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ENERGY STATISTICS POCKETBK 2023

Energy Statistics Pocketbook 2023

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Energy Statistics Pocketbook
13 Mar 2023
This publication is the sixth in a series of pocketbook compilations on energy statistics designed to highlight the availability of data on various aspects of energy production, transformation and use and its linkages to other key statistics. Energy is central to the achievement of the 2030 Agend...
ELECTRICITY PROFILES 2020

2020 Electricity Profiles

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Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles / Bilans Energtiques et Profils du Secteur de Llectricit (Ser. W)
20 Mar 2023
The 2020 Electricity Profiles contains electricity profiles for about 225 countries and territories, providing detailed information on production, trade and consumption of electricity, net installed capacity and thermal power plant input and efficiency for all countries. Electricity production an...
ENERGY BALANCES 2020

2020 Energy Balances

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Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles / Bilans Energtiques et Profils du Secteur de Llectricit (Ser. W)
13 Mar 2023
The 2020 Energy Balances contains energy balances for over 220 countries and territories, showing production, trade, transformation and consumption (by sector) in energy units for all energy products. It presents energy data for countries and areas in a format which shows the overall picture of t...
EMISSIONS GAP RPT 2022

Emissions Gap Report 2022

The Closing Window. Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies

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The Emissions Gap Report
14 Dec 2022
Every year, the negative impacts of climate change become more intense. Every year, they bring more misery and pain to hundreds of millions of people across the globe. Every year, they become more a problem of the here and now, as well as a warning of tougher consequences to come. We are in a cli...
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVAT RPT 2023

Technology and Innovation Report 2023

Opening Green Windows: Technological Opportunities for a Low-carbon World

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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report (TIR)
20 Mar 2023
We live in a time of rapid technological change, at the height of the digital transformation and the early stages of the Industry 4.0 revolution. When guided by an inclusive and sustainable compass, these technological waves have great potential to increase prosperity and protect the planet, brin...
TRANS CORP V29 #3

Transnational Corporations Vol.29 No.3

Investment and Development

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Transnational Corporations
30 Dec 2022
Transnational Corporations is a longstanding, policy-oriented, refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises and development. It is an official journal of the United Nations, managed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). As such...
UNE LESSONS DEC EMIS GAP ASSES

Lessons From a Decade of Emissions Gap Assessments

28 Oct 2022
This publication has been prepared by the scientific editors of the UN Environment Emissions Gap Reports: John Christensen (UNEP DTU Partnership) and Anne Olhoff (UNEP DTU Partnership). UN Environment warmly thanks all the authors, the members of the steering committee and the reviewers of the...
EMISSIONS GAP RPT 2019

Emissions Gap Report 2019

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The Emissions Gap Report
28 Oct 2022
This is the tenth edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report. It provides the latest assessment of scientific studies on current and estimated future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and compares these with the emission levels permissible for the world to progre...
SWORDFISH MARKET ANALYSIS RPT

Swordfish Market Analysis Report Barbados

UNCTAD and United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies Project

10 Feb 2023
This report documents the outcomes of the investigation of the market potential (both local and export) for swordfish (Xiphias gladius). The objective of this preliminary study is to expand sustainable production opportunities available within the Barbados quota allocations for swordfish under th...
REVIEW MARITIME TRANS 2022

Review of Maritime Transport 2022

Navigating Stormy Waters

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Review of Maritime Transport
20 Jan 2023
he Review of Maritime Transport (RMT) has been published annually since 1968. The flagship report provides an analysis of structural and cyclical changes affecting seaborne trade, ports and shipping, as well as an extensive collection of statistics. Around 80% of the volume of international trade...
TRADE DEV RPT 2022

Trade and Development Report 2022

Development Prospects in a Fractured World: Global Disorder and Regional Responses

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United Nations Trade and Development Report
13 Mar 2023
The Trade and Development Report 2022 analyses current economic trends and major policy issues of international concern, and makes suggestions for addressing these issues at various levels. This year report emphasizes that structural imbalances and inequalities in the global macroeconomic environ...
HARNSS NUTRCL PROD EXP DEV LDC

Harnessing the Potential of Nutraceutical Products for Export Diversification and Development in Landlocked Developing Countries

Assessment of Comparative Advantages and Binding Constraints

20 Jan 2023
The present publication examines the potential, opportunities and challenges facing selected LLDCs from Africa, Asia, and Latin America (in particular, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Nepal) in making the best of their biodiversity and biogenetic resources where they have...
LEAST DEV CTRIES RPT 2022

The Least Developed Countries Report 2022

The Low-carbon Transition and Its Daunting Implications for Structural Transformation

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Least Developed Countries Report
9 Dec 2022
LDCs, which bear the least historical responsibility for climate change, are on the front lines of the climate crisis. The Report highlights the development strategies and policies which they need to enact to reach the ambitious objectives to which they have committed, and the painful trade-offs ...
GUID CORE IND SUST SDG IMPT REPT

Guidance on Core Indicators for Sustainability and SDG Impact Reporting

9 Dec 2022
This Guidance document (GCI) provides practical information on how the Core Indicators for Sustainability and SDG Impact Reporting can be measured in a consistent manner and in alignment with countries’ needs on monitoring the attainment of the SDG Agenda. It is intended to serve as a tool to ass...
WORLD DRUG RPT 2022 SET 5 BKLTS

