Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "ASIA AND THE PACIFIC"
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2050 Electronic and Electrical Waste Outlook in West Asia
(2023-03)This Outlook provides projections for e-waste generation and challenges of managing e-waste in an economically diverse West Asia region. It also provides a stepwise approach for countries to manage e-waste in an environmentally ... -
25 Clean Air Measures for Asia and the Pacific
(2019)Air pollution is not only a major health risk, it also has damaging impacts on the environment and agricultural crop yields. These impacts have significant economic consequences. While existing policies have made progress ... -
9th Annual Subcommittee meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives Implementation of the Programme of Work and Budget 2022-2023 - Presentation by Regional Offices
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ACP MEAs 3 Monthly Information Digest Volume 1 Issue 6 July 2021 - A Monthly Information Digest of the ACP MEAs Programme Funded by the European Union and Coordinated by UNEP
(2021-07)The key highlights of this month’s issue include the role of mega-conferences in advancing sustainable development, Kunming declaration of the judicial conference in the environment, blue economy, nature and Covid-19, ... -
ACP MEAs 3 Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 2: June 2021 - A Quarterly Newsletter of the ACP MEAs Programme Funded by the European Union and Managed by UNEP
(2021-06)During the period April – June 2021, the ACP MEAs 3 programme re-oriented itself by not just delivering a set of activities in the three regions but by making the programme relevant for larger environmental governance ... -
Advancing Environmental Law Together: Regional Meeting of UN Environment Montevideo Focal Points in Asia Pacific
(2018)The key purpose of the meeting is to provide a forum for Montevideo Focal Points from Asia Pacific to: (a) share and exchange information on latest developments, trends, and good practices in the development and enforcement ... -
Agenda Item 2: Review of the Implementation of the Resolutions of the United Nations Environment Assembly in Asia and the Pacific [Presentation]
(2021)The fourth session of the Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific will take place both on-site and virtually from 5 to 7 October 2021, organized jointly by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic ... -
Agenda Item 3: ‘Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific’ [Presentation]
(2021)The fourth session of the Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific will take place both on-site and virtually from 5 to 7 October 2021, organized jointly by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic ... -
Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based Solutions - Summary
(2018)This report identifies 25 clean air measures that can positively impact human health, crop yields, climate change and socio-economic development, as well as contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. ... -
Analysis of Options for the Environmentally Sound Management of Surplus Mercury in Asia and the Pacific - Final Report
(2011)Mercury is recognized as a toxic substance that poses a serious threat to human health and the environment. Nevertheless, large quantities are still used for the manufacture of products and in industrial processes -
Annotated Provisional Agenda - Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific - Second Session
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2017-06-16)The present document contains the provisional agenda of the first Asia-Pacific Ministerial Summit that brings together the seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific and the second ... -
Annual Progress Report for Project for Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by Making the Most of Japan’s Knowledge and Experiences - (Reporting Period: July 2021 – June 2022)
(2022-10)This project has made significant progress in implementing activities under all three (3) Outputs. Capacity building programmes are focused on two (2) key areas, namely ‘mercury flow analysis’ and ‘mercury monitoring’. ... -
Annual Progress Report for Project for Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by Making the Most of Japan’s Knowledge and Experiences - (Reporting Period: July 2022 – June 2023)
(2023-09)The project for ‘Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by making the most of Japan’s knowledge and experiences’ passed through the midpoint and entered the latter half of the implementation period. It has made significant ... -
Annual Progress Report Project for Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by Making the Most of Japan’s Knowledge and Experiences - (Reporting Period: July 2020 – June 2021)
(2021-09)This project, which was launched in July 2019, has continued the activities as much as possible due to COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation plan was developed, which employed at most flexibility to cope with the restriction ... -
Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest [Winners]
(2022-09)On World Ozone Day (16 September), commemorating the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, UNEP and its partners were pleased to announce the 36 artists who won the “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate ... -
Asia-Pacific Environment Outlook 2
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2001)This report analyzes the state of changes of environment and natural resources that took place over the last hundred years. Time series data on land, forest, biodiversirv, water, marine and atmosphere revealed the alarming ... -
An Assessment of Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Decision-making in Asia-Pacific - Technical Briefing Paper prepared for Expert Meeting on Human Rights and the Environment
(2021)The objective of this assessment is to provide an overview of good practices that have emerged in relation to the implementation, protection and promotion of procedural access rights to enable the right to a safe, clean ... -
The Business of Plastics: The Impacts of Plastics Pollution on Human Rights in the Pacific Region
(2021-11)Despite the known environmental and human health harms of plastics, the Pacific Islands are under tremendous pressure to continue to import plastic products, to meet the high consumption expectations of tourists, and to ... -
Capacity building programme related to Multilateral Environment Agreements in Africa, Caribbean, and the Pacific countries – the ACP MEAs III programme: The ACP MEAs Programme starts Phase III with an added Scope
(2020)This fact sheet shows the objectives of the ACP MEAs III Programme under UNEP’s leadership, to support the ACP countries in addressing the environmental challenges they face by enhancing their capacities to fully engage ... -
Case Study: Enaleia - Teaching Fishermen how to Fish: Reviving an Industry and dealing with Plastic
(2022-08)This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way the plastic is managed in the value supply chain. Circular Economy approaches, ...