Tag: UNEP
What you need to know about the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference
The report shows that the NDCs are insufficient or fall short. Current commitments put the world on track for a global temperature rise of 2.7°C by the end of the century. The...
Landmark UN Resolution Confirms Healthy Environment is a Human Right
Nemonte Nenquimo, a member of the Waorani indigenous community in Ecuador says she is of “warrior blood." Her weapon of choice has been an unusual one: the lawsuit.
In 2019, under Nenquimo’s leadership,...
IEA works with Italy and UNEP in push for projects that use digital technologies to support flexible and resilient energy systems
The International Energy Agency is teaming up with the Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition (IMET) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to call for pilot projects on how digitalisation can contribute to flexible...
UNESCO Revises Its Climate Policy for First Time in More Than a Decade
At the 44th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, the World Heritage Convention’s governing body and its States Parties adopted a new climate policy—the first time they have done so in over a...
How composting can reduce our impact on the planet
Every year, across the world, 1,3 billion tones of food is either lost or wasted, says the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index.
With world hunger on this rise due to the...
Business Alliance for Scaling Climate Solutions: a New Key Piece to UNEP’s Forest Mitigation Arsenal
Forests soak up 30 percent of emissions from industry and fossil fuels and are our best natural ally in the fight against the climate emergency. However, the ongoing deforestation and degradation, especially...
African Countries Agree to Enhance Cooperation on Geothermal Development
More than 500 experts, governments, civils society, academia and the private sector representatives from Africa and other regions agreed on the agenda of regional cooperation and accelerating geothermal development in Africa, as...
Sustainable Cities: Lessons from Nepal and Colombia
Cities have always had to conform to their natural surroundings. Traditional Moroccan housing was designed with open air courtyards to help with ventilation in the dry and hot climate. While in Iceland,...
A Future in Recycling: From Street Waste Collector to Entrepreneur
Young people on parts of the African continent sometimes turn to waste management as an ad hoc or extra job to make small money when they are struggling with unemployment, but often...
Mexico City, a Megalopolis’ War on Plastic Bags
Paper cones, called “cucuruchos”, have been traditionally used by shoppers in Mexico City for carrying spices and grains. Now these plastic-free alternatives are making a comeback, along with straw baskets and reusable...
Kenyan Women Fight Invasive Species by Planting Indigenous Trees
When Zipporah Matumbi was growing up, she loved the way the forest in her village in East Kenya had a dense canopy. As an adult, she noticed that with extensive logging, the...
World’s Largest Platform for Air Quality Data Launched at Tenth World Urban Forum
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), together with UN-Habitat and IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, today launched the world’s largest air quality data platform, bringing together real-time air pollution data...
Creating Energy and Fighting Waste in Yemen
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is considered to be among the worst in the world. In 2019, 80 per cent of Yemen’s people were in need—an estimated 24 million people. The 2019 Humanitarian Needs...
Nominate a Champion of Earth
Do you know a Champion of the Earth?
Nominations for 2020 open on 20 January 2020.
Every year, individuals, groups and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the protection and restoration of the...
Decade of Action on the Sustainable Development Goals Is Under Way
The Sustainable Development Goals are known as the world’s blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty,...
Cut Global Emissions by 7.6 Percent Every Year to Meet 1.5°C Paris Target
On the eve of a year in which nations are due to strengthen their Paris climate pledges, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns that unless global greenhouse gas emissions fall...
