Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Topic "Chemicals and Pollution Action"
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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. -
4 Projects at a Glance: Burkina Faso - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects in Burkina Faso include: Groupe De Recherche Et D’analyse Appliquées Pour Le Développement, Valorisation Des Déchets De La Filière Anacarde Comme Une Source D’énergie Renouvelable Pour Les Pmes Au Burkina Faso ... -
4 Projects at a Glance: Kenya - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Kenya projects include: Greening SMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry, Enhancing Sustainable Tourism Innovation for Community Empowerment In Kenya, Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production Of Medicinal ... -
5 Projects at a Glance: Ghana - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective is to develop a sustainable e-waste management system which makes e-waste re-usable and recycling. The project aims to establish a structured approach to e-waste Education/Publicity, collection, ... -
About International Environmental Technology Centre - UNEP IETC
(2020)Waste is a ubiquitous sight in our environment. PET bottles wash up on shores of the most distant islands, plastic has been found in the deepest trenches of our oceans and grocery bags litter the slopes of the tallest ... -
Advancing the 10 Objectives and Guiding Considerations for Green and Sustainable Chemistry
(2021-11-03)Infographic highgligting the 10 objectives and guiding considerations for green and sustainable chemistry -
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”. -
Annex 1 - [Compilation of chemicals identified as associated with plastics, either known for use in plastic production or detected in plastic materials]
(2022-10)Compilation of chemical substances that function as plastic additives and other chemical constituents of plastics across various sectors based on compilation of Aurisano et al. 2021b; Wiesinger et al. 2021 and Geueke et al. 2022 -
Arsenic - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
(2020-09)A two-page summary of the information on arsenic contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment and the 2019 Global Chemicals ... -
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Area - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
(2019)The objective of the Partnership Area is the continued minimization and elimination, where feasible, of mercury uses and releases in ASGM. -
Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards - 2022: Fighting Transboundary Crimes that affect the Environment - Information Note
(2022-05)The Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards (hereafter the ‘Awards’) publicly recognize and celebrate excellence in enforcement by government officials and institutions or teams combating transboundary crimes that affect the ... -
Assessment Questionnaire - Chemicals and Waste Management Programme
(2022-12)Survey for the independent assessment of closed projects under the special programme. -
Bisphenol A (BPA) - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
(2020-09)A two-page summary of the information on bisphenol A (BPA) contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment and the 2019 Global ... -
Burkina Faso: Groupe de recherche et d’analyse appliquées pour le développement
(2017)The main objective is to contribute to the emergence of sanitized cities the municipalities Dédougou and Koudougou based on an integrated and sustainable waste management system through establishment of an integrated and ... -
Burkina Faso: Project NEERE - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on Project NEERE provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the SWITCH Africa Green programme. This component ... -
Burkina Faso: Transformation des déchets ménagers en fertilez agricole (Transformation of household wastes into fertilizer) - SwitchAfrica Green
(2021)This impact sheet on Transforming Household Waste into Agricultural Fertilizers provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) of the ... -
Burkina Faso: Transformation des déchets ménagers en fertilez agricole [Transformation of Household Wastes into Fertilizers]
(2017)Hygiene and sanitation in urban areas is a struggle without respite because of the challenge of the continuous increase in urban dwellers. The increase in population is synonymous with increased household waste. These ... -
The Business of Plastics: The Impacts of Plastics Pollution on Human Rights in the Pacific Region
(2021-11)Despite the known environmental and human health harms of plastics, the Pacific Islands are under tremendous pressure to continue to import plastic products, to meet the high consumption expectations of tourists, and to ... -
Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge: A Checklist for Civil Society
(2022-09)This Checklist illustrates practical steps that civil society members can take to advocate for a human rights-based approach to the plastics pollution challenge. -
Business, Human Rights, and the Environment: Overcoming the Plastics Challenge: A Checklist for Responsible Business Plastic Action
(2022-09)This Checklist for Responsible Business Plastic Action illustrates practical steps that business enterprises can take to implement a human rights-based approach to the plastics pollution challenge.
