Light detection and ranging
Light detection and ranging
- Type:Technical AssistanceDate of submission:Phase:ImplementationCountries:Objective:Sectors:Cross-sectoral enabler:Approach:
New CTCN/UNIDO Call for Proposals: National certification scheme for energy auditors in Pakistan (deadline extended)
Type:NewsPublication date:Objective:Sectors:The Climate Technology Centre is seeking proposals for the technical assistance project in Pakistan.
UNEP-DHI Data and Knowledge Management for Water Quality
Type:WebinarDate and time:Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Europe/CopenhagenOrganiser:UNEP-DHI Partnership presents Water Quality Webinar Series
Enabling the development and diffusion of sustainable technologies: The practical uses of intellectual property (IP)
Type:WebinarDate and time:Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Europe/CopenhagenOrganiser:Speakers from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations specialized agency for matters relating to intellectual property, discuss the role of intellectual property as one of many factors enabling the development and diffusion of sustainable technologies.
Monitoring of invasive species
Type:TechnologyObjective:Approach:Biodiversity monitoring is to observe and check the changes in the status and demographics of resources, species, habitats, or ecological communities. Monitoring provides a record to track trends in biodiversity over time and is carried out to reinforce knowledge of the ecological system, to raise public and political awareness of environmental issues and stimulate action through the reporting of these trends. A range of processes exert pressures on biodiversity.
The Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin
Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:United StatesRelation to CTCN:Network MemberKorea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
Type:OrganisationCountry of registration:South KoreaRelation to CTCN:Network MemberSector(s) of expertise:Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), established in 1918 as the Geological Survey of Korea, is a government-funded Geoscience research organization where the top-notch R&D are ongoing. We endeavor to bring the innovative KIGAM strategies so that we can embrace the new KIGAM’s value and research cultures. Our ultimate goal is enhancing the quality of people's lives through science and technology which eventually contributes to the development of human society.
Global Nutrition Report 2015: Actions and accountability to advance nutrition and sustainable development
Type:PublicationPublication date:As we move into the post-2015 era of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world faces many seemingly intractable problems. Malnutrition should not be one of them. Countries that are determined to make rapid advances in malnutrition reduction can do so. If governments want to achieve the SDG target of ending all forms of malnutrition by 2030, they have clear pathways to follow. There are many levers to pull, and this report provides many examples of countries that have done so. Tackling malnutrition effectively is also key to meeting many other SDG targets.
Relatório sobre a nutrição mundial 2015: Iniciativas e responsabilização para o progresso da nutrição e desenvolvimento sustentável
Type:PublicationPublication date:ÀMEDIDA QUE ENTRAMOS NA ERA PÓS-2015 DOS OBJETIVOS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL (ODSS), O MUNDO ENFRENTA INÚMEROS DESAFIOS APARENTEMENTE insuperáveis. A desnutrição não deveria ser um deles. Os países determinados a realizar rápidos avanços na redução da desnutrição podem fazê-lo. Se os governos desejam atingir a meta de ODS de erradicar todas as formas de desnutrição até 2030, eles precisam ter trajetórias claras para seguir. Existem muitas alavancas a se ativar, e este relatório oferece vários exemplos de países que conseguiram realizar isto.
L’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014: Le défi de la faim invisible
Type:PublicationPublication date:Alors qu’il ne reste plus qu’une année avant la date d’échéance de la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 (GHI) offre une analyse multidimensionnelle de la faim et présente de nouvelles données permettant d’alimenter le débat mondial sur la question de savoir où concentrer les efforts dans la lutte contre la faim et la malnutrition. Selon le GHI 2014, les niveaux de faim dans les pays en développement pris dans leur ensemble se sont améliorés depuis 1990, diminuant de 39%.