Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by SDGs "SDG 13 - Climate Action"
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The 2020 World Environment Day Report
(2020)This year – despite the ongoing pandemic that has devastated the global community – Colombia, in partnership with Germany, hosted the main World Environment Day celebrations, streamed live online from Bogotá. Colombian ... -
34 Projects at A Glance: Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. -
Action plan for the Caribbean of Marine Mammals (MMAP) in the Wider Caribbean Region
(2010-06-01)The Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol, born out of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), came into force in ... -
Adoption of a Sustainable Green Technology Approach in Shoe Sole Production in Guanajuato, Mexico
(2014)The manufacture of shoes is an important industry in Mexico—particularly in the Guanajuato region which produces each year around 244 million pairs of shoes in over 7,000 enterprises that employ 135,000 people directly ... -
Afghanistan Environmental Data Center (AEDC) Fact Sheet
(2015)Stories about global and ecological change in Afghanistan are manifold but fact-based knowledge is still poor. At the same time, environmental changes like water shortages and warmer temperatures can already be felt. ... -
Afghanistan: Building Environmental Resilience and Sustainability in Afghanistan: 2002-2022
(2022-08)Decades of conflict coupled with recurrent extreme weather events have had devastating impacts on the people of Afghanistan as well as the natural environment. Starting with a Post Conflict Environmental Assessment in 2001, ... -
Africa Waste Management Outlook 2018 Poster
(2018)Africa is currently recycling only 4% of its waste. A far cry from the African Union vision that “African cities will be recycling at least 50 per cent of the waste they generate by 2023”. -
Angola: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2016-2020
(2020)This UNEP project is seeking to help climate-vulnerable coastal communities by using ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) – a type of ‘nature-based solution’ that uses ecosystem services to reduce the negative impacts of climate ... -
Article 7 Data Reporting on HFCs: When Countries Need to Start Reporting - OzonAction Factsheet
(2019)One of the important commitments of the Protocol is that of reporting the consumption and production of substances controlled under the Montreal Protocol. Following ratification of the Kigali Amendment, this commitment is ... -
Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest [Honorable Mentions]
(2022-09)On the occasion of World Ozone Day (16 September), commemorating the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, UNEP and its partners were pleased to announce the 36 artists who won the “Asia Pacific ... -
Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate Art Contest [Winners]
(2022-09)On World Ozone Day (16 September), commemorating the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, UNEP and its partners were pleased to announce the 36 artists who won the “Asia Pacific Regional Ozone2Climate ... -
Bangladesh: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2020-2024 - Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Adaptation in the Drought-Prone Barind Tract and Haor Wetland Area
(2022-05)The dryland forests of the Barind Tract and the wetlands of the Haor Area of Bangladesh provide a range of valuable ecosystem services to local communities that derive most of their income from agriculture and fishing. ... -
Barriers to Successful Implementation - OzonAction Fact Sheet 11
(2017)This fact sheet discusses the various barriers to the successful implementation of the Kigali Amendment. -
Benefits of Rapid Action: OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 13
(2017)The benefits and advantages of quick action to avoid costs and achieve target environmental results are explained in this fact sheet. -
Benin: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2019-2024
(2023-03)Benin is a West African country with a rapidly growing population of over 12 million people, the vast majority of whom live in rural areas. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 150th out of 175 countries ... -
Biodiversity for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean through Ecosystem Based Management
(2015-04-01)Continue to support Governments in meeting the objectives of the Cartagena Convention and its SPAW Protocol, as well as their international commitments such as the Caribbean Challenge under CBD’s Aichi Targets to protect ... -
Building Better Cities: ASEAN Looks to the Future
(2018)The rapid growth of urbanization signals a significant demographic shift that will change the way people live and the way our human settlements function. New infrastructure and systems are needed to support the growing ... -
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 ...
