This list contains 28 entry(ies).
The Global Innovation Index (GII) is a ranking of innovation performance of around 130 countries produced by Cornell University, INSEAD, and WIPO.
Author(s):
- Dutta, Soumitra
- Lanvin, Bruno
- Wunsch-Vincent, Sacha
Organization(s):
- Cornell University, US
- Institut européen d'administration des affaires (INSEAD)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
This book addresses both risk management at a startup, beginning at the mission statement, and for existing nonprofits that may be at risk due to inappropriate policies, or lack thereof, proper procedures and risk abatement planning.
Author(s):
- Feiler, Jesse
- Nayowith, Gail B.
This report provides, for the first time, a comprehensive global-scale assessment of the benefits, risks, and trade-offs of energy efficiency technologies and their combined effects when deployed alongside low-carbon electricity supply technologies.
Organization(s):
- UNEP, International Resource Panel
This paper examines the volumes, sources and flows of e-waste, the risks it poses to e-waste workers and the environment, occupational safety and health issues, labour issues and regulatory frameworks, and links this growing global problem with the International Labour Organizations (ILO) curren
Organization(s):
- ILO
- ILO, Sectoral Activities Department (SECTOR)
- ILO, Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork)
A guide to help Pacific reporters produce news items on Electronic and Electrical Waste (E-waste) in the Pacific is now available.
Author(s):
- Woonton, Nanette
- Haynes, David
- Richards, Esther
Organization(s):
- Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), Secretariat
- UNESCO
The book expresses the ultimate aim that a Blue Economy business model will shift society from scarcity to abundance "with what we have", by tackling issues that cause environmental and related problems in new ways.
This updated handbook by the United Nations Development Programme provides hands-on guidance for identifying the most effective technology options for poverty reduction and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Organization(s):
- UNDP
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), Secretariat
This publication is designed for fishermen, net makers, fishing technologiests and others interested in a practical guide to the design, use and operation of effective bycatch reduction devices.
Through gripping narrative stories and incidents that exemplify his arguments, the author takes us on a world tour that begins with a heartstopping description of the tragic crash of United Airlines Flight 232 from Denver to Chicago and includes Las Vegas in ts desert, a wilderness beach in Briti
Organization(s):
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), CH
Organization(s):
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), NP
- Centre for Rural Technology, NP
Organization(s):
- United States, National Research Council
Organization(s):
- UNEP
- Commission on Sustainable Development
Author(s):
- Nadis, Steve
- MacKenzie, James L.
Organization(s):
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Organization(s):
- IAEA, Projet régional sur le développement des techniques nucléaires en hydrologie dans les pays du Sahel
Organization(s):
- Finland, Ministry of Trade and Industry
This works explores questions about the philosophical, political, and social implications of technology, considering a range of issues, theories, and social movements.
Author(s):
- Carlson, Les W.
- Shea, Keith R.
Organization(s):
- International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Author(s):
- Böer, Karl W.
- Duffie, John A.
Organization(s):
- American Solar Energy Society, US
Organization(s):
- United States, Office of Technology Assessment
Author(s):
- De Lepeleire, G.
- Prasad, K. Krishna
Author(s):
- Goldsmith, Maurice
- King, Alexander
Organization(s):
- United States, Board on Science and Technology for International Development, Commission on International Relations, National Academy of Sciences
