Topic: #UNEP
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Inger Anderson: We must Act now to Secure Tomorrow
25 Sep, 2024 12:22 PM
“We must not just prepare for the future; we must shape it so that coming generations can live in peace, prosperity, and equity,” stated UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.
“We must not just prepare for the future; we must shape it so that coming generations can live in peace, prosperity, and equity,” stated UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen.
AIR CRISIS
Choke on This: Air Pollution Strangles Our Cities
03 Sep, 2024 04:00 PM
The matatus which are commonly used as a public means of transport are always on the wait for customers while their engines remain on. All this while, the engine is pumping pollution into the environment.
The matatus which are commonly used as a public means of transport are always on the wait for customers while their engines remain on. All this while, the engine is pumping pollution into the environment.
GREEN TRANSPORT
UNEP's Plan to Make Walking and Cycling the Future of African Cities
21 Aug, 2024 12:17 PM
UNEP and partners are leading the development of a Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM). This initiative aims to raise the profile and increase investment in active mobility in Africa.
UNEP and partners are leading the development of a Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM). This initiative aims to raise the profile and increase investment in active mobility in Africa.
HAZARDOUS NITROGEN
UNEP Calls for Global Action to Tackle Excess Nitrogen Waste by 2030
12 Aug, 2024 11:38 AM
Nitrogen as the crucial contributor to climate change, a cause of disturbance to life both on land and water, a threat to human health and taxes too much on the economy in that it costs the economy about US$3.4 trillion per year to alleviate its impacts
Nitrogen as the crucial contributor to climate change, a cause of disturbance to life both on land and water, a threat to human health and taxes too much on the economy in that it costs the economy about US$3.4 trillion per year to alleviate its impacts
EXTREME HEAT
Looming Extreme Heat Conditions Creates An Impending Crisis
07 Aug, 2024 12:00 PM
In this new abnormality, the most severely affected groups are the urban poor, pregnant women, infants, those with disabilities, the ailing ones, and the impoverished since they stay in houses that lack cooling technologies.
In this new abnormality, the most severely affected groups are the urban poor, pregnant women, infants, those with disabilities, the ailing ones, and the impoverished since they stay in houses that lack cooling technologies.
CITY FARMING
Cultivating the City: Brazil Embraces Urban Agriculture with UNEP’s Backing
25 Jul, 2024 10:43 AM
This type of agriculture, when implemented into government policies, can help the country improve food security, bolster community resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It's a holistic approach that not only nourishes bodies but also the environ
This type of agriculture, when implemented into government policies, can help the country improve food security, bolster community resilience and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It's a holistic approach that not only nourishes bodies but also the environ
