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This report assesses the suitability of various options laid out in the most recent indicator progress report (UNEP 2021) and outlines a roadmap for the future implementation of...

Lead has wide-ranging effects on health, with concomitant personal, societal and economic impacts, and thus, it was identified as one of the 10 chemicals of major public health...

Summary of FC4S Activities January to June 2020

Key Messages: i) Adaptation science should support the policy community to adopt a transboundary lens to better manage the systemic nature of climate risk. ii) Adaptation is not...

This note provides a preliminary assessment of the implications of the new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs), other 2030 mitigation pledges and net-zero...

Development of first SOCAR for the Wider Caribbean Region taking into consideration the availability of data and sensitivities regarding sharing of national water quality data;...

Key messages: • Decision support for adaptation should be useful (relevant, comprehensive and reliable) and usable (accessible, authoritative, attractive and engaging). •...

Given the impact of hazardous substances on human rights including the rights to health and life, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and...

The world is experiencing an unprecedented moment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For us at the International Resource Panel (IRP) it is also a moment to reflect. This...

Greening Azerbaijan’s economy is urgently needed as the current models of growth continue to erode the stocks of natural assets and undermine the integrity of ecosystem services...

This briefing note aims at sharing important areas for governments to consider during the design of stimulus packages to respond to the post-COVID-19 crisis, including:...

Thermal Waste-to-Energy (WtE), also known as incineration with energy recovery, is a major waste treatment method in some developed countries and the most widely adopted...

In response to the request by Member States at the Fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly in March 20191 , the report “ Addressing Single-Use Plastic Products Pollution...

Aid for Trade (Aft) is a mechanism to support developing countries build the capacity and infrastructure needed to benefit from trade opening. It accounts for roughly 30% of...

The Latin America and the Caribbean region has a large caseload of refugees, migrants and internally displaced people as well as slum-dwellers and the urban poor, who are some...

This policy brief, Making Infrastructure Resource Efficient, identifies a critical need to decouple economic growth from the extraction and use of natural resources....

Trade liberalisation has the potential to facilitate the transition to a green economy by fostering the exchange of environmentally friendly goods and services, increasing...

Cómo articular respuestas integradas a las crisis sanitaria, económica y climática en América Latina y el Caribe: La Recuperación pos-COVID-19

Governments need to consider waste management as an urgent and essential public service to respond to emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to minimize possible...

The COVID-19 crisis reveals a clear truth about catastrophic risk in an increasingly globalized world: an effective response requires immediate, ambitious and evidence-based...