ENVIR ST 600: Capstone: Air Pollution and Equity in an African City (Spring 2021) : White Papers
How to Find White Papers
White papers are reports written by researchers in the field to communicate trends. They do not go through the peer review process, and can be found on organization websites. White papers can also be written by corporations to market goods and services, or by government agencies to communicate policy.
Search tip: How to search Google for organizations
Enter your Google search in this format - topic site:.org
Example: Uganda air pollution site:.org
White papers written by research organizations can also be funded by government agencies and posted on government websites. The government resources on the Government, Policy, Statistics tab might also include white papers that were part of research funded by a government agency, but not written by the agency.
Below are more resources to find organizations that publish white papers.
Organizations
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)International organization that works with governments, policy makers, and citizens on "establishing evidence-based international standards and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges..." and to "... provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting."
- Yearbook of International Organizations OnlineProfiles of more than 60,000 international organizations in all disciplines. Both non-governmental (NGO) and intergovernmental (IGO) organizations.
- TRID (Transport Research International Documentation)World's largest and most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation research information. Includes white papers, journal articles, government publications, and more. It is produced and maintained by the Transportation Research Board of the US National Academies.
- UN Environment Programme: AirReports, videos, data, and international organizations on the topic of air pollution.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)Publications of the International Monetary Fund.
- The World BankResearch and publications of The World Bank.