Resulted from the consulting project between Barbados Ministry of Environment and Drainage and Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) the report Consultancy for the Development of a Route Optimization Study in Solid Waste Collection in Barbados studies route optimization and determine the improvement points for the solid waste collection process and systems in Barbados.
On 17-18 January 2019, the World Bank and EMBARQ, the sustainable mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities are holding Transforming Transportation 2019 on the theme of "Will New Mobility Deliver Sustainable Transport for All?" at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC.
Barbados National Assessment Report: The third national conference on small island developing states
Formulated to present in the third international conference on small island developing states Barbados National Assessment Report: The third international conference on small island developing states delivers the progress, gaps and current challenges faced by Barbados in the national implementation of Mauritius strategy for further implementation (MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action (BPOA).
2016 Report on the State of the Environment in China gives a summary of environmental protection status in China. It provides information on atmospheric, freshwater, marine, forest, acoustic, radiation, grassland, and natural and ecological environment. The current state of the energy and transport sector is also included in this report.
2017 Report on the State of the Ecology and Environment in China contains information about the overall improvements China made in terms of ecological aspects. The report suggests that China has made an immense improvement in air, water, and soil pollution prevention control and promotion of environmental protection. With the aim to pursue green development China is reinforcing environmental supervision and law enforcement and has deepened and implemented measures on ecological environmental protection reform.
China's carbon intensity has declined by 46% compared to 2005, already exceeding 2020 target. Non-fossil energy accounted for 13.8% of primary energy consumption, afforestation and forest protection continued and the ability to adapt to climate change has been continuously enhanced. The continued improved institutional mechanisms in addressing climate change have increased the awareness of climate change in the whole society. China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change helps all interested people fully understand China's policies and actions, their performances, and effects in addressing climate change since 2017.
Guyana's National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2012-2020) was prepared through a process involving extensive desk research of documents, meetings with key sector stakeholders, international and national NGOs, the private sector and a national consultation exercise. The plan sets out the vision, the roles, the duties and obligations of the state and its citizens and actions to protect, conserve, use sustainably and share equitably the benefits arising from biodiversity.
Prepared to present it to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) Guyana's Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity covers the period 2011 to 2014 and describes actions taken by Guyana to conserve and sustainably manage its diversity and how these actions are contributing to the achievement of the UNBCD strategic goals and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets of the updated strategic plan for biodiversity 2011-2020.
Guyana Climate Change Action Plan seeks to address commitments of Guyana to the Convention by formulating national programme containing measures to mitigate climate change by addressing anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, and measures to facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change.
Guyana State of the Environment Report 2016 presents a critical analysis of the current specific condition of the country's environment; the pressures and drivers; the management interventions initiatives and systems in place to address environmental concerns, and their impacts.