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This publication supports policymakers in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus sub-region in designing effective policies that optimize the potential for innovative, high-growth entrepreneurship.

The Forest Products Annual Market Review 2021-2021 provides a comprehensive analysis of markets in the UNECE region and reports on the main market influences beyond the region. It covers products from the forest to the end-user and from roundwood and primary processed products to value-added, housing, and wood energy. Statistics-based chapters analyze the markets for wood raw materials, sawnwood, wood-based panels, paper, paperboard, and wood pulp. Underlying the analysis is a comprehensive collection of data. The Review highlights the role of sustainable forest products in international markets, discusses policies concerning forests and forest products, assesses the main trends and drivers, and analyses the effects of the current economic situation on forest product markets.

Provides support to country representatives and other relevant stakeholders for the design and drafting of transboundary water cooperation agreements and other arrangements, including guidance on content and drafting options.

Demonstrates the benefits and added value of implementing intersectoral (nexus) solutions to solve the most typical problems affecting transboundary basins in terms of water quantity, quality, and environment. It is based on a survey of stakeholders worldwide who have experience with solutions and investments.

Provides guidance to the producers of population and housing censuses on how to assess the quality of administrative data for use in a census. The guidelines cover the stages of assessment, from working with a data supplier to understand a source, its strengths, and limitations, all the way to the receipt and analysis of the actual data.

Offers a continuation of the work undertaken in Phase 1, and extends its analysis to the following areas: Technical and legislative aspects, Socioeconomic analysis, Conditions for the establishment of national and international networks, and Financial and planning elements of HSR.

Analyses key opportunities and challenges related to the financing of transboundary water cooperation and basin development. Ultimately, this publication encourages dialogue between basin managers and developers on the one hand and representatives of the financial sector - both public and private - on the other.

Presents and analyses the findings of the second reporting exercise under the Water Convention, which was carried out in 2020. The publication reviews and summarises progress made in the implementation of the Convention and further identifies significant trends, successes, challenges and opportunities in transboundary water cooperation.

Explores housing affordability challenges and existing policy instruments for improving housing affordability in the regions covered by UNECE, and presents examples of 'good practices' in improving housing affordability among countries and cities.

Though road safety systems do exist at national and international levels, enhanced bilateral efforts are urgently required to improve global road safety

This toolkit for renewable energy policy-makers and investors builds on the work already done by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) towards sustainably increasing renewable energy investments and improving cross-sectoral planning in decision-making processes.

This publication provides recommendations to governments and standards bodies to improve voluntary norms and standards for gender equality and women's empowerment.

This publication presents a general review of the Belarusian national legal and institutional framework for innovation. It also highlights the status and progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country, including an assessment of national development strategies within the context of ongoing international initiatives and a review of recent eco-innovation projects in such development strategies and government programmes.

The United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) is designed as a unifying framework for the integrated management of resources.

The public sector plays a very significant role in modern economies.

The European Agreement on Main International Railways Lines (AGC) was drawn up at Geneva 31 May 1985, under the aegis of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), with the objective of facilitating coordinated intergovernmental action in the development of a European rail network.

Countries in the Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus (EESC) sub-region have considerable potential for sustainable growth and development that will require systematic experimentation with ideas and technologies across their respective economies and societies.

Presents an overview of current global road safety statistics, describes methodologies that are used for assessing the impact of vehicle regulations on national road safety performance, and provides examples for their application.

Practical guidance on incorporating longitudinal data into annual migration statistics. Includes a set of longitudinal indicators that could be calculated at a regular basis.

Reviews the situation, trends, challenges and main interactions for the five natural resources - water, energy, food, land and materials. Three interlinkages which are very relevant to the Natural Resource Nexus, namely, statistics, transport and trade, are addressed.

In the geographically diverse UNECE region, which includes some of the world's richest countries as well as a number of economies in transition, UNECE is uniquely positioned to support harmonization and value creation processes as part of efforts to strengthen smart connectivity and advance sustainable mobility for its Member States.

Provides an overview of the work of the UNECE Sustainable Transport Division in supporting countries to overcome challenges faced by their inland transport systems related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Covering five thematic areas, the report assesses the different impacts for each area and provides an overview of policy support measures.

This guide's recommendations aim to improve national poverty statistics by ensuring better availability of disaggregated data for measuring poverty in alignment with international standards. The publication mainly targets national statistical authorities and provides useful information for policymakers, researchers and other users of poverty data.

Supports efforts within measuring and monitoring progress towards the SDGs. The focus is on the challenges faced by countries in the UNECE region.

Intended to assist stakeholders in the forestry sector to successfully navigate the transition to a forest sector that is fully engaged in the green economy. New and increasing opportunities for providing forest-based services and products, growing business and revenue as well as creating jobs arise from this transition.

Explains the obligations under the Water Convention and the way its institutional platform works, as well as the advantages for States to become Party to the Convention. The publication also addresses the relationship between the Water Convention and the 1997 UN Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses.

Blockchain, a form of Distributed Ledger Technology, offers opportunities to increase the reliability and security of trade transactions. The repetition of data among multiple ledgers in a network, as well as the immutability of information after it has been integrated into the Blockchain, can increase confidence for both traders and regulators.