Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Language "Portuguese"
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Building Climate Resilience in Lesotho with Early Warning Systems - UNEP Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation
(2022-07)In 2011, the Government of Lesotho secured funding from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Country Fund to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. A central approach of the ... -
Climate Adaptation in Tanzania with Ecosystem Restoration & Flood Defence Infrastructure - UNEP Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation
(2022-07)In 2012, the Government of Tanzania secured funding from the Adaptation Fund and the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Country Fund to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities in ... -
COVID-19, Wastewater, and Sanitation - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 9
(2020)Raw sewage, and partially-treated wastewater, is a vehicle for spreading diseases and a potential means for COVID-19 to spread faster, for example in areas where sanitation is poor, or where the communities are exposed to ... -
Disaster/Conflict Affected States and Vulnerable Humanitarian Operations - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 8
(2020)Disaster and conflict affected countries and vulnerable humanitarian operations with limited capacity, poor infrastructure and resources are likely to face enormous problems in the event of COVID-19 spread and the need for ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and an Integrated Resilient Rice Model in Madagascar - UNEP Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation
(2022-07)In Madagascar, deforestation for agricultural land is leading to widespread erosion from run-off, resulting in the loss of topsoil, depletion of soil nutrients, and landslides. The project therefore also applied an ... -
Frequently Asked Questions - Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic Diseases and How to Break the Chain of Transmission
(2020)Factsheet addressing the following questions: What are zoonotic diseases? What is driving the spread of zoonotic diseases? What are the impacts of zoonotic diseases? Africa has an opportunity to lead pandemic prevention ... -
Household Medical Waste Management Strategies - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 7
(2020)As COVID-19 spreads to the developing world, with limited access to medical support, increased numbers of cases will have to self medicate at home. Proper management of household medical waste will therefore become key to ... -
How to Choose your Waste Management Technology to Treat COVID-19 Waste - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 3
(2020)As countries develop an inventory of the existing national waste management facilities, they select environmentally sound options for waste treatment using the UNEP Sustainability Assessment of Technologies (SAT) guidance ... -
The Huge Climate Potential of Methane Reductions
(2021)UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 finds that greenhouse gases need to fall close to 50% by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, but Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement are still insufficient. ... -
Introduction to COVID-19 Waste Management - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 1
(2020)Wherever possible, countries should control COVID-19 waste through maximizing the use of available waste management solutions and, at the same time, look to avoid any potential long-term impacts on the environment. -
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 ... -
Linkages of Air Quality and COVID-19 - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 6
(2020)Air quality is negatively impacted by environmentally unsound practices, such as open burning or other suboptimal waste management methods. Adhering to environmentally sound practices for waste management, especially ... -
Links to Circularity – Non-healthcare waste: COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 5
(2020)COVID-19 will lead to a greater production and consumption of household and personal health related products, that could be single-use and contain valuable resources like plastics, textiles, metals, electronics. COVID-19 ... -
National Medical Waste Capacity Assessment - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 2
(2020)Environmentally sound management of medical waste is one of the key challenges during normal times in many countries. During emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges are magnified because the amount of ... -
Policy and Legislation Linked to COVID-19 and Pandemics - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 4
(2020)Guidance on policy and legislation will help countries to have a stable legal and institutional basis to better respond to future waste emergencies such as the COVID-19, and to clarify measures to be taken.
