Browsing UNEP Publications by Topic "Chemicals and Pollution Action"
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2050 Electronic and Electrical Waste Outlook in West Asia
(2023-03)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 ... -
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
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-05)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
(2023-02)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 ... -
Caucasus Environment Outlook - Second edition
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-11)The second edition of the Caucasus Environment Outlook (CEO-2) emphasizes in its nine chapters the importance of regional environmental monitoring through a participatory and consultative approach. It explores the latest ... -
Chemicals and Waste Issues of Concern: A Summary Analysis of Stakeholders’ Views on Priorities for Further Work and Potential Further International Action
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-10)In 2020, UNEP published an Assessment Report on 19 chemicals and waste issues of concern which pose risks to human health and the environment. The Report concluded that urgent international concerted action is needed for ... -
Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report
(2023-05)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 ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the African Region - Regional Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)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
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)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
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)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
(2024-04)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 ... -
Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)As this fourteenth Emissions Gap Report shows, not only temperature records continue to be broken – global GHG emissions and atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) also set new records in 2022. Due to the failure ... -
Environmental impact of the conflict in Gaza: Preliminary assessment of environmental impacts
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-06)This Preliminary Assessment was prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in response to an official request from the State of Palestine for an assessment of the environmental impacts of the conflict in ... -
An Eye on Methane 2024 - Invisible but not unseen: How data-driven tools can turn the tide on methane emissions – if we use them
(2024-11)This publication takes stock of the progress made to harness a methane data revolution that can accelerate methane reduction at a global scale. It finds that engagement with the systems built to reduce emissions has not ... -
An Eye on Methane: The road to radical transparency - International Methane Emissions Observatory 2023 Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-12)A methane data revolution is just around the corner, making it possible to move beyond generic emission factors that attempt to estimate the release of methane pollution, and to replace them with more accurate empirical ... -
Gender Mainstreaming Strategy and Action Plan for the Disposal of Polycholorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Southern Africa - Disposal of PCB oils contained in transformers and disposal of capacitors containing PCBs in Southern Africa (GEF Project 5532)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)The GEF project entitled “Disposal of PCB oils contained in transformers and disposal of capacitors containing PCBs in Southern Africa” aims to reduce environmental and human health risks from PCB releases in 12 countries: ... -
Global Monitoring Plan on POPs: Sustainability analysis - Synthesis Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-11)The Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a framework that enables collection of comparable monitoring data from all regions of the world to evaluate the ... -
Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-11)This Assessment presents an updated emissions budget, new projections of ozone, climate and air quality impacts under different scenarios, and the most recent evaluations of effectiveness and costs of abatement measures ... -
Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 - Beyond an age of waste: Turning Rubbish into a Resource
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-02)The Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 is a collective effort of UNEP and the International Solid Waste Association. It was published in response to Resolution 2/7 from the second session (UNEP/EA.2/RES.7) of the United ... -
Greening the Blue Annual Report 2024 - The UN system's environmental footprint and efforts to reduce it
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-12)On an annual basis, Greening the Blue provides information on the UN system’s environmental footprint and the efforts to reduce it. Greening the Blue Annual Reports highlight the progress in the implementation of the ...
