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Tuvalu: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2024-2029
(2024-07)Like many Pacific islands, Tuvalu is considered one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change because the country’s nine islands are small low-lying atolls, with an average height of 1 meter-above-sea ... -
Report of the Ninth meeting of the executive Board of the Special Programme - Advance version
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Annex II - Multistakeholder Partnerships
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Harnessing the Private Sector for solutions to the Three Planetary Environmental Crises: 2023 Report to the Committee of Permanent Representatives on Private Sector Engagement
(2024-07)Tackling the three planetary environmental crises requires a transformative shift in markets, sectors and systems. This means ambitious action from the private sector is critical, and that is why the United Nations Environment ... -
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Handbook on indicator 17.14.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals
(2024-07)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, is a plan of action for people, the planet and prosperity, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; see ... -
Navigating New Horizons: A global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing (Coming soon)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-07)To help navigate current and future uncertainty and disruptive change, while effectively delivering on its mandate, UNEP has been implementing an institutionalized approach to strategic foresight and horizon scanning with ... -
Capacity Building Impact Brief
(2024-06)Five Years of Capacity Building - This brief showcases the activities and impact of work undertaken on capacity building for sustainable land use finance by UNEP’s Climate Finance Unit in collaboration with partners such ... -
UNEP Foresight Trajectory: Methodological Approach, Rationale and Process [Work document]
(2024-06)This document provides a summary of key steps and a rationale for the approach and decisions taken to inform UNEP’s strategic foresight uplift and the activities carried out in support of the 2023-2024 foresight process. ... -
OzoNews Volume XXIV - 30 June 2024
(2024-06-30)In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications 2. Upcoming 46th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties 3. Primer for Implementation Committee (Revised, Edition 2024), UNEP Ozone Secretariat 4. ... -
UN Environment Programme: Environment Fund Report as at 31 May 2024
(2024-05-31)Overview table of contributions to the Environment Fund for May 2024 -
Environment Fund Report: Contributions as at 31 May 2024
(2024-05-31)Environment Fund infographic of May 2024 contributions -
UN Environment Programme: Environment Fund Report as at 30 April 2024
(2024-04-30)Overview table of contributions for April 2024. -
Environment Fund Report: Contributions as at 30 April 2024
(2024-04-30)Environment Fund overview of contributions for April 2024 -
Concept Note - Towards a coordinated, multi-sectoral lead management approach in low- and middle-income countries: Consultations in Africa region (Part I)
(2024-06)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with the support of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), is set to facilitate two consultations on lead sources and management in African countries ... -
Fourth International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
(2023-09)he Fourth International Day of Clean Air for blue skies was held on 7 September 2023, under the theme of “Together For Clean Air, emphasizing the need for stronger partnerships, investment and shared responsibility -
Early Warning and Data Analytics Strategy for Humanity: 2030 and Beyond
(2024-06)Early Warning is a powerful tool for leveraging Humanity´s ability to think about and build the future. It provides a way to think about possible, alternative, and desired futures and scenarios. By doing so, it enables ... -
Junior Professional Officer - Climate Information and Early Warning
(2024-06)This post is opened in the context of the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme sponsored by the Government of the Republic of Korea. For general information on the JPO Programme of the Republic of Korea, please visit ... -
Lessons Learned: Independent Assessment of the Closed Projects under the Special Programme Report (December 2022)
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Uganda - Project: Strengthening national institutional capacity in sound management of chemicals and waste in Uganda - Independent Assessment of the Closed Projects under the Special Programme Report (December 2022)
(2024-06)Most of the project objectives were met. The project contributed to mainstream the sound management of chemicals in Uganda’s Vision 2040 and the National Development Plans and Sectoral Plans.