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Reducing Plastic Bag Consumption in Egypt: SwitchMed in Egypt - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)In Egypt, the consumption of plastic bags is unrestrained at an average of 124 bags per person during 2015, equivalent to 12 billion annually. The top 5 consumers in Egypt are groceries (25 per cent), fruit and vegetables ... -
Reducing the scale and impact of climate change
UNEP’s Climate Change subprogramme helps countries to pursue low-emission development pathways and boost their adaptation and resilience capacities. We provide this support by addressing the different elements of the climate ... -
Refrigerant Blends: Calculating Global Warming Potentials - OzonAction Fact Sheet
(2016)The number of single component refrigerants with different thermodynamic properties suitable for different types of equipment is limited. Growing demand for refrigeration and air-conditioning with diversified applications ... -
Refrigerant Blends: Calculating Ozone Depleting Potentials
(2016-06-29)The number of single component refrigerants with different thermodynamic properties suitable for different types of equipment is limited. Growing demand for refrigeration and air-conditioning with diversified applications ... -
Refrigerant Cylinder Colours - What Has Changed? - OzonAction Factsheet
One of the ways in which refrigeration cylinders are quickly identified is by cylinder colour. Although there was never a truly globally adopted international standard, the guideline from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and ... -
Refrigerant Identifier Video Series: Guidance on how to identify refrigerants using a refrigerant identifier
Guidance on how to identify refrigerants using a refrigerant identifier -
Refrigerants Literacy - e-Learning
UN Environment and ASHRAE have partnered on a web-based course entitled “Refrigerants Literacy.” This course is 4.5 hours of instruction covering the basics of refrigerants used in air conditioning and refrigeration applications. -
Regional Networks of Ozone Officers
The OzonAction Programme operates ten Regional Networks comprising 147 developing countries -
Regular Assessments (Regional, Global, Thematic, and Methodological) - Info Sheet 3
This document details the process and time to produce an IPCC or IPBES assessment which is typically about three to four years (similar to the time to produce a GEO assessment). -
Renewable Energy Performance Platform - [Factsheet]
The Renewable Energy Performance Platform supports private sector renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa that are typically between 1MW and 25MW (but can be up to 50MW for wind) and either grid-connected, off-grid ... -
Report on Kyrgyzstan’s Activities, Devoted to World Ozone Day 2023
(2023-11)Kyrgyzstan’s activities on World Ozone Day in 2023 -
Republic of Moldova - Project: Improving sustainable institutional and regulatory framework for chemicals and waste management throughout their lifecycle in the Republic of Moldova - Independent Assessment of the Closed Projects under the Special Programme Report (December 2022)
(2024-06)The effectiveness of the project was high as it met all the targets. The project contributed to strengthening legislative framework and institutional capacity of the country for chemicals and waste management by a) laying ... -
Resource Efficiency - United Nations Environment Programme
Factsheets in this series: Climate change, Resource efficiency, Disasters and conflicts, Environmental governance, Harmful substances and hazardous waste, Ecosystem management. -
Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future - [Factsheet]
(2020)This report conducts a rigorous assessment of the contribution of material efficiency to GHG abatement strategies. More concretely, it assesses the reduction potential of GHG emissions from material efficiency strategies ... -
"Restoration Begins with Me!": Commemorating the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in the Caribbean
(2021)This booklet summarizes the result of the "Restoration Begins with Me!" campaign in the Caribbean, to commemorate the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The UNEP Caribbean Sub-Regional Office (CSRO), the ... -
Restoration Seed Capital Facility: Bridging the Finance Gap for Forest Landscape Restoration
(2020)The United Nations Environment Programme is setting up a novel facility, which will support fund managers active in this space to increase investment into Forest Landscape Restoration through three pillars of support: Fund ... -
Reuse Portal: Building a Global Platform for Scaling Reuse
(2022-02)With only 9% of global plastic waste being recycled, managing waste once it's generated is not nearly enough. How can we scale waste prevention solutions focused on reuse? WWF, the UN Environment Programme and the World ... -
A Revenue Generation Approach for SCP (Sustainable Consumption and Production) Dissemination in Kenya
(2019)The project will contribute to reducing the environmental footprint of Kenyan MSMEs in agribusiness and with specific regard to the mango, coffee and dairy sectors while strengthening their ability to compete on local ... -
River Partners: Managing Watersheds for Flood Risk Reduction and Water Quality: Eco-DRR project fact sheet: Democratic Republic of Congo
(2014-07)This is a site fact sheet for the Democratic Republic of the Congo ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) project conducted by UNEP and the European Commission from 2012-2015. It highlights the project’s key ... -
Road Map for Establishing a National Eco-labelling System by Transposing Regulation (EC) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament of the Council of 25 November 2009
(2021)The EU Eco-label system was established in 1992. The overall objective of the Eco-label system is to promote products with a low impact on the environment compared to similar products, thus contributing to the efficient ...