While it only accounts for less than 3.4 percent of exports, a distant second after mining, cashmere could bring far greater wealth to Mongolia.
After decades of governance by generations who endured communism and its collapse, a new wave is stepping up. 27 year-old Ichinkhorol Tumur-Ochir from Gobi-Altai province helped shape her town’s youth policy in a UNDP-supported workshop.
The newly-appointed UNDP Resident Representative for Mongolia, Ms. Elaine Conkievich presented her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Damdin Tsogtbaatar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Close to half of the country's population resides in Ulaanbaatar. And 60% of its GDP is generated from here. While the city continues to flourish, not all its residents have equally enjoyed the recent this progress. One third of Mongolia's population below the poverty line live in Ulaanbaatar.
Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: Inequalities in human development in the 21st century
The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4th November 2016 and it is the most ambitious effort to reduce Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions after it was adopted by the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015. The Parties have through the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) committed themselves to a significant reduction in the GHG emissions. This can be done through an effort in its own country or by using the market mechanism in Article 6 of the Agreement. After the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Katowice, Poland in December 2018, the finalization of Article 6 Rulebook was postponed to being finalized at the COP 25 in Chile.
Sustainable cashmere from Mongolia-a market assessment
Recognising that market demand and purchasing practices are a key part of the puzzle, UNDP Mongolia commissioned this report to assess market interest in sustainability for cashmere sourcing from the country. The findings show us that there is broad recognition of the environmental and social impacts such as overgrazing by goats, loss of biodiversity, and incomes for herders.
Assessment of the performance of the Mongolian law on administrative and territorial units and their governance
The Mongolian Law on Administrative and Territorial Units and Their Governance (LATUG) is the main law, which regulates local government affairs. It was first adopted on 18 August of 1992, was revised in 2006 and went through 20 amendments since its first adoption. Before analyzing the status of implementation of the law, in this chapter, we aimed to provide a brief overview of the social, political and economic contexts when the LATUG was first adopted, revised in 2006 and further amended, and how the changing contexts have subsequently affected the content of the Law.
Air pollution in Mongolia: Opportunities for further actions
Mongolia’s air pollution problem, caused by an alignment of various conditions and circumstances, has risen to internationally high levels, especially in Ulaanbaatar (UB). Various efforts made in the past, especially since 2010, have aimed to address this issue but with limited success. Since 2017, the legal and policy environment on reducing air pollution has been further strengthened, but outcomes are still unsatisfactory. If sustainable progress is now to be made, the underlying reasons for those failures, which include weak design, as well as inadequacy and ineffectiveness of implementation must be addressed.
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About Mongolia
77%
of Mongolian land is classified as degraded or desertificated
29%
of the population lives below national poverty line
17.1%
of Parliamentarians is female which is below world average
62%
of university students are female
