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Abbreviations & Acronyms of Climate Change and Sustainability
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AEDP: Alternative Energy Development Plan.
ALPS: Alternative Energy Development Plan ALPS Alternative Pathways towards Sustainable.
BAU: Business-As-Usual.
BRICS: Brazil Russia India China South Africa.
CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity.
CBDR: Common But Differentiated Responsibility.
CCS: Carbon Capture And Sequestration.
CDP: Committee for Development Policy
CEB: Chief Executives Board for Coordination.
CLEW: Climate-Land-Energy-Water.
CLEWD: Climate-Land-Energy-Water-Development.
CLEWS: Climate-Land-Energy-Water-Water Strategies.
CLEWs: Global Resource Scenarios Of The Climate-Land-Energy And Water Nexus.
CSD: United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
DAC: Development Assistance Committee.
DAU: Dynamics-As-Usual.
DMSP: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
DSD: Division for Sustainable Development (of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs).
ECESA: United Nations Executive Committee on Economic and Social Affairs.
ECLAC: United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council
EJ: Exajoule.
EPR: Environmental Performance Review.
Eurostat: Statistical Office of the European Communities.
EVI: Enhanced Vegetation Index.
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
FEEM: Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
forex: Foreign Exchange Market.
GA: General Assembly.
GBO: Global Biodiversity Outlook.
GDP: Gross Domestic Product.
GEA: Global Energy Assessment.
GEO: Global Environment Outlook.
GHG: Greenhouse Gas
GIS: Geographic Information System.
GLUCOSE: Global Least-cost User-friendly CLEWs Open-Source Exploratory model.
GNI: Gross National Income.
GNP: Gross National Product.
GPI: Genuine Progress Indicator.
GSG: Global Scenario Group.
GSP: High-level Panel on Global Sustainability.
HANPP: Human Appropriation Of Net Primary Production.
HDI: Human Development Index.
HFA: Hyogo Framework for Action.
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
HLPF: High-Level Political Forum On Sustainable Development.
HSDI: Human Sustainable Development Index.
IAASTD: International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development.
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency.
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization.
ICSU: International Council for Science.
ICUN: International Union for Conservation of Nature Energy Agency.
IEA: International Energy Agency.
IEAE: International Atomic Energy Agency
IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development.
IGSAs: Intergovernmental Scientific Assessments.
IIASA: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
ILO: International Labour Organization.
IMF: International Monetary Fund.
IMO: International Maritime Organization.
IOM: International Organization for Migration.
IPBES: Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
IPSO: International Program on the State of the Ocean.
ISA: Integrated Sustainability Assessment.
ISEW: Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare.
ISSC: International Social Science Council.
ITC: International Trade Centre.
ITU: International Telecommunication Union.
JPOI: Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.
KTH: Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden).
LDCs: Least Developed Countries.
LLDCs: Landlocked Developing Countries.
MDG: Millennium Development Goal.
MEA: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
MEW: Measure of Economic Welfare
MGCY: United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth.
MIGA: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
MODIS: Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.
NCSA: National Center for Statistical Analysis.
NCTR: National Center for Transit Research.
NDVI: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index.
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization.
NHTS: National Household Transportation Survey.
NIPA: National Income And Product Account.
NNP: Net National Product.
NNS: Net National Saving.
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
NRC: United States National Research Council.
NSC: National Safety Council.
ODA: Official Development Assistance.
OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
OHCHR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
OHRLLS: Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States.
OSEMOSYS: Open Source Energy Modeling System.
OWG: Open Working Group.
PBL: Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving.
PPP: Purchasing Power Parity.
PRSP: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
R&D: Research And Development.
RES: Reference Energy System.
RES: United Nations Resolution.
RITE: Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth.
ROI(s): Return(S) On Investment.
RSN-4: Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network.
SAB: Scientific Advisory Board.
SBSTA: Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice.
SBSTTA: Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
SCBD: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
SD21: Sustainable Development in the 21st Century.
SDA: Shared Development Agenda.
SDG: Sustainable Development Goal.
SDM: Security Distributing and Marketing.
SDSN: Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
SEA: Strategic Environmental Assessment.
SEEA: United Nations Statistical Commission’s System of Environmental-Economic Accounting.
SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute.
SG: Secretary General.
SIDS: Small Island Developing States.
SNAs: System of National Accounts.
SPM: Summary for Policymakers.
SRES: Special Report on Emissions Scenarios.
SUMAMAD: Sustainable Management of Marginal Drylands.
SUNY–ESF: State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
TFSD: Task Force for Measuring Sustainable Development.
TSIA: Trade Sustainability Impact Assessments.
TWAS: The World Academy of Sciences.
UCDP: Uppsala Conflict Data Program.
UN DESA: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
UN ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
UN ESCWA: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
UN Women: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
UN-Habitat: United Nations Human Settlements Program.
UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.
UNCCD: United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
UNCDF: United Nations Capital Development Fund.
UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
UNDG: United Nations Development Group.
UNDP: United Nations Development Program.
UNECE: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Environment Program.
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
UNFF: United Nations Forum on Forests.
UNFIP: United Nations Fund for International Partnerships.
UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund.
UNGA: United Nations General Assembly.
UNHCR: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund.
UNICRI: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute.
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
UNISDR: United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction.
UNMAS: United Nations Mine Action Service.
UNOPS: United Nations Office for Project Services.
UNRISD: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development.
UNSC: United Nations Security Council.
UNSCEAR: United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation.
UNSD: United Nations Statistics Division.
UNTT: United Nations System Task Team.
UNWWAP: United Nations World Water Assessment Program.
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture.
USFWS: United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Service.
WB: World Bank.
WBCSD: World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
WDI: World Development Indicators.
WEC: World Energy Council.
WEF: World Economic Forum.
WEO: World Economic Outlook.
WESP: World Economic Situation and Prospects.
WESS: World Economic and Social Survey.
WFP: World Food Program.
WHO: World Health Organization.
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization.
WITCH: World Induced Technical Change Hybrid.
WMO: World Meteorological Organization.
WTO: World Trade Organization.
WWF: World Wildlife Fund.
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