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Human Development Report 1999

Globalization with a Human Face

Series: Human Development Report
( Print: October 1999, PDF: December 1999 )

The 1999 Human Development Report argues that globalization is more than the flow of money and commodities - it is the growing interdependence of the world's people through 'shrinking space, shrinking...

The 1999 Human Development Report argues that globalization is more than the flow of money and commodities - it is the growing interdependence of the world's people through 'shrinking space, shrinking...


Study on Underground Gas Storage in Europe and Central Asia

Working Party on Gas

Series: ECE Energy Series
( Print: May 2001 )

This study provides unique information on underground gas storage (UGS) in Europe and Central Asia in the following areas: new and emerging technologies and improvements in UGS; current UGS status in...

This study provides unique information on underground gas storage (UGS) in Europe and Central Asia in the following areas: new and emerging technologies and improvements in UGS; current UGS status in...


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Human Development Report 1998

Consumption for Human Development

Series: Human Development Report
( Print: October 1998, PDF: December 1998 )

Prepared by a team of eminent economists and distinguished development professionals, Human Development Report 1998 reviews the challenges that all people and all countries face - to forge consumption...

Prepared by a team of eminent economists and distinguished development professionals, Human Development Report 1998 reviews the challenges that all people and all countries face - to forge consumption...


Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 1998

Series: Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano
( Print: November 1998 )

El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano, desde su lanzamiento en 1990, ha definido el desarrollo humano como el proceso de ampliación de las opciones de la gente. El Informe de este año examina el consumo...

El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano, desde su lanzamiento en 1990, ha definido el desarrollo humano como el proceso de ampliación de las opciones de la gente. El Informe de este año examina el consumo...


Rapport Mondial sur le Développement Humain 1998

Series: Rapport sur le Développement Humain 
( Print: October 1998 )

Le Rapport mondial sur le développement humain 1998 porte sur les modes de consommation et de développement humain. Il rassemble les arguments liés aux questions d'environnement, de développement, de...

Le Rapport mondial sur le développement humain 1998 porte sur les modes de consommation et de développement humain. Il rassemble les arguments liés aux questions d'environnement, de développement, de...


Human Development Report 1998 (Russian language)

Consumption for Human Development

Series: Human Development Report (Russian Version)
( Print: April 1999 )

The 1998 Report investigates the 20th century's growth in consumption, unprecedented in its scale and diversity. The benefits of this consumption have spread far and wide. More people are better fed...

The 1998 Report investigates the 20th century's growth in consumption, unprecedented in its scale and diversity. The benefits of this consumption have spread far and wide. More people are better fed...


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Human Development Report 2010 (Arabic Language)

20th Anniversary Edition

Series: Human Development Report (Arabic Version)
( Print: November 2010 )

The Human Development Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world. The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. For the first...

The Human Development Report has had a profound impact on development policies around the world. The 2010 Report continues the tradition of pushing the frontiers of development thinking. For the first...


Human Development Report 2011 (Arabic Language)

Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All

Series: Human Development Report (Arabic Version)
( Print: February 2012 )

The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could...

The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could...


Informe Sobre Desarrollo Humano 2011

Sostenibilidad y equidad - Un mejor futuro para todos

Series: Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano
( Print: December 2011 )

El Informe ha tenido un profundo impacto en las políticas de desarrollo en todo el mundo. El Informe 2011 mantiene la tradición de ir más allá del paradigma del desarrollo. Por primera vez desde 1990...

El Informe ha tenido un profundo impacto en las políticas de desarrollo en todo el mundo. El Informe 2011 mantiene la tradición de ir más allá del paradigma del desarrollo. Por primera vez desde 1990...


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Best Policy Practices for Promoting Energy Efficiency

A Structured Framework of Best Practices in Policies to Promote Energy Efficiency for Climate Change...

Series: ECE Energy Series
( Print: September 2015, PDF: December 2015 )

This publication is prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”...

This publication is prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”...


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Best Policy Practices for Promoting Energy Efficiency (Russian language)

A Structured Framework of Best Practices in Policies to Promote Energy Efficiency for Climate Change...

