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E-waste Vol. III: WEEE / E-waste “Take-back System”
This third manual focuses on WEEE/E-waste collection, transport and the financial mechanisms for funding these efforts.It is intended to build the capacity of practitioners and... -
Guidelines for Framework Legislation for Integrated Waste Management
The purpose of these Guidelines is to support countries with clear advice for their efforts to introduce or enhance their waste management legislation. The principles these the... -
Publicity Toolkit: Announcing the Funding of a New Project on Chemicals and...
The Special Programme, also known as the Chemicals and Waste Management Programme, provides support to developing countries and countries with economies in transition to enhance... -
Important and Desirable Environmental Actions (IDEAs) for Selection and...
IDEAs guidance aims to define an efficient and resilient office building or space in the UN context. It targets the earliest possible stages of office establishment from setting... -
Disaster Waste Management Guidelines
These guidelines provide advice and tools to overcome these challenges and manage disaster waste in emergency and take out early recovery phases. They are targeted at... -
Tackling Plastic Pollution: Legislative Guide for the Regulation of...
Plastic products designed to be used only once before they are disposed of, termed “single-use plastic products”, are increasingly regulated by Governments concerned about the... -
The 2022 International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies - #TheAirWeShare: A...
On September 7, 2022, the world will celebrate the third International Day of Clean Air for blue skies calling for global action to combat air pollution, one of the greatest... -
Port Reception Facilities in the NOWPAP Region
These guidelines were designed to assist local organizations, local governments and NOWPAP member states by providing information on port collection facilities as submitted by... -
Estimating Mercury Use and Documenting Practices in Artisanal and...
The ASGM baseline guidebook and toolkit enable the reader to: 1. Create a comprehensive national overview of ASGM practices; 2. Design a baseline research plan that aligns with... -
Basel Convention Technical Guidelines on Hazardous Waste: Waste Oils from...
These technical guidelines are principally meant to provide guidance to countries who are building their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way... -
A Guidance Manual for Policymakers and Regulators for the Environmentally...
This Guidance Manual provides an overview of the steps that governments and stakeholders can take to evaluate the present state of waste lead acid battery (WLAB) management and,... -
Legal and Policy Guidance on Addressing Marine Litter in Malaysia: Gap...
This report aims to provide guidance to strengthen national regulatory frameworks in Malaysia through the conduct of a gap analysis, needs assessment and prioritization of legal... -
Summary of the Proposed Africa Green Stimulus Programme: Note by the...
The African Green Stimulus Programme is an innovative African-led initiative that is being developed to support the continent’s recovery response to the devastating socio-... -
Analysis Document - Gender and the Environment: A Preliminary Analysis of...
This report explores some connections and gaps between the environment and gender. The data and case studies included in this document explain how gender differences and... -
Phasing Out of Open Burning of Waste in Africa - Note by the Secretariat -...
The 10-year implementation plan for 2014–2023 for Agenda 2063 of the African Union has set an ambitious aspiration that by 2023 African cities will recycle at least 50 per cent... -
Switch Africa Green Regional Sector Meeting on Integrated Waste Management:...
The main objective of this workshop is to consolidate and share the knowledge generated by SWITCH Africa Green in the integrated waste sector and to promote the scale- up of... -
UNEP’s Regional Seas Annual Meeting 2022: Concept Note 18.05.2022
The annual Global Meetings of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans organized by UNEP is a coordination mechanism of the 18 regional seas conventions and action plans,... -
Assessment on Linkages with Other Clusters related to Chemicals and Waste...
Assessment paper prepared by United Nations Environment Programme February 2020 - Revised version: July 2022. This assessment paper explores the linkages and options to... -
Strengthening Coordination and Collaboration between Biodiversity and...
This synthesis is not intended as a full summary of workshop discussions and will not include every point you raised. It is a presentation of some of the key threads that have... -
Implementation of United Nations Environment Assembly Resolutions and Key...
The Senior Official’s meeting at the Second Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific will review progress of the United Nations Environment Assembly...