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… 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 Urbanization 226 12 Drylands 246 … change, urbanization, migration, and conflict to food, energy, and water insecurity. In all its dimensions, human … demand for land functions that provide food, water, and energy, and those services that support and regulate all life …

… in cities 7. Increase investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency 8. Improve access to clean cooking fuels … and open burning of waste 49. Increase material and energy recovery of waste, including through recycling 50. …

… policy and air pollution policy cannot be seen separately. Energy savings and shifts in the energy mix have contributed to cleaner air and will continue … promoting e.g. healthy lives and well-being, sustainable energy, safe and sustainable cities and protection of …

… challenges for policy- makers. Transport, housing, energy and The world population is steadily increasing, … to look for production methods which save resources, energy and time. Although generally consid- ered positive, … when new prod- ucts offer higher performance or greater energy efficiency, for in- stance, a change may reduce the …

… growing food, support- ing industry, and producing energy (Gleick 1993). Peo- ple also benefit further from … giving further impetus for develop- ment of renewable energy sources, such as hydro- power, biofuels and wind energy, that do not use fossil fuels (although the financial …

… is a producer of food but also a consumer of resources and energy. It both gives and receives within a system of … we find taxation related to agriculture, forests, fishing, energy, town planning, etc. Each of these tax provisions has … together with legislation enacting incentive measures for energy conservation and the decentralized production of …

… and local development frameworks, particularly in the energy sector. The Strategy is complemented by the UNEP/MAP … and ecological scarcities. Besides being about renewable energy, waste management, and sustainable consumption and … was improving, while for others such as climate change, energy intensity, water and sustainable tourism (particularly …

… and Central European University); Ibrahim H. Rehman* (The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI); Roberto Sanchez … Centre for Water and Environment; UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC); UNEP World … youth and education, climate sustainability, clean energy, biodiversity and forests, water, healthy seas and …

… indirect drivers (i.e. food, shelter, water and energy needs), and direct pressures on biodiversity. Direct … are often made from petrochemicals that require a lot of energy to produce, though can sometimes be recycled. Fabric … care requirements, which themselves have large water, energy, and toxic chemical impacts. The main sources of fibre …