Technical Report on The Planning and Coordination Process to Develop and Implement a National Drough

National Consultancy Assignment Technical Advisory Service for Developing and Implementing Mitigation and Preparedness Drought Management Plans in Pilot Project Countries National Consultant: Yasmina

Workshop Report: National Workshop for Building National Capacities for Water Scarcity and Drought M

Technical Report on The Way to the Implementation of a Drought Management Plan in Morocco: Review of

National Consultancy Assignment Technical Advisory Service for Developing and Implementing Mitigation and Preparedness Drought Management Plans in Pilot Project Countries National Consultant: Yasmina

UNESCO Roadmap for Implementing the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development

Rapid, sweeping, and long-lasting change is altering our planet’s environment in an unprecedented manner, while societies are undergoing profound shifts in their demographic makeup and social and econ

The Global Green Economy Index: GGEI 2014 - Measuring National Performance in the Green Economy

This 4th edition of the GGEI is an in-depth look at how 60 countries perform in the global green economy, as well as how expert practitioners rank this performance. Like many indices, the GGEI is a co

The Dakar Framework for Action

The World Education Forum (26-28 April 2000, Dakar) adopted the Dakar Framework for Action, Education for All: Meeting our Collective Commitments. In doing so, its participants reaffirmed the vision o

Shaping the Future We Want - UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (Final report)

The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 2014) (DESD) aimed at integrating the principles and practices of sustainable development into all aspects of education and lea

Universal Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intended to be universal in the sense of embodying a universally shared common global vision of progress towards a safe, just and sustainable space for all

PLATFORMS FOR PARTNERSHIP: An essential mechanism to engage business as a partner in development

In September 2015, the UN will announce the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.

Our Planet

Year, 2014, was chosen as the International Year of Small Island Developing States in recognition of the need to see the escalating environmental crises facing these countries as a global challenge. H

Our Planet

Year, 2014, was chosen as the International Year of Small Island Developing States in recognition of the need to see the escalating environmental crises facing these countries as a global challenge. H

Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform

Targeted energy efficiency measures can contribute to deliver 50 percent of the emission reductions required to put the world on a 2 C pathway by 2020 according to the International Energy Agency. Th

Progress towards Sustainable Energy

The first SE4All Global Tracking Framework (GTF 2013) established a consensus-based methodology and identified concrete indicators for tracking global progress toward the three SE4All objectives. One

Green Paper Policy Options to Accelerate the Global Transition to Advanced Lighting

This Green Paper is intended to initiate a discussion for the Global Efficient Lighting Forum which will be held November 10-11, 2014, in Beijing, China. The Global Efficient Lighting Forum (“the Glob

World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015

Prospects for global macroeconomic development Global growth will improve slightly, but continue at only a moderate level

The Un World Water Development Report 2015, Water for a Sustainable World

The 2015 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR 2015), titled Water for a Sustainable World, was launched at the official celebration of the World Water Day, on March 20.

The UN World Water Development Report 2014, Water and Energy

In view of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, likely to include increased access to water and energy services, this fifth edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR 2

The State of Food Insecurity in the World

When the 69th United Nations General Assembly begins its General Debate on 23 September 2014, 464 days will remain to the end of 2015, the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (M

Global Food Security Update

The Global Food Security Update provides an overview of the food security trends in 57 countries in six regions and offers an outlook for the 3-6 months following its release. It is based on food secu

Post 2015 and the SDGs. Nourishing People, Nurturing the Planet.

FAO and the Post-2015 development agenda issue papers. Persistently high levels of hunger and malnutrition – 795 million chronically hungry people in the world in 2014–2016 – and unsustainable human

UN - Habitat Global Activities Report 2015

Over the past two years, UN-Habitat has engaged in developing global norms and supporting innovative models to assist national governments and local authorities increasing their knowledge on sustainab

Concept Note Jordan Palestine Workshop

Jordan-Palestine Joint Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities to Manage Water Scarcity and Drought Management Plans in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Challenge of Local Government Financiang in Developing Countries

Cities are assets, solutions and drivers of economic and social development. Cities possess huge untapped economic potential that can and should be leveraged to create wealth and economic opportunitie

Workshop Agenda

Jordan-Palestine Joint Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities to Manage Water Scarcity and Drought Management Plans in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Amman, Jordan June

Global Multi-stakeholder Partnerships

This paper examines the potential—both opportunities and risks—for enhancing the role and effectiveness of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) as a modality for scaling up innovation, resources and

Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships Issue Paper

In recent years, the term “multi-stakeholder partnership” (MSP) has gained much currency in development circles, trouncing the popularity of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). However, proof of succes

Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Does the Promise hold?

Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) have increasingly been accompanied and partially also substituted by other, more flexible instruments to reach the goal of sustainable development. Multist

A compilation of aspects on the means of implementation: water and sanitation

UN Member States completed their fourth set of intergovernmental negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda with a focus on means of implementation and global partnership for sustainable develop

Investing in Water and Sanitation: Increasing Access, Reducing Inequalities

UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water. GLAAS 2014 Report In many countries in Africa, policies, plans and strategies are in place to reach vulnerable groups such as

WASH in Health Care Facilities

Adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential components of providing basic health services. The provision of WASH in health care facilities serves to prevent infections and spread of di