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2050 Electronic and Electrical Waste Outlook in West Asia
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 ... -
Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared. Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed
The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report (AGR) series provides an annual science-based assessment of the global progress on adaptation planning, financing, and implementation. It also explores options for enhancing and advancing ... -
Advancing Effectiveness of Climate Adaptation - Science for Adaptation Policy Brief #7
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-10)Evaluating the effectiveness of adaptation policies and actions is important to advance the scale and scope of climate risk reduction. The goal of this WASP Sciencefor-Adaptation Policy Brief (SAPB) is to enhance the ... -
Africa Environment Outlook for Business: Our Environment Our Health
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)AEO for Business aims to identify and document options for stimulating the linkages between business and environmental sustainability in Africa while augmenting their benefits to people, nature, and economies and achieving ... -
Assessing Regional and National Capacities for Monitoring and Research of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Air and Water
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions, and with support provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented ... -
Bracing for Superbugs: Strengthening Environmental Action in the One Health Response to Antimicrobial Resistance
For decades antimicrobials have contributed to the reduction of infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants, saving lives and increasing productivity. Their effectiveness is now in jeopardy. Antimicrobial resistance ... -
Building Circularity into Nationally Determined Contributions - A Practical Toolbox User Guide
The “building circularity into NDCs” user guide and digital toolbox aim to support countries to assess, prioritize, implement and track circular economy interventions for increased ambition and implementation of their NDCs. ... -
Building Materials and the Climate: Constructing a New Future
This report highlights the urgent need to develop new models for cooperation on the decarbonisation of building materials, if the world is to reach its goals for net zero emissions from the built environment sector by the ... -
Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report
This report aims to inform the global community about the chemical-related issues of plastic pollution and options to address them. It also aims to support the negotiation process to develop the instrument on plastic ... -
Circular Economy: From Indicators and Data to Policy-making
This report aims to map data at national, regional, and global levels, for core Circular Economy Indicators based on the Guidelines for measuring circular economy to assess the availability and accessibility of circular ... -
COBSEA Ghost Gear Toolbox
(2023-08)The aim of the toolbox is to provide tools and guidance on environmentally sound and inclusive ghost gear prevention, mitigation, and management for the East Asian Seas region and share good practices for replication. The ... -
Common Framework of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies for Latin America and the Caribbean
(2023-07)The Common Framework of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies for Latin American and the Caribbean is a guidance document that can serve as a voluntary reference to orient LAC member states that are in the process of or intend ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the African Region - Regional Report
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Asian Region - Regional Report
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Latin American and Caribbean Region - Regional Report
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Pacific Islands Region - Regional Report
This report addresses activities and results in support of the global monitoring plan (GMP) as stipulated by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and coordinated by the United Nations Environment ... -
A Decade of Ecosystem-based Adaptation: Lessons from the United Nations Environment Programme - Policy Brief
(2024-03)Over the past decade, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has embraced Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) in supporting climate change response projects across the world. The adoption by UNEP of the EbA approach ... -
Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What Does it Mean for Nature, People and the Climate?
Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What does it mean for nature, people and the climate? reviews the extent of mangrove forest cover and considers the potential consequences of changes in mangrove extent for more than 1,000 ... -
Digital Public Infrastructure for Environmental Sustainability
The report examines common information challenges stakeholders face when making decisions related to environmental sustainability and explores the role that Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can play as a key part of the ... -
Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Horizon scanning of opportunities & risks
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-06)This report specifically delves into how digital technologies can be harnessed to manage environmental and natural resource risks that contribute to insecurity and social conflict, as well as the opportunities they present ...