Institut Veolia Environnement
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Sustainable Development
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Involvement in UN Partnerships: | Yes |
If yes, explain in detail: | 1. The Institute has started a collaboration in 2011 with UNEP (MoU with UNEP-DTIE) to work on urban sustainability 2. The Institut Veolia Environnement is a focal point for the partnership with UNFCCC in the Nairobi Work Programme |
Affiliation with other organizations: | The Institut develops three tools to achieve its objectives: a research programme led with academic partners, a series of international conferences, and a top-notch scientific editorial policy. All these activities are led with research institutes/institutional/NGOs partners : JPAL (MIT, USA), Sciences-Po (Paris), CHEDS (Beijing University; China), IUCN, AFD, IDDRI (France), The Energy and Resources Institute (India), Pew Center on Global Climate Change (USA), etc. |
Publications: | Since 2008, the Institute publishes 2 peer-reviewed journals (in full open access) - S.A.P.I.EN.S (Surveys And Perspectives Integrating ENvironment and Society): a transdisciplinary journal for the integration and dissemination of scientific knowledge relevant to the interface of environment and society. www.sapiens-journal.org -FACTS Reports (Field ACTions Sciences) that aims to enhance, capitalise and disseminate the knowledge resources produced by field actions and foster their take up by all in routine actions. The authors and peers themselves are field actors : from NGOs, internaitonal organization, etc. www.factsreports.org |
Statements or documents submitted Commission on Sustainable Development: |
The Institut Veolia Environnement has contributed to the compilation document for the preparation of RIO+20 http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&nr=617&type=510&menu=20&template=529&str=Poverty%20eradication |