Spotlight on chemicals and pollution action - UNEP
WEB6 days ago · Preventing, controlling and managing pollution is central to improving health, human well-being and prosperity for all. UNEP drives capacity and leadership in sound management of chemicals and waste, while working to improve ways to reduce waste through circularity, and pollutants released to the air, water, soil and the ocean. Below …
Spotlight on nature and biodiversity - UNEP - UN Environment …
WEB6 days ago · Nature is humanity’s lifeline. Human health, food, economies and well-being depend on nature. Yet nature is in crisis. One million of the world’s estimated 8 million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction. Meanwhile, ecosystem degradation is affecting the well-being of 40 per cent of the global population. The …
G20 Ministerial Declaration reaffirms commitment to tackle ...
WEB6 days ago · This declaration both acknowledges the G20’s responsibility for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions, resource use and waste generation and reaffirms the G20’s commitment to doing something about the resulting environmental challenges. It is encouraging to see a specific commitment to drive forward action at the upcoming …
On front lines of climate change, Tanzanian communities search …
WEB6 days ago · On front lines of climate change, Tanzanian communities search for answers to deepening drought. For much of his life, cattle farmer Asherly William Hogo was consumed with finding water for his herd. Hogo, who is in his early sixties, still has vivid childhood memories of rising in the middle of the night, gathering his animals and setting …
Strategic Workshop on Designing the IMEO Methane Emissions
WEB6 days ago · When: 3-4 October 2024Location: Bogotá, Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)This workshop, organized by UNEP’s IMEO, will facilitate discussion of methane measurement techniques applicable in Colombia to support the design of an IMEO "Baseline Study" by the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.IMEO's multi-sector Baseline …
UNFCCC-CASTT Adaptation Academy in Asia 2024 - UNEP
WEB6 days ago · When: 30 September – 4 October 2024Where: Bangkok, ThailandRegister here!The UNFCCC- Climate Action and Support Transparency Training (CASTT) Adaptation Academy in Asia 2024 is now accepting registrations for the week-long international training programme on the adaptation reporting aspects of the enhanced …
Virtual launch of the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund - UNEP
WEB6 days ago · When: 4 October 2024 - 14:00 CEST. Where: Online. Register here.The Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) Secretariat and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) are hosting a community of practice discussion on the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund.The discussion will provide an overview of the Fund's …