Putting The Horse Before The Cart: The History And Future Of The UNE Platform
White Papers A white paper discussing the background, benefits and opportunities made available by UNEP (Unbundled Network Element Platform), the platform that allows competitive carriers to lease various configurations of network elements from incumbent...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
XML Variant Will Boost Corporate Responsibility Says UN
News Published this week by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and think-tank SustainAbility, Risk & Opportunity: Best Practice in Non-Financial Reporting , delves into the growing importance of non-financial information in assessing a...
[November 8, 2004, 17:03]
Mobile Makers Sign Up For Recycling
News The manufacturers will work with an initiative by the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) called the Basel Convention, to tackle the growing mobile phone mountain generated by out-of-date equipment.
[December 20, 2002, 11:22]
Climate Change 2001: Mitigation - Technical Summary
White Papers In 1998, Working Group (WG) III of the IPCC was charged by the IPCC Plenary for the Panel's Third Assessment Report (TAR) to assess the scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and social aspects of the mitigation of climate change.
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Climate Change 2001: Mitigation - Summary For Policymakers
White Papers This summary, approved in detail at the Sixth Session of IPCC Working Group III (Accra, Ghana - 28 February-3 March 2001), represents the formally agreed statement of the IPCC concerning climate change mitigation.
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, And Vulnerability - Summary For Policymakers
White Papers This summary, approved in detail at the Sixth Session of IPCC Working Group II (Geneva, Switzerland - 13-16 February 2001) represents the formally agreed statement of the IPCC concerning the sensitivity, adaptive capacity, and vulnerability of...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis / Summary For Policymakers
White Papers This Summary for Policymakers (SPM), which was approved by IPCC member governments in Shanghai in January 2001, describes the current state of understanding of the climate system and provides estimates of its projected future evolution and their...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis / Technical Summary
White Papers The third major assessment report of IPCC Working Group I builds upon.past assessments and incorporates the results of the past five years of climate research. This Summary aims to describe the major features of the understanding of the climate...
[October 8, 2003, 3:19]
Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, And Vulnerability - Technical Summary
White Papers Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability is the Working Group II (WGII) contribution to the IPCC's Third Assessment Report (TAR) on scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and social issues associated with the climate...
[October 8, 2003, 3:10]
HP Backs African Recycling Research
News The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that 50 million tonnes of electronic waste is generated worldwide each year. HP is funding a project to investigate how electronic waste generated by African companies, as well as material...
[September 18, 2007, 17:36]
Apple Is Not Green Enough, Says Campaigner
News Speaking at the first day of the event, Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said that around 100,000 computers a month are entering the Nigerian port of Lagos alone.
[December 6, 2006, 12:38]
