This book analyses policy frameworks that shape a country’s petroleum sector and guide the translation of the newly discovered resources into equitable and sustainable economic and social growth for the nation over the long term.
This publication aims to provide a framework and practical set of good practices for organisations and initiatives considering whether to carry out a benchmarking exercise or develop a benchmarking programme. Its overall goal is to create more consistency in, and strengthening of, sustainability benchmarking programmes so that they can effectively support better practices and faster transition to a more sustainable world.
This paper introduces the methods and data used in Energy Access Explorer, an online, open-source, interactive platform that analyzes spatial data related to energy supply and demand and a population’s unique attributes. The Energy Access Explorer also incorporates demographic data and data on social and productive uses to visualize demand for energy services. Together, these supply and demand indicators enable more comprehensive energy planning.
Nature Risk Rising, produced in collaboration with PwC and the first report in the NNE series, explains how nature-related risks matter to business, why they must be urgently mainstreamed into risk management strategies and why it is vital to prioritize the protection of nature’s assets and services within the broader global economic growth agenda.
The UfM Financial Strategy for Water provides both a stocktaking and future outlook on water financing in the Mediterranean. Its aim is to promote increased financing of investments that contribute to a number of water-related goals such as access to water, protection against the risk of droughts, floods or polluted water, and sustainable growth in the Mediterranean region, while at he same time enhancing the financial sustainability of the water sector.