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Green Recovery Library
A deep dive into critical issues using data and analysis to support evidence-based decision making

Using GIS to enhance Data in Solid Waste Management
Mwanza, Tanzania’s second largest city, produces 357 tonnes of solid waste daily. With a struggling waste management system, the city faces urgent challenges to keep up with its rapid growth and ensure a healthy environment for its residents.

State of the Planet: Global Public Survey
The global survey collected voices from citizens around the world on how the world is taking action, barriers and what we can do toward a healthy planet.

Biowaste audits in Skopje
The biowaste audit dashboard visualizes how commercial entities working in the capital city of North Macedonia – Skopje, particularly in the HORECA (Hotels, Restaurants and Catering) sector, and not limited to that group, are producing biowaste. The dashboard is a snapshot experiment that aims to highlight how visualized data from the biowaste audit can showcase potential opportunities for businesses working with biowaste transformation and biotechnologies.

Stockholm+50 National Consultations Dashboard
Explore reports prepared for each of national consultation that took place in over 56 countries participating in the Stockholm+50.

Bhutan versus Climate Change
Bhutan’s location in a geologically active region makes it highly vulnerable to climate variability and extreme weather events. Based on previous studies identifying vulnerability disparities across population groups, Bhutan embarks on a socio-economic impact assessment to further explore the impact of climate change to inform its national adaptation planning.

Crowdmapping informal urban infrastructure to improve waste management
Map showing Geo-tagged survey responses, heat maps and trash maps overlaid on Open Street map/satellite images of Zanzibar islands.

Increase environmental engagement in Mexico through an interactive map of voices and community actions
How can a systematized engagement with broader communities and sectors support an accelerated transformation towards planetary health?

How is Guinea addressing food insecurity?
Aquaculture, an alternative solution to reduce food insecurity and child malnutrition because it guarantees the production of fish throughout the year.

Viet Nam’s People Perception Survey Results on the environment and Covid-19 Response Package
Understanding that better data can help us make better-informed decisions, since 2009, the Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) has been capturing the voices of Vietnamese citizens on the performance and quality of policy implementation. The dashboard mainly focuses on understanding the changes that have occurred during the pandemic related to the government response and the environmental dimension.

Climate Information and Early Warnings Africa
Data on climate information and the status of early warnings in Africa was collected in 2015 across 7 countries in Africa in an effort to connect stakeholders with new data on climate change adaptation actions.

Stockholm+50 National Policy Database
This database on key national policies and strategies that are contributing to a Healthy Planet (e.g. NDCs, NBSAPS etc.) was prepared as part of the S+50 national consultation process by UNDP Country Offices.

PLANT – Paris Agreement LULUCF Assessment & NDC Tool
UNDP’s Paris Agreement LULUCF and NDC Tool (PLANT) helps countries to analyze opportunities to enhance the contribution of the forest sector to NDC mitigation targets, the potential for high-quality emission reductions/removals available for carbon market access, and the systems and processes needed to meet the requirements of the enhanced transparency framework under the Paris Agreement.

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Simulator
Several measures included in country NDCs, such as energy efficiency, renewables, nature-based solutions and others, potentially deliver socio-economic benefits as well such as economic growth, job creation, reduced air pollution, public health benefits and enhanced energy security and access.

Viet Nam: Potential Economic Benefits from Implementing The NDC
Several measures included in country NDCs, such as energy efficiency, renewables, nature-based solutions and others, potentially deliver socio-economic benefits as well such as economic growth, job creation, reduced air pollution, public health benefits and enhanced energy security and access.

How are Countries Investing in Recovery?
The Global Recovery Observatory brings transparency to global government spending during the COVID-19 crisis. The Observatory is designed to showcase policy solutions and identify investment opportunities for governments and partners that are more impactful and sustainable.

SDGs X Covid-19 – Climate Action
Investments in recovering from COVID-19 need to focus on sustainable jobs and sectors. Recent findings show that non-fossil fuel technologies create more jobs per unit energy than coal and natural gas. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that decarbonizing the world economy by 2050 would boost cumulative global GDP gains by US$98 trillion between now and 2050, quadrupling renewable energy jobs to 42 million, with higher gender parity than traditional sectors.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Climate Ambition
The COVID-19 crisis has delayed many countries’ efforts to advance the process to revise their climate pledges (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. At the same time, many are seizing the opportunity to leverage NDC processes to guide green recovery and sustainable development.