Current and Upcoming Events

When: 23 - 29 October 2022

Where: Worldwide. Register your event.

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) takes place every year during the third week of October. In its 10th edition, the Week is an initiative of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (Lead Paint Alliance), which is jointly led by the UN Environment Programme and the World Health Organization.…

UNEP, ITU and WMO are launching a Workshop on “AI for Natural Disaster Management” that will take place on 24 October 2022 in Athens, Greece.

More details on the Workshop are available here: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/2022/1024/Pages/default.aspx

The Workshop will be followed by the seventh meeting of the ITU/WMO/UNEP Focus Group on AI for Natural…

The 9th Annual Subcommittee Meeting of UNEP's Committee of Permanent Representatives will host a side event on the Progress and Outcomes of Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) Inaugural Meetings. This side event is meant to report out on the outcomes of the GEO Assessment Procedures Meeting held on 19-22 September 2022 and the GEO-7 scoping meeting held on 17-20 October 2022. These two…

Frontiers - Wildfires in Latin America: a burning issue

Date: 24 October 2022. 10:00 am (Panama Time, GMT - 5)

Link to registration: https://forms.gle/UZXBw6RVMftJazk29

Link to YouTube

In the context of the launch of the Spanish version of the UNEP report Frontiers 2022: Noise, Blazes and Mismatches, the Subprogramme Science and Policy, with the support of REDD+,…

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Background

Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) are at the forefront of the triple planetary crises of pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change. All EHRDs, as individuals and groups who, in their personal or professional capacity and in a peaceful manner, strive to protect and…

Virtual launch of the report in Latin America and the Caribbean 

Date: October 25, 2022 

Time: 9:00 hs (GMT -5) 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JColWd1rCqw 

A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals the consequences of the increase in the exploitation of natural gas in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. It finds that…

10th International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Webinar co-hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Health Organization (WHO) and the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm Conventions Secretariat

Tuesday 25 October 2022, 2:00pm - 3.30pm CET (3:00pm – 4:30pm Nairobi Time)

Location: Online event Webex

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Overall goal and objectives of…

Conference Theme: "Value for Everyone"

Value creation or the enterprise value is not a new thing, it was always there. However, with the pandemic, everything around the world has changed. Experts say that we are living in a "new normal". In this new normal, everyone talks about value creation (rathrer value for everyone). Need for good governance to better deal with the environment and…

The UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 calls for action to ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’ and specifically target 14.1 that states ‘By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, particularly from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution’. Kenya is in the forefront fighting against plastic pollution…

When: October 27, 2022 at 14:00-16:00 (East African Time)

Where: Online. Register here.

Languages: Both English & French (live interpretation)

The Ecosystem-Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA) is a regional adaptation network that engages with stakeholders at both policy and operational levels with a clear end goal: to inform the implementation of…