The International Platform on Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development focuses specifically on public-private partnerships (PPPs) which contribute to advancing sustainable development at the local level. It aims to build capacity on PPPs so that they can be leveraged as an efficient tool for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This collaborative initiative is twofold. It includes:- A physical component: regular international fora, providing training and networking opportunities. - A virtual component: a learning platform which builds capacity through ...[more]

CCAITN identifies potential climatic impacts on transport infrastructure; determines costs of climatic impacts for international inland transport networks, including broader implications for trade and development of impacted countries and identifies the requirements for corresponding adaptation responses; Identifies existing best practices in national policies and risk management, formulation of relevant strategies to enhance the resilience of international transport networks, through changes in infrastructure design and operation planning and management, taking into account specific risks/vul...[more]

The FOCUS (Fisheries Open Source Community Software) community has been established with the purpose to create and maintain free software dedicated to the management, conservation and sustainably use of the fishery resource.

ForFITS allows the analysis of the evolution of transport activity, energy use and CO2 emissions in a range of policy contexts. Using ForFITS, transport stakeholders can better grasp the impact of drivers such as economic development; demographic evolution (including urbanization); energy price development; technology availability and cost. The tool considers the effect of policy instruments such as taxation and subsidies on vehicles, fuel, and road use; structural changes in passenger freight transport. ForFITS has the potential to allow policymakers and transport stakeholders to understand ...[more]

IW:LEARN is the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network. The IW:LEARN project was established to strengthen transboundary water management around the globe by collecting and sharing best practices, lessons learned, and innovative solutions to common problems across the GEF International Waters portfolio. It promotes learning among project managers, country official, implementing agencies, and other partners.

The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data is multi-stakeholder network of more than 150 data champions harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Its members represent the full range of data producers and users, including governments, companies, civil society groups, international organizations, academic institutions, foundations, statistics agencies and data communities. The Global Partnership serves as an invaluable convener, connector and catalyst, building trust and encouraging collaboration among stakeholders to fill critical data gaps and ensure data is acc...[more]

The purpose of this “Paris Pact” is to provide recommendations of actions that should be undertaken without delay at the most relevant scale for water management adaptation to climate change – i.e., the basins of lakes, rivers, and aquifers. The Pact also calls for actions of basin organizations and other relevant institutions (e.g., governments, international organizations, donors, local authorities, civil society and companies). Such actions will contribute to reach target 6.4 to 6.b of the SDGs.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), with its United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and eBusiness (UN/CEFACT), commits to promote and support the implementation of sustainable fisheries standards on a global scale, and particularly the Fisheries Language for Universal Exchange (FLUX). This will contribute to the improvement of fisheries management and full traceability of fish products and will help to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fisheries worldwide. IUU fisheries are destructive fishing practices that have a negative impact on sustainable fishe...[more]

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), with its expert group UNECE GRM commits to promote, facilitate the use of risk management processes and standards to operationalize ecosystem-based management within a regulatory context.

UNECE with its Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies and its Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems (GRM) commits to develop recommendations for governments related to the application of practical risk management tools in regulatory frameworks in support of the SDGs, and with an initial focus on SDG 14. It achieves this by developing specific recommendations aimed at enhancing the capacity of administrations, communities, and enterprises, including small scale and artisanal fisheries, to identify, assess and cope with multiple and increasing l...[more]

This Action Plan describes how the forest sector in the UNECE region could lead the way towards the emerging green economy at the global level. In particular, the Action Plan: a) Describes how the UNECE region’s forest sector could contribute to the development of a green economy; b) Promotes best practices; c) Promotes policies for the forest sector which are effective, efficient in the use of resources and equitable in their treatment of all actors; and d) communicates the potential of the UNECE region’s forest sector to policymakers, the general public and decision makers in other secto...[more]

The main objective is to support member States' efforts to achieve sustainable housing and land management. This is guided by the vision that by 2020, the ECE region continues to be in the forefront of promoting sustainable housing and land management. Green, inclusive, compact and resilient cities are a priority in national policies and in regional cooperation. Investment in the housing sector is encouraged by transparent and efficient land use, property registration and a sound financial system. The housing sector offers a range of options, including for those with special needs and other vu...[more]

Transport, Health and Environment Pan European Programme (THE PEP) aims at making progress towards the achievement of transport patterns that are sustainable for health and the environment by focusing work at the Pan-European level on those priorities where further work of the international community is most needed and could make the biggest impact: integration of environmental and health aspects into transport policies and decisions; shift of the demand for transport towards more sustainable mobility; urban transport issues. In addition, special attention will be given to the needs of the New...[more]

Stabilization and reduction in the forecast level of road traffic fatalities around the world by 2020. The UNECE’s goals for the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety, 2011-2020 are: (1) to ensure the widest possible geographical coverage of United Nations Road Safety Conventions and Agreements; (2) to assist countries in the ECE region and beyond in implementing the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety; and (3) to make progress in stabilizing and reducing road traffic fatalities in the ECE region and beyond.

The UNECE Green Economy Toolbox is a practical one-stop tool providing information and guidance on the green economy. The toolbox offers numerous UNECE tools, such as guidelines and policy recommendations, from the areas of environmental protection, energy, education, finance, housing, innovation, standards or transport to support the transformation to the green economy.

The United Smart Cities program was jointly initiated by UNECE and other industrial partners. Key areas are urban mobility, sustainable housing, clean energy, waste management and ICT. Its objectives are as follows: a) Decrease vulnerability of cities to urban migration, demographic changes, environmental degradation and climate change b) Reduce carbon footprint of cities c) Enhance the quality of life for inhabitants d) Improve the environmental quality of the cities e) Establish public-private partnerships (PPPs)