Links
This section provides interesting IA links and points to new websites, developments in IA and other news.
New UNEP-UNDP Online Guide on Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaption
Date:
25/08/2011
Excerpt:
This guide provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how governments and other national actors can mainstream climate change adaptation into national development planning as part of broader mainstreaming efforts. It is aimed at public decision makers and practitioners in developing countries dealing with climate change adaptation. ... IN-STREAM: A Project for the Integration of Economic Indicators with Development Objectives
Date:
22/08/2011
Excerpt:
The IN-STREAM Project on the integration of mainstream economic indicators into sustainable development objectives has recently published new results of its research. ... The Manual of European Environmental Policy – Has Been Newly Updated
Date:
22/07/2011
Excerpt:
The Manual of European Environmental Policy provides analysis of over 500 Directives, Decisions and Regulations covering all fields of EU environmental policy including climate change, biodiversity, waste and resource use. ... New Online Discussion Forum on International Environmental Governance and the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development
Date:
11/07/2011
Excerpt:
The "Earth System Governance Project" has created a new online discussion forum on international environmental governance and the institutional framework for sustainable development. It is meant to generate new ideas from academia and the policy community on how to advance the international debate with a view to the upcoming Rio+20 summit. ... New ESDN Report on "Innovation and Sustainable Development: Linkages and Perspectives for Policies in Europe"
Date:
07/07/2011
Excerpt:
The main challenge towards the transition to greener, cleaner and more equitable economic growth is to address innovation not only from an economic, but also from a social and environmental dimension. The interface between innovation and sustainable development is however difficult to capture. ... New Online Forum by European Environment Agency
Date:
16/06/2011
Excerpt:
The European Environment Agency has launched a new online forum as part of its efforts to distribute environmental information as widely as possible. ... New IEA Report on Renewables in Power Generation
Date:
30/05/2011
Excerpt:
A new book from the International Energy Agency (IEA), "Harnessing Variable Renewables: a Guide to the Balancing Challenge", presents a novel method of assessing the resources needed to balance supply and demand in power systems with large shares of ‘variable’ renewables. ... New Maps on Air Pollution from Different Sources
Date:
26/05/2011
Excerpt:
New online maps published by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency allow citizens to pinpoint the main diffuse sources of air pollution, such as transport and aviation. The new set of 32 maps shows where certain pollutants are released. ENPI-SEIS Project: Promoting SEIS Principles with European Neighbouring Countries
Date:
05/05/2011
Excerpt:
The European Commission has launched a project for gradually extending the Shared Environment Information System (SEIS) principles to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) South and East neighbours and the Russian Federation. ... KNOWandPOL: New EU Project on Knowledge and Policy
Date:
18/04/2011
Excerpt:
An EU funded project on the relationship between knowledge and policy making (KNOWandPOL) has recently published new results. ...