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How Can COVID-19 Recovery Spending Slow Climate Change?
UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 finds that greenhouse gases need to fall by close to 50% by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, but Nationally Determined Contributions... -
Djibouti: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2014-2021 [Factsheet]
Djibouti is a small country on the Horn of Africa with a population of around 950,000. This project is increasing the resilience of the Djiboutian society and economy to the... -
Nature Based Solutions [Frequently Asked Questions]
This factsheet answers the following questions: What are nature-based solutions? What are the benefits of nature based solutions? How is UNEP supporting countries to leverage... -
UNEP Reports 2021: a Summary
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SwitchMed and Circular Economy [Factsheet]
Circular Economy (CE), defined as an economy that seeks to maintain the value of products, materials and resources for as long as possible, and therefore helps decoupling growth... -
Food Waste [Factsheet]
UNEP’s Food Waste Index found that 931 million tonnes of food, or 17 per cent of total food available in 2019, went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and... -
Greening Economies in the EU’s Eastern Partnership Countries – Belarus
Greening economies is important because risks to further development are rising worldwide as the current models of growth continue to erode the stocks of natural assets and... -
LAO PDR: Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Laos PDR 2020-2025 [Factsheet]
Lao PDR, a country in South East Asia with cities dotted along the Mekong River, is expected to experience more extreme rainfall events due to climate change, leading to floods... -
Nationally Determined Contributions [Frequently Asked Questions]
This factsheet addresses the following questions: What are NDCs? How are NDCs affected by COVID-19? How is UNEP supporting countries to enhance their NDCs? -
A Task Force on Best Practices: Preparing the Ground for the UN Decade on...
Unsustainable land use and the destruction of natural ecosystems have contributed to global land degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss. To prevent, halt and reverse... -
The Huge Climate Potential of Methane Reductions
UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 finds that greenhouse gases need to fall close to 50% by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, but Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)... -
Transforming Food Systems [Factsheet]
100 million farmers and 1 billion consumers for climate and nature friendly food systems. UNEP proposes a global initiative to kick-start a carbon-neutral and nature-positive... -
Sustainable Insurance Forum - January to June 2020 Update
Launched in December 2016, the Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF) is a network of insurance supervisors and regulators from around the world who are working together on... -
Nature for Climate Action [Factsheet]
Conserving and restoring natural spaces, both on land and in the water, is essential for limiting carbon emissions and adapting to an already changing climate. Conserving and... -
Nepal: Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2019-2022
Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia undergoing rapid ubranization, and the Kathmandu Valley is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the region. The impacts... -
Key Messages - Adaptation Gap Report 2021
2021 was the year in which climate change clearly manifested itself as a serious threat to humanity – not just in the long term, but in the here and now. Climate impacts hit the... -
The Gathering Storm - Adaptation Gap Report 2021 [Factsheet]
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How COVID-19 Is impacting Adaptation Efforts - Adaptation Gap Report 2021:...
As the world looks to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions – efforts that are still nowhere near strong enough – the sixth edition of the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report:... -
EU-UNEP Climate Change and Security Project: Building Resilience to...
In 2018, the EU-UNEP partnership on Climate Change and Security established a pilot project in Bardiya and Kailali districts of West Karnali, Nepal to improve understanding of... -
Building Climate Resilience in Lesotho with Early Warning Systems - UNEP...
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...