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An Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment - September 2020
(2020)
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 ...
South African Municipal Waste Management Systems: Challenges and Solutions
(2020)
South Africa is estimated to generate domestically a total of 12.7 million tonnes of waste per annum. In the country, municipalities are facing increasing pressures and challenges to provide waste management services due ...
An Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment - Annexes
(2020)
The annexes include: Annex A) Supporting Information on Existing Instruments and Actions to Address the Issues of Concern under SAICM; Annex B) Supporting Information on Assessment of Issues Where Emerging Evidence Indicates ...
Faecal Sludge Management in Africa: Socioeconomic Aspects and Human and Environmental Health Implications
(2020)
This publication aims to explore how current trends in faecal sludge management are impacting human and environmental health in Africa (both sub-Saharan and Northern Africa). Faecal sludge comes from on-site sanitation ...
Water Pollution by Plastics and Microplastics: A Review of Technical Solutions from Source to Sea
(2020)
The potential and demonstrated risks presented by plastics are high. Meeting the challenge will require urgent preventive action. This report reviews some of the most relevant technologies currently in use and supporting ...
Green Approaches to COVID-19 Recovery: Policy Note for Parliamentarians
(2020)
“Green approaches to COVID-19 recovery: Policy note for parliamentarians,” is a joint publication of UNEP and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The note guides states in developing environmentally-conscious legal responses ...
Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa
(2020)
Sanitation, including the proper management
of wastewater, is central to ensuring human
and ecosystem health, and economic and
environmental benefits. While significant efforts are
being made across Africa to ensure ...
Report - Priority Issues on Chemicals and Waste Management for Latin America and the Caribbean and Potential Priority Cooperation Activities for 2021-2022
(2020)
This report summarizes the results of the regional survey on priority issues on chemicals and waste management for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), potential priority cooperation activities for 2021-2022, and ...
Integrated Waste Management in Africa: Focus on Circularity - SWITCH Africa Green
(2020)
This report presents an analysis of the implementation and results of the SWITCH Africa Green programme in the integrated waste management (IWM) sector focusing on the participating countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, ...
Activity Report 2019-2020: LAC University Consortium on Sustainable Waste Management
(2020)
In order to articulate responses to regional challenges on the issues related to waste management, the UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Office, with the support of the International Environmental Technology Center ...