Browse Research

Sort by
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
This policy brief examines lessons from 50 years of UN sustainable development policy.
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
This assessment of health care waste management (HCWM) in Ethiopia and Kenya, aims to identify gaps and propose strategic recommendations for a holistic approach to improving the sustainability of HCWM systems.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP)
This policy brief outlines key opportunities and requirements for mainstreaming circular economy principles into sustainable infrastructure development and elaborates on how infrastructure development can support more circular economies.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP)
This policy brief introduces how today’s dire challenges offer new opportunities, illustrates the connection between sustainable infrastructure and the green recovery, and discusses how the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners can support countries during this new period of possibilities.
Building-Blocks-for-a-Low-Carbon-Economy.png
World Resources Institute (WRI)
This working paper identifies key climate policies and investments and estimates their emissions-reduction potential and associated costs, which can enable the United States to reduce economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 50–52% compared to 2005 levels by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century.