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 …
“The work of the Puyanawa shows what is possible when Indigenous Peoples are able to exercise their rights to their traditional territories,” said Gabriel Labbate, the head of the Climate Mitigation Unit at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). …
Our first contact with the world. What we inhale 12 times a minute. It keeps us alive or poisons us. 99% of us breathe polluted air. We can't take it anymore. Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk of our time. It also exacerbates …
This mirrors the growing interest and demand for foresight that is also reinforced by the United Nations reform agenda and the Secretary-General’s report on ‘Our Common Agenda’, which calls for all UN agencies, as well as all UN member states, to engage …
The loss robbed marine life of key spawning grounds and left coastal communities dangerously exposed to storm surges, like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which killed 30,000 Sri Lankans.
Launched in 2001, the initiative has secured habitat for threatened species including the greater one-horned rhinoceros and the Asian elephant as well as the royal Bengal tiger. A key element is the restoration of seven corridors to connect more strictly …
As the world bakes under record heat, the nearly 200 parties to the Paris Agreement are developing new national plans to counter climate change. Experts say the blueprints, due in 2025, will be crucial to determining whether humanity can stave off a bleak …
The UN Secretary-General's Call to Action on Extreme Heat brings together the diverse expertise and perspectives of ten specialized UN entities (FAO, ILO, OCHA, UNDRR, UNEP, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, WHO, WMO) in a first-of-its-kind joint product, …
The Environmental Alliance of America hosts the first regional eco-labeling programme, backed by regulatory, standardization, and accreditation bodies. Harmonizing and promoting eco-labeling efforts in the region to boost sustainable trade and better- …
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