It presents an update on the progress on the implementation of the Pollution Action Plan adopted at UNEA-4 in resolution 4/21, including some highlights in implementing the specific deliverables identified in the Plan. The Plan aims to build synergies across the work of UNEP and to provide the glue across …
Most discussions about using international institutions to address climate change focus narrowly on the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, many other international institutions also have a significant role to play in mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change. This paper examines the …
Developing countries could in future earn money from reducing carbon emissions by protecting oceans and marine ecosystems, a top UN official said on Thursday. Sea grasses, mangroves and salt marshes naturally store huge amounts of carbon but this is released as greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, when wetlands are …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday awarded an appreciation to two institutions that managed to produce environmental-friendly products while at the same time having capability to improve livelihood for poor people. In a prize awarding ceremony, the UNEP's Executive Director and Under-Secretary General of the United Nations Achim …
An ecological code for the Commonwealth Games was released on Wednesday, encapsulating a series of measures to be taken by the Delhi government as well as the Games organising committee to offset the carbon footprint left by the event. The Delhi 2010 Ecological Code was jointly released by Chief Minister …
With the world almost certain to miss a target to slow extinction rates by 2010, governments are looking to adopt new biodiversity targets next year. What those might be
A recent study found 16.5 percent of school children in Dhaka city are affected with asthma while 25.8 percent school students have clinical symptoms of asthma. National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) and Department of Environment jointly conducted the study under a joint initiative of United Nations Environment …
NEW YORK: A 13-year-old girl from Lucknow, speaking on behalf of the world's three billion children, will address over a 100 world leaders including US President Barack Obama during a summit on the climate change here tomorrow. "I'm going to tell him (Obama) that the policies that they make today …
Pune In a bid to bring down the emission levels of Hydrochloroflurocatrbons (HCFC) in the city, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has shown its intent to initiate a meeting with the CEOs of the industries in Pune in March 2010. It will probably be the first time that an …
CLIMATE change poses a potential threat to the whole living world. Many species of animals have already been endangered by its ugly claws. The developing countries in particular are the worst sufferers of the effect of climate change. Now it is an established fact that developed countries are principally responsible …
The building sector has a big responsibility and role to play in combating global warming. In 2007, a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report estimated that this sector, when it adopts suitable measures, can help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30 per cent to 40 per cent. In absolute …
The top UN environment official has lauded Pakistan's efforts in setting a Guinness World Record for planting over 500,000 trees in one day, part of the South Asian nation's pledge in the global billion tree campaign. In the record-breaking feat, 541,176 young mangrove saplings were planted in 24 hours by …
This report is an independent assessment of the environmental initiatives taken by Shanghai in its preparation for the World Exposition in 2010 (Expo 2010) in Shanghai, China. It aims to provide an objective appraisal of the efforts of Shanghai in improving its environmental quality and organizing an environment-friendly Expo. Measures …
The government is fully committed to replace the mercury based technology into environment friendly technology to avert its harmful impact, Minister for Environment, Hamidullah Jan Afridi said on Thursday. "Mercury is a harmful chemical, having adverse impacts on human health particularly central nervous system, kidney and foetus," he said inaugurating …
This article looks at the issue of climate change from a developing country perspective and develops an outline of a win-win-oriented climate policy around development priorities. It demonstrates how the great climate debate between the
FREDDY DIAS outlines the threats climate change poses to Goa, and stresses the need for immediate action to counter it The nodal international organisation which plans and coordinates World Environment Day (WED) every year is the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). Every year, the WED has a specific slogan or …
