The Adaptation Gap Report estimates that a group of 39 small island developing states – including Saint Kitts and Nevis - will need more than U$5 billion annually to adapt to climate change. But those nations only have access to a fraction of that funding …
Ministers, We are gathered here today because we all understand the impacts of plastic pollution. And because we have a promise to keep. A legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. Plastic leakage to the environment is predicted to grow 50 per …
Excellencies, Distinguished Participants, Dear Friends, When waste is not managed in an environmentally safe manner, people and planet pay the price. And while chemicals play an important role in our societies, when improperly managed they drive the triple …
Your excellency, Firas Khouri, Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors and colleagues. Welcome to the 168th meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR), a community that is truly growing in size, scope and …
Registration and other information The plenary registration is now open! Please register here. The IPBES 12 Plenary is open for participation of IPBES members and observers. Stakeholder participation in IPBES 12 is open only to delegates who are officially …
"When the roads are flooded or blocked, these shelters are close to where people live, so they don’t have to risk traveling miles with elderly relatives, young children, or livestock," said Muhammad Liakath Ali, the Director of Climate Change …
As Guangming Dai, Deputy Director of Shennongjia Park Authority, notes, “The GEF Shennongjia project has played an important role in building the capacity of protected areas, raising public awareness and […] mainstreaming biodiversity protection.” One of …
At dawn, Dorothy Mae Dumawal strolls past a fleet of electric three-wheeled vehicles charging at a government-owned parking lot in Pasig City, Philippines. In a short while, the vehicles, which belong to the Philippine Postal Corporation, will set off on …
Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe join forces in a new project to reduce the releases of Persistent Organic Pollutants from plastics. Chemicals with hazardous properties are added to plastic products and released throughout their lifecycle …
The Climate Technology Centre and Network, hosted by UNEP and headquartered in Copenhagen, receives a 4th round of funding from the Danish Government. Copenhagen, 13 December 2024 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark today announced the commitment …
Baku, 21 November 2024 – 177 out of 193 UN Member States have peatlands – critical carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots, yet agriculture, urbanization, deforestation, and industrial activities put them – and the essential ecosystems services they provide …
Ministers and leaders from more than 30 countries also reaffirmed their commitment to the Global Cooling Pledge which was launched at COP28 last year and aims to reduce cooling-related emissions by 68 per cent by 2050. Despite commitments under the …
A growing number of textile makers have begun to embrace standards for sustainability, say experts. But an analysis by Textile Exchange indicates the sector will not meet its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 unless production of new …
Eighteen of the 115 eco-villages, co-financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are scheduled for completion by January 2028. Local governance structures have been established to ensure these …
UNEP is seeking scientific reviewers to provide feedback, including identifying any issues, data, or information to be included in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) Second-Order Draft (SOD) report and for the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) First-Order …
Busan, 25 November 2024 – The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), opened today in Busan, Republic of Korea …
Khatic is one of 14 experts and advocates from the Quadripartite Working Group on Youth Engagement for AMR, a joint initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization and the …
We recently spoke with Susan Gardner, Director of UNEP’s Ecosystems Division, about the declaration of the Baku Water for Climate Action Dialogue and how action on water and freshwater ecosystems can help keep alive the goals of the Paris Agreement on …
Climate crunch time is here. COP29 has delivered a hard-fought deal. This is at a time when science tells us that without action, climate impacts will only intensify further. COP29 has now secured a foundation on which we must now rapidly build. However, …
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