a result of these policies. It...

This technical manual presents information to assist developing countries in the selection of the right type of machinery and equipment for processing forest resources. The areas covered include...

The stabilization of the world's population and the achievement of sustainable development was discussed at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994. This volume...

The uniqueness of Turkey being at the crossroads where east meets west, provides an abundance of issues for research and analysis. The influence of the European economy on industrial development in...

This series of publications serve to illuminate the benefits of timber as a structural material by providing scientific and detailed justification. They illustrate the economic feasibility for the use...

This series of publications serve to illuminate the benefits of timber as a structural material by providing scientific and detailed justification. They illustrate the economic feasibility for the use...