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Keep them Cool without Warming the Planet: Montreal Protocol - Kigali Amendment for the protection of the Ozone Layer and the Fight against Climate Change
(2022-09)Kigali poster for World Ozone Day 2022 produced by the OzonAction CAP team in Latin America and the Caribbean -
Kenya : Enhancing Resource Productivity and Environmental Performance of MSMEs in 6 African countries through the Concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS) - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on ‘Enhancing Resource Productivity and Environmental Performance of MSMEs in 6 African countries through the concept of Industrial Symbiosis (IS)’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the ... -
Kenya: Capacity Enhancement for Green Business Development and Eco-Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Sector
(2017)Main objective is to enhance capacity of Micro, Small Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to develop, adopt and implement appropriate frameworks for sustainable production and consumption practices. The project will seek to ... -
Kenya: Capacity Enhancement for Green Business Development and Eco-entrepreneurship in the Agriculture Sector - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on ‘Capacity Enhancement for Green Business Development and Eco-entrepreneurship in the Agriculture Sector’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development ... -
Kenya: Greening MSMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry - SWTICH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on Greening MSMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the ... -
Key Messages - Adaptation Gap Report 2021
(2021-11)2021 was the year in which climate change clearly manifested itself as a serious threat to humanity – not just in the long term, but in the here and now. Climate impacts hit the world with a new ferocity. The Intergovernmental ... -
The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol: HFC Phase-down
(2016)This fact sheet summarises and highlights the main elements of the Amendment of particular interest to countries operating under Article 5 of the Protocol (Article 5 Parties). -
Kitchen Memories - Digital Campaign
(2020)“Kitchen Memories” is an invitation to share your most precious recipes and tips on reducing food waste. The ones you learned from your grandparents, the ones that have become a family tradition, and the ones that you ... -
La vinculación de las convenciones sobre biodiversidad con los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible
(2016)Assist countries and stakeholders in understanding the links between SDG and multilateral environmental convention targets and indicators. -
Lake Victoria: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda 2018-2021 [Fact Sheet]
(2021)Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa, and its basin extends into five countries - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. Funded by the Adaptation Fund, this project is reducing the impact of climate change ... -
Land Degradation
(2017)UN Environment and the Global Environment Facility have worked together on more than 160 projects, promoting sustainable land management practices and helping countries around the world to restore degraded land. This ... -
Land Degradation - Factsheet
(2017)Healthy landscapes are fundamental to the health of life on earth. From food production to quality air and water, nutrient cycling and soil formation, we depend on our land for the very basics of existence. Land degradation ... -
Land Restoration for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: An International Resource Panel Think Piece - Factsheet
(2019)This International Resource Panel (IRP) Think Piece concludes that both the process of land restoration and rehabilitation, and the restored land, can have significant co-benefits for all the SDGs. -
Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations in Lao PDR with Ecosystem-based Solutions [Project Brief]
(2023-02)Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events in Lao PDR. This coupled with inadequate urban planning and drainage systems are leading to severe flooding in the major cities of Vientiane, ... -
Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations with Ecosystem-based Solutions - Environmental and Social Safeguarding Measures
(2023-02)The Environment and Social Action plan of the project aims to enhance positive impact through increasing the provision of the ecosystem services, providing support to biodiversity and conservation values, improving ... -
LAO PDR: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Laos PDR 2020-2025 [Factsheet]
(2021)Lao PDR, a country in South East Asia with cities dotted along the Mekong River, is expected to experience more extreme rainfall events due to climate change, leading to floods that threaten livelihoods in vulnerable urban ... -
Large-Scale Ecosystem Based Adaptation in the Gambia River Basin: Developing a Climate Resilient, Natural Resource Economy
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
Last Call for Climate Action: Policymakers Can Help Close the Gap - Emissions Gap for 2030
(2021)New pledges lower global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 by 7.5% compared to prior pledges. To get on track to 2°C, a 30% reduction is needed, whereas a 55% reduction is needed to get on track to 1.5°C. -
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Launching #GenerationRestoration: World Environment Day 2021 and Start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
(2021)World Environment Day 2021 on 5 June marked the launch of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030 (UN Decade) with a clear message that resonated across the globe. The planet is ailing but humanity ...
