Nairobi, 07 September 2026 – Every US$1 invested in tackling climate change and air pollution together can generate around US$15 in economic benefits, according to a report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Climate and Clean …
Dates: 20 - 28 June 2026 Location: London, UK Registration usually required for individual events. See all events. London Climate Action Week (LCAW) is one of the world’s largest independent climate events, bringing together policymakers, businesses, …
The Global Environment Facility has committed US$78 million to restore degraded land and create livelihoods across nine Sahel countries along Africa’s Great Green Wall. The programme will restore over 270,000 hectares of degraded land, and support improved …
The world is heating up, but our cities are heating faster. Paved with asphalt and packed with concrete, urban centres radiate heat, turning cities into sweltering “heat islands” that can get up to 10°C warmer than the surrounding countryside. As …
Like an overmatched boxer, the world’s coral reefs are being pummeled by climate change, and the onslaught may soon prove debilitating. That was the main finding of a report released earlier this week by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, whose …
Air pollution can seem quite basic. The sky is brown – bad; the sky is blue – good. But start trying to understand what clean air truly entails, and it quickly becomes far more technical and complex than meets the eye, quite literally. Ahead of this year’s …
Bangkok, March 27 – The 64th Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) closed in Bangkok this evening. The session discussed the review of the Principles and Procedures that govern IPCC’s work. These should be reviewed every …
BANGKOK, March 24 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) began its Sixty‑fourth Plenary Session at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand, today. Nearly 300 delegates …
In May 2022, the General Assembly adopted A/RES/76/265 proclaiming 1 March as World Seagrass Day. The resolution highlights the urgent need to raise awareness at all levels and to promote and facilitate actions for the conservation of seagrasses in order …
Steve Muigai spends his days driving a boda boda (motorcycle taxi) in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. He makes a living ferrying goods and people through the chaotic urban streets, often covering up to 150 kilometres a day. It’s demanding work. But since …
Excellencies, colleagues and friends, My thanks to the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kenya and the Organizing Committee of the Atomic Bombing Exhibition in Nairobi, in collaboration with UNON, for organizing this important event on the …
In 2024, the world experienced its first year in which the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. While scientists assess climate change over decades rather than calendar years, the signal was clear: we’re heading for a …
To raise awareness about the Arabian leopard, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed February 10 as the International Day of the Arabian Leopard in resolution 77/295. Classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, the rapid …
Good afternoon. I am pleased to join you today to share more on UNEP’s latest report, Limiting Overshoot. This report tells us that global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – crossing the goal the world agreed to during …
Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C Above 1.5°C, climate impacts and risks of tipping points intensify with every fraction of a degree ‘Overshoot, peak and decline’ pathway best remaining option to help …
All Businesses Can be Positive Agents of Change IPBES Report Highlights Methods and more than 100 Specific Actions to Measure & Respond to Business Impacts & Dependencies for Businesses, Governments, Financial Actors and Civil Society. …
From microscopic organisms to vast ecosystems, life on Earth depends upon variety. Yet that diversity is being lost at an unprecedented rate, threatening the future of all species, including our own. In response, in 2022 the world’s governments agreed on …
Officially known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, the legally binding UN treaty covers the ocean zones that lie beyond national waters (the “high seas”) and the international seabed area. These regions make up over two- …
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