World Drug Report 2022

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World Drug Report
20 Oct 2022
Consisting of five separate booklets, the World Drug Report 2022 provides an in-depth analysis of global drug markets and examines the nexus between drugs and the environment within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change and environmental sustainability. Booklet 1...
TRANS CORP V29 #2

Transnational Corporations Vol.29 No.2

Investment and Development

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Transnational Corporations
30 Aug 2022
Transnational Corporations is a longstanding, policy-oriented, refereed research journal on issues related to investment, multinational enterprises and development. It is an official journal of the United Nations, managed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). As such...
WATER CONV 30 YRS IMPCT & ACHVMT

The Water Convention: 30 Years of Impact and Achievements on the Ground

6 Oct 2022
The year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), which was adopted in Helsinki in 1992. Showcasing concrete success stories of the Water Convention’s impact on the ground, this publicatio...
ASIA PACIF SUS DEV JRNL #1 2022

Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal 2022, Issue No. 1

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Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal
27 Sep 2022
The Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal (APSDJ) is published twice a year by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). It is the continuation of UNESCAP’s Asia Pacific Development Journal (APDJ) with explicit recognition of sustainable developm...
HUMAN DEV RPT 2021/2022

Human Development Report 2021/2022

Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World

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Human Development Report
12 Oct 2022
Continuing the thread of the 2019 and 2020 Human Development Reports (HDRs), the 2021/2022 HDR carries forward a conversation centered on inequalities while integrating other important themes related to uncertainties in the Anthropocene: societal-level transformations, mental health impacts, poli...
LA GUÍA DEL CAFÉ

La guía del café: cuarta edición

8 Sep 2022
The Coffee Guide es la fuente de información más extensa, práctica y neutral del mundo sobre el comercio internacional del café. Cubre temas comerciales relevantes para los caficultores, comerciantes, exportadores, empresas de transporte, certificadoras, asociaciones y autoridades, y otros actore...
GUIDE DU CAFÉ

Guide du café: quatrième édition

8 Sep 2022
Le Coffee Guide est la source d'informations la plus complète, pratique et neutre au monde sur le commerce international du café. Il couvre les questions commerciales pertinentes pour les producteurs de café, les négociants, les exportateurs, les sociétés de transport, les certificateurs, les ass...
RECLAIMING OUR FUTURE

Reclaiming Our Future

A Common Agenda for Advancing Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

23 May 2022
The publication describes pathways to achieve more inclusive and sustainable post-pandemic recovery in Asia and the Pacific. It identifies elements for a common agenda for present and future generations centered on protecting people and planet, leveraging on digital opportunities, trading and inv...
GLOBAL ASSESS RPT DISASTER 2022

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022

Our World at Risk: Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future

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Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR)
5 May 2022
The central question for this year's report is how governance systems can evolve to better address the systemic risks of the future. In today’s crowded and interconnected world, disaster impacts increasingly cascade across geographies and sectors, as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are r...
CARBON NEUTARLITY ECE REGION

Carbon Neutrality in the UNECE Region

Integrated Life-cycle Assessment of Electricity Sources

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ECE Energy Series
6 Oct 2022
Well-informed energy policy design is key to reaching decarbonization targets and keep global climate change under a 2°C threshold. In particular, low-carbon electricity provision for all is essential, as the IPCC shows that the most ambitious climate mitigation scenarios entail the electrificati...
THE STATE OF SUST MARKETS 2021

The State of Sustainable Markets 2021

Statistics and Emerging Trends

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The State of Sustainable Markets
15 Aug 2022
This report provides new insights into the evolution of certified agriculture and forestry. It provides data about 14 major sustainability standards for bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, oil palm, soybeans, sugarcane, tea and forestry products. The 2021 report adds data from 2019, showing that sust...
ASIA PACIF SDG PROG RPT 2022

Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2022

Widening Disparities Amid COVID-19

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Asia and the Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Progress Report
3 May 2022
The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2022 analyses regional and subregional progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets. This publication applies a measurement framework developed by ESCAP to identify progress gaps and acceleration requirements at goal,...
CLIM RSILNT FINFSH MGMT PLN BELIZE

Towards a Climate Resilient Multispecies Finfish Management Plan for Belize

27 Jun 2022
This document details a proposal for a national adaptive multispecies finfish management plan for Belize. The plan’s development and implementation are initiatives of the Belize Fisheries Department, in compliance with the provisions of the Fisheries Resources Act of 2020 and in accordance with t...
SCIENCE TECHNO & INNOVAT ZAMBIA

Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review: Zambia

12 May 2022
The Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Review of Zambia has three fundamental goals. Its first goal is to offer Zambia an assessment of activities and institutions that make up its innovation ecosystem. The second goal is to draw attention to important socio-economic development questions ...
EUR ENVRMT 7TH PAN EUR ENVRMT ASS

Europe’s Environment

The Seventh Pan-European Environmental Assessment

11 Nov 2022
Europe’s Environment – the seventh pan-European environmental assessment – is the latest in the series of regional assessments conducted since 1995. The environmental assessments of the pan-European region provide up-to-date and policy-relevant information on the interactions between the environm...
LIVRE POCHE DES STAT MOND 2022

Livre de poche des statistiques mondiales 2022

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Livre de poche des statistiques mondiales
16 Sep 2022
Le livre de poche des statistiques mondiales est un rapport annuel de compilation d’indicateurs clefs dans les domaines économiques, sociaux et environnementaux présenté en portraits d’une page. Cette édition comprend les profils de 30 régions géographiques mondiales et 232 pays ou zones. Il s'ag...