Series: ECE Energy Series (Russian)
( PDF: December 2015 )

This publication is prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”...

This publication is prepared in the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”...


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Human Development Report 2002

Deepening Democracy in a Fragmented World

Series: Human Development Report
( Print: July 2002, PDF: December 2002 )

This report examines political participation as a dimension of human development. It emphasizes the importance of political freedoms as a goal of human development, and explores how democratic...

This report examines political participation as a dimension of human development. It emphasizes the importance of political freedoms as a goal of human development, and explores how democratic...


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Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2002

Profundizar la Democracia en un Mundo Fragmentado

Series: Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano
( Print: January 2003 )

El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2002: a) examina los problemas con que tropiezan las democracias jóvenes y menos jóvenes para crear una participación más amplia y una rendición de cuentas más firme...

El Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2002: a) examina los problemas con que tropiezan las democracias jóvenes y menos jóvenes para crear una participación más amplia y una rendición de cuentas más firme...


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Rapport Mondial sur le Développement Humain 2002

Approfondir la démocratie dans un monde fragmenté

Series: Rapport sur le Développement Humain 
( Print: August 2002 )

Le Rapport mondial sur le développement hu- main 2002 est centré sur l’idée que la réussite du développement est autant une affaire de po- litique que d’économie. Réduire durablement la pauvreté...

Le Rapport mondial sur le développement hu- main 2002 est centré sur l’idée que la réussite du développement est autant une affaire de po- litique que d’économie. Réduire durablement la pauvreté...


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Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines

Series: ECE Energy Series
( Print: August 2010, PDF: August 2010 )

Coal mines are not only a safety management challenge but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane release during coal mining creates unsafe working conditions in underground coal...

Coal mines are not only a safety management challenge but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane release during coal mining creates unsafe working conditions in underground coal...


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Guía de mejores prácticas para el drenaje y uso eficaz del metano en las minas de carbón

Series: Serie CEPE Energia
( PDF: December 2010 )

Las minas de carbón no son solo un desafío de gestión de la seguridad, sino también una fuente importante de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. La liberación de metano durante la minería del...

Las minas de carbón no son solo un desafío de gestión de la seguridad, sino también una fuente importante de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. La liberación de metano durante la minería del...


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Guide des Pratiques Optimales de Captage et d'utilisation du Méthane Provenant des Mines de Charbon

Series: Série CEE sur l'Energie
( Print: April 2011 )

Depuis deux cents ans, le charbon représente une source importante d'énergie primaire dans le monde. Le monde continuera d'ailleurs de dépendre de cette source d'énergie pendant un certain temps...

Depuis deux cents ans, le charbon représente une source importante d'énergie primaire dans le monde. Le monde continuera d'ailleurs de dépendre de cette source d'énergie pendant un certain temps...


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Best Practice Guidance for Effective Methane Drainage and Use in Coal Mines (Russian language)

Series: ECE Energy Series (Russian)
( Print: December 2010, PDF: December 2010 )

Coal mines are not only a safety management challenge but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane release during coal mining creates unsafe working conditions in underground coal...

Coal mines are not only a safety management challenge but also a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane release during coal mining creates unsafe working conditions in underground coal...


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Mapping of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources

Report of the Economic Commission for Europe Task Force on Mapping

Series: ECE Energy Series
( Print: October 2009, PDF: October 2009 )

This publication represents the final report of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources (UNFC) Mapping Task Force, however it should be seen as an interim...

This publication represents the final report of the United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Resources (UNFC) Mapping Task Force, however it should be seen as an interim...


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Investing in Energy Security Risk Mitigation

Series: ECE Energy Series
( Print: January 2009, PDF: January 2009 )

Developments in the energy markets, particularly for hydrocarbons, over the last decade have contributed to an increased sense of vulnerability among countries about the future availability of...

Developments in the energy markets, particularly for hydrocarbons, over the last decade have contributed to an increased sense of vulnerability among countries about the future availability of...