This report, released the 2018 Arab Forum for Environment and Development Annual Conference, identifies financing needs, gaps, options and mechanisms for sustainable development in Arab countries, focusing on sources of finance and addressing enhancement of their roles.
The policy brief Proposals to Strengthen Japan's Domestic Measures and Regional Cooperation on Stable and Environmentally Sound Plastic Scrap Recycling: Response to China's ban on imports of plastic scrap recommends policymakers in Asia to develop a uniform, standardized, and transparent trade standards for plastic scrap in the region through international cooperation, and to establish environmentally sound long-term material recycling routes.
The discussion paper Transforming the Financial System for Delivering Sustainable Development: A high-level overview provides the outline of the challenges and opportunities in delivering the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement and commitments, and sets out the essential role financial systems could play.
Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Environmental sustainability and employment in Latin America and the Caribbean analyses the performance of the region's labour markets in 2017 and presents multiple policy proposals to promote decent work and labor-driven environmental sustainability.
The paper Transboundary Impacts of Climate Change in Asia: Making a case for regional adaptation planning and cooperation aims to address the transboundary impacts of climate change. It emphasizes the significance of regional cooperation to strengthen the collective adaptation solutions to address the impacts of climate change on transboundary natural resources and other teleconnections.