Acronyms


ABSCH Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House ADB Asian Development Bank AfDB African Development Bank


AMCEN African Ministerial Conference for Environment ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations BCCIC British Columbia Council for International Cooperation BRIC Brazil, Russia, India, China CBD Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity CIF Climate Investment Funds


CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora


DMC Domestic material consumption EST Environmentally sound technologies EU European Union


FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GDP Gross domestic product GEO Global Environmental Outlook


GLAAS UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking–Water


IEA International Energy Agency


ILAC Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development


ILO International Labour Organization IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission


IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency IRP International Resource Panel


IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IWRM Integrated Water Resource Management LDCs Least Developed Countries LME Large marine ecosystem MDGs Millennium Development Goals MEAs Multilateral environmental agreements NAP National adaptation plan NDC Nationally determined contribution ODA Official development assistance OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development pH Average marine acidity PM Particulate matter


REDD Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation


SCP Sustainable consumption and production SDG Sustainable Development Goal TEEB The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity


UN Energy United Nations’ inter-agency Mechanism on Energy UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDAF United Nations Development Assistant Framework


UN-DOALOS United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe UNEP United Nations Environment Programme


UNEP-WCMC United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre


UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization


UNESCO-IHP United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Hydrological Programme


UNESCO-UIS United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Institute of Statistics


UN-ESCWA United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia


UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UN-Habitat United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNISDR United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNSD United Nations Statistics Division


UNWTO World Tourism Organization USD United States dollar VNR Voluntary national review


WASH water, santiation and hygiene WHO World Health Organization


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