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How are poverty, the environment, and development linked? What are the long-term benefits of a green economy?
Did you know that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are institutions within the United Nations system? They share the same goal of raising living standards in their member countries. Their approaches to this goal are complementary, with the IMF focusing on macroeconomic and financial stability issues and the World Bank concentrating on long-term economic development and poverty reduction. - IMF
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) supports developing countries to access the benefits of a globalized economy more fairly and effectively, and helps equip them to deal with the potential drawbacks of greater economic integration.
Check out publications from UNEP, UNCTAD, the World Bank and more in our Government Documents collection by clicking on the images or citations below.
Call number: Government Docs UNEP T 65
The report is compiled by UNEP's Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator of decent jobs, and that it is also a vital strategy for the elimination of persistent poverty. The report also seeks to motivate policy makers to create the enabling conditions for increased investments in a transition to a green economy.
Sustainable Social Development
Call number: GOVD UNEP Ou7 v.7no.2 1995 c.2
The Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (revised in 2020) improves business practices of UNEP by integrating key sustainability measures across its work. This Framework enables UNEP to anticipate and manage emerging environmental and social issues in a structured manner.
Call number: Government Docs Pamphlet IBRD M 66/2
The mini Atlas of Global Development is an at-a-glance guide to the most pressing development issues facing the world. Based on the World Bank's authoritative World Development Indicators as well as the World Bank Atlas and the Little Data Book, the mini Atlas provides colorful and easy-to-read world maps, tables, and graphs that highlight key social, economic, and environmental data for 208 countries and territories.
World Bank. (2005). Miniatlas of millennium development goals building a better world.
Call number: Government Docs Pamphlet IBRD M 66/3
UNEP. (2001).Globalisation and sustainable development : opportunities and challenges for the financial services sector. International roundtable meeting on finance and the environment, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 16-17 November 2000.
Call number: Government Docs UNEP G 51/7
The complexities of globalization and the drive for sustainability are creating many new challenges and opportunities for the world of finance. This publication presents some of the discussions that took place at a UNEP Roundtable held on 16-17 November 2000.
Some of the issues covered include challenges and opportunities for banking, insurance, and asset management industries; environmental management and reporting; performance indicators; micro-financing schemes; and the social aspects of corporate responsibility in a global context.
UNCHS. (2008). Urban world (Nairobi, Kenya). UN-Habitat and Pressgroup Holdings Europe.
Call number: Government Docs (Library Use Only) UNCHS Ur 1
Image from Urban World: Ecological footprint
Image from Urban World: Smart cities
UNCTAD. (2012). The state of commodity dependence. United Nations.
Call number: Government Docs (Library Use Only) U.N. per. St 29/14
Tognetti, S. S. (1995). Poverty and the environment : reconciling short-term needs with long-term sustainability goals. United Nations Environment Programme.
Call number: Government Docs UNEP P 86
UNEP. (1999). Economic instruments for the sustainable management of natural resources : a case study on the Philippines’ forestry sector. United Nations.
Call number: Government Docs UNEP Ec 74/2
UNEP. (2006). Protecting coastal and marine environments from land-based activities : a guide for national action.
Call number: Government Docs UNEP P 94/5
Biswas, A. K., & Uitto, J. I. (2001). Sustainable development of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basins . United Nations University Press.
Call number: Government Docs UNU Su 82/1
UNEP. (2001). Sowing the seeds of change : an environmental teaching pack for the hospitality industry. International Hotel & Restaurant Association.
Call number: Government Docs UNEP So 93
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