Zimbabwe’s social infrastructure services have historically been constrained by persistent energy shortages. Healthcare has been among the systems most affected by this massive power deficit. To help address these issues, in 2017, Zimbabwe began implementing the Solar for Health (S4H) Initiative with the United Nations Development Programme to harness the...
Iran occupies a large expanse of predominantly arid or semi-arid land in West Asia. In this geographic context, qanats – traditional water systems for transporting and distributing water from sources in upland areas to dry plains – have historically provided a solution that sustains livelihoods and economic opportunities.
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This case study illustrates Guiding Principle 8: Fiscal Sustainability and Innovative Financing and is part of a series of ten case studies which aim to inform the forthcoming wave of global infrastructure investment. Collectively, they specify and demonstrate how environmental, social and economic sustainability must be integrated right across infrastructure policymaking at the systems-level. The individual principles and case studies were developed via ongoing global consultation and inputs from experts and UN Member States, as part of implementation of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 4/5 on Sustainable Infrastructure.
This report explores the impacts of COVID-19 on inclusive growth and considers the policies that are needed to strengthen resilience and to ensure that inclusivity is woven into the fabric of societies.
This study investigates the economic case for ecosystem management and restoration interventions in the Thukela River Basin in South Africa, weighing the benefits of ecosystem restoration against the costs of interventions.
This is the first comprehensive World Health Organization (WHO) report on the dimensions of the e-waste problem, including the pathways through which children are exposed, the health effects associated with the different pathways of exposure, and actions that the health sector can take alongside other sectors to confront this new and insidious health risk globally, nationally and locally.
The document presents key messages to highlight the human rights obligations and responsibilities of States and other duty-bearers, such as businesses, to prevent and remedy the harmful effects of hazardous substances.
This paper presents case studies of how some of the world’s most well-known brands have set their own internal requirements for chemical contents in their products that go beyond what is required for legal compliance.
This publication looks into the Solid Waste Sector situation in nine Caribbean countries that are facing similar challenges with increasing solid waste generation, changes in waste characterization, lack of adequate disposal sites, and low collection rates. The countries include the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Guyana, Haiti, Suriname, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean) developed this Training Manual on the Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) and Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).