At COP16, leaders will also discuss the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a landmark agreement designed to safeguard and restore nature. It includes a target on biodiversity-inclusive urban planning, encouraging local …
The Montreal Protocol is rightly hailed as a multilateralism success story. It united the world to phase out ozone-depleting substances putting the ozone layer on the path to recovery and protecting all life on Earth. On this World Ozone Day, we also …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its first-ever guidance on antibiotic pollution from manufacturing. The new guidance on wastewater and solid waste management for antibiotic manufacturing sheds light on this important but neglected …
Climate change, the loss of nature, pollution and waste: the impacts of a triple planetary crisis are scarring Africa’s landscapes, depleting the continent’s oceans and freshwater sources, and raising urban air pollution to hazardous levels. Some of the …
Ground-level ozone, a gas, forms when fuel vapours, chemical solvents and other pollutants are heated by the sun. It is the main ingredient in smog and has been linked to a litany of respiratory problems, including asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis …
Hassaan Mohamed, the Deputy Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy of Maldives, knows what runaway climate change would mean for his country. “Climate change impacts are the most severe things we face right now,” Mohamed said recently. “It is …
Over half of critical mineral projects are on or near Indigenous Peoples’ land. Some 70 per cent of cobalt resources are in areas with high environmental, social and governance challenges. There are other concerns, including around concentrations in …
When: 30 August - 6 September Where: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Meeting dates UNCCD regional preparatory meeting: 30 August - 2 September Major Groups and Stakeholders meeting: 1 – 2 September AMCEN Expert Segment: 3 – 4 September AMCEN Ministerial Segment …
One Caribbean island nation, Antigua and Barbuda, is at the forefront of this push. It has backed a UN General Assembly resolution requesting the International Court of Justice to weigh in on the obligations of states in respect of climate change.
Nairobi, 28 August 2024 – In half the world’s countries one or more types of freshwater ecosystems are degraded, including rivers, lakes and aquifers. River flow has significantly decreased, surface water bodies are shrinking or being lost, ambient water …
“Paris has shown that it is possible to bring even the most polluted rivers back to life,” said Dianna Kopansky, Head of the Freshwater and Wetlands Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). “But if we’re to ward off a looming freshwater …
My thanks to the Organising Committee for the Atomic Bomb Exhibitions for this important exhibition, which highlights the impact of nuclear weapons and associated radiation on human health and the environment. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki stand …
Ongoing climate change, caused by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is happening on a timescale of decades to centuries and is driving environmental changes worldwide. In contrast, the air pollution that occurs near the Earth’s …
Title: NDCs 3.0 Regional Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean Date: 27-29 August 2024 Location: Bogota, Colombia Description: The Emissions Gap Report 2023 warns that current pledges under the Paris Agreement could lead to a 2.5-2.9°C temperature rise …
Why is plastic pollution so damaging? Plastic products often need to have chemicals added to them to give them their functionality. Some of these are harmful chemicals and may enter the environment or human bodies depending on the production practices, …
The Nairobi Convention is part of the Regional Seas Programme established by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The Convention entered into force in 1996 to address the accelerating degradation of the Western Indian Ocean by increasing the capacity of 10 …
The strategy is also aiming to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change, by 10 per cent. In 2018, vehicles along the corridor produced more than 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. “Achieving the objectives …
In recent years, Denmark has worked in some of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions, including the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, where it has helped communities manage water and bolster agricultural productivity. The country is also a key supporter …
Between 10 million and 20 million miners in more than 70 countries work in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, including up to 5 million women and children. These operations, which are often unregulated and unsafe, generate 37 per cent of global mercury …
As we just heard from the UN Secretary-General, the World Meteorological Organization and its partners have said that 2024 is likely to be the hottest year recorded. This means the 2023 record is going to stand for just one year. This is a clear sign that …
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