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News
Chile’s Protests Offer Lessons on Social Inequality and Climate Action
27 November 2019: The simple fact that the popular uprising in Chile was triggered by a fare increase for probably one of the “greenest” metros in the world shines the
Islamabad Declaration shines spotlight on Pakistan water crisis
21 October 2018 – Urgent and long-term measures to overcome a looming water crisis in Pakistani were announced in the final session of a international water conference. Measures to increase water
Pricing Reforms for Sustainable Water Use and Management in the Philippines
The Philippines is endowed with abundant natural water features, including more than 400 rivers, 50 natural lakes and 100,000 hectares of freshwater swamps. In addition, numerous dams and the high
Reports
The Environmental Implementation Review 2019 – Country report Portugal (EC)
The European Commission published on 5 April 2019 the second Environment Implementation Review (EIR), an overview of how EU environmental policies and laws are applied on the ground. The 2nd
How (Not) To Do Public Policy: Water Charges and Local Property Tax (NUI)
This report by the Whitaker Institute at National University of Ireland, looks back at a recent policy success, the Local Property Tax (LPT), and a recent policy failure, water charges,
Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences (UN Environment/DIE)
The “Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences” report is a joint publication by UN Environment and the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). It illustrates how green industrial
