Browsing Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies by Topic "Chemicals and Pollution Action"
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30 Foresight Briefs: Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures - Special Edition 2017-2022
(2023-01)Foresight 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. By doing so, it enables individuals, organisations ... -
Action plan for Regional Cooperation on Chemicals and Waste Management 2021-2024: Latin America and the Caribbean
(2020)This Action Plan intends to define the cooperation priorities for the period 2021-2024, including a Work Programme with specific activities to be implemented during 2021-2022. It was prepared using a similar methodology ... -
Actions on Air Quality in Asia and the Pacific – Executive Summary
(2021)This report provides a review of policy actions of Member States in Asia Pacific per the mandate provided by UNEA Resolution 3/8 on Preventing and reducing air pollution to improve air quality globally. It complements the ... -
Actions on Air Quality: Executive Summary - Global
(2021)This global report provides a review of policy actions of Member States per the mandate provided by UNEA Resolution 3/8 on Preventing and reducing air pollution to improve air quality globally. It builds on the United ... -
Addressing Single-use Plastic Products Pollution Using a Life Cycle Approach: Summary for Decision-Makers
(2021)In response to the request by Member States at the Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly in March 20191 , the report “ Addressing Single-Use Plastic Products Pollution using a Life Cycle Approach” describes: a) ... -
Africa Waste Management Outlook - Summary for Decision-makers
(2018)Following the success of the Global Waste Management Outlook, IETC has been leading the development of a series of regional and thematic WM outlook. The Africa WM Outlook is part of this series and looks at the continent's ... -
Air Quality in Bishkek – Assessment of Emission Sources and Road Map for Supporting Air Quality Management: Key Messages
(2022-10)This study is the first comprehensive analysis of key emission sources and their impact on ground-level air pollution concentrations in Bishkek, thus providing decision-makers for the first time with scientific evidence ... -
An Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment - Executive Summary September 2020
(2021-03)This report responds to Resolution 4/8 by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and aims to inform the international community about the current situation of specific issues of concern, based on a review of evidence ... -
Business Plan of the Mercury Waste Management Partnership Area (2022-2024)
(2022-02)Following priority actions were identified under the current objective: a. Identify and disseminate measures to prevent the generation of and promote environmentally sound source separation, storage, collection, transportation, ... -
Business Plan of the Mercury Waste Management Partnership Area - March 2020
(2020)This Business Plan describes the main objectives and activities of the Mercury Waste Management Partnership Area of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Mercury Partnership. It serves as a planning and ... -
Chemicals in Plastics - A Summary and Key Findings
(2023-05)“Chemicals in Plastics: A Summary and Key Findings” has been prepared on the basis of the “Chemicals in Plastics: A Technical Report” .developed by UNEP in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the ... -
Cold Chain Technology Brief: Vaccines
(2021)This note provides an overview of the vaccine cold chain in general and COVID-19 in particular, its requirements and challenges. First, the effects of temperature on these vaccines, old and new, and their storage and ... -
COVID-19, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope, and Rebuild Better - Executive Summary
(2020)The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing poverty and threatening food security. Governments around the world have already invested more than $12 trillion to counteract the economic effects of COVID-19. This investment could ... -
Disaster Waste Management Policy/Strategy Nepal
(2019)This Disaster waste management policy and Strategy is expected to contribute for Eco friendly reconstruction and new construction works via the reuse of disaster debris. Thus, the Nation would be capable to achieve Economic ... -
Draft decision 1: Ad interim composition of the Executive Board of the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund
(2024-01)Draft decision for Focal Point review that acknowledges the proposed way forward on the composition of the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund Executive Board until the first International Conference to take place in 2026. -
Drowning in Plastics: Marine Litter and Plastic Waste Vital Graphics - Executive Summary
(2021)This publication aims to provide a complete overview of the global challenges related to marine litter and plastic waste through a combination of condensed descriptions of key thematic areas and graphic illustrations that ... -
Economic Instruments for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in Moldova: Current Practices and Policy Recommendations
(2015)The project’s objective was to help the government of the Republic of Moldova to improve the design of existing instruments and develop new ones in order to provide incentives for both reducing pollution by environmentally ... -
Economic Instruments for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in Ukraine: Current Practices and Policy Recommendations
(2015)Its objective was to help the government of Ukraine to improve the design of existing instruments and develop new ones in order to provide incentives for both reducing pollution and introducing greener.
