The Survey for 2021 takes stock of the socioeconomic fallout from the current pandemic and looks at past economic and non-economic shocks that have inflicted damage on the region’s sustainable development prospects in order to draw lessons on how to build forward better during the post-pandemic recovery.
This paper compiles available data and analyses, and derives policy messages, for countries in the Asia Pacific region and their partners (including development finance institutions). It characterises an enabling environment that can facilitate and expedite financing for water security commensurate with the challenges and distinctive opportunities in the region.
This report presents the first systematic analysis of significant emitters and examines the robustness of net zero pledges as well as their scope. It further looks for entities have components of a credible plan in place, such as interim targets, a reporting mechanism and clarity on use of offsets. This report does not assess whether such plans are internally coherent nor compatible with a global trajectory to the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target.
This preview presents options to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C and bring CO2 emissions closer to net zero by mid-century, offering high-level insights on technology choices, investment needs and the socio-economic contexts of achieving a sustainable, resilient and inclusive energy future.
The human rights issues explored in this literature review are those that have been recognised by international bodies and the courts as being implicated by waste. These include substantive rights regarding exposure to waste such as right to life, health, safe and healthy work, among others detailed below. It also encompasses human rights to information and participation.