Environment & green economy

A healthy environment and equitable access to ecosystem goods and services are crucial for sustainable development, but they are increasingly threatened. To improve lives around the globe for the long term, we must change our relationship with the environment: growth and sustainability can go hand in hand if this imperative is met at all levels. An inclusive green economy offers a possible pathway.

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Financing for Green Infrastructure Investment

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 10 May 2016

An event co-organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the United Nations Environment Programme Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UNEP Inquiry) and the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee. Following last year's adoption of the momentous 2030...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Annexes of the Guidelines on the Integration of Environment and Climate Change into EU International Cooperation and Development

Noelle Aboya - Chevanne uploaded a new Document | 3 May 2016

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A number of tools accompany the Guidelines for Integrating the environment and climate change into EU international cooperation and development . Some of these tools are presented in the following annexes. The annexes are living documents that will be updated and adjusted to take into account new...

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Looking ahead: preparing for UNEA-2

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 3 May 2016

WATCH LIVE Opening Plenary (English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r02AsFZBcUo French Plenary (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFCjhFwHH-s The forthcoming second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) will take place at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from 23...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the Information | 3 May 2016

The Eighth Environment for Europe (EfE) Ministerial Conference will take place in Batumi, Georgia, from 8 to 10 June 2016. The Ministerial Conference , organised by the Government of Georgia with support from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ( UNECE ), which provides the...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Annex 1: Sustainable Development Goals and Targets Relevant for Mainstreaming

Noelle Aboya - Chevanne uploaded a new Document | 3 May 2016

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The following annex accompanies the Guidelines for Integrating the environment and climate change into EU international cooperation and development . It presents the Sustainable Development Goals with a selection of the targets most relevant for mainstreaming. As a living document, the annex will...

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Integrating the Environment and Climate Change into EU International Cooperation and Development towards Sustainable Development

Noelle Aboya - Chevanne uploaded a new Document | 3 May 2016

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These guidelines provide a framework for strengthening the contribution of European Union (EU) international cooperation and development policy to sustainable development by integrating, or mainstreaming, environmental and climate change considerations into the different phases of the EU programme...

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Tools and Methods

Bernard Crabbé created a new WIKI page | 3 May 2016

DEVCO has developed a comprehensive toolbox to support environment and climate change mainstreaming in EU International Cooperation and Development. You can find here the main tools available: The New Guidelines N°6 "Integrating the Environment and Climate Change into EU International Cooperation...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
A Healthy Regard for Environmental Justice - Speech by UNEP Executive Director at the 1st World Environmental Law Congress

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 2 May 2016

UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner gave a speech at the first Wolrd Environmental Law Congress which took place on 27 April 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil . A growing number of court cases, international instruments and over a hundred national constitutions now refer to the right to a healthy...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Building a Sustainable Financial System in the European Union

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 2 May 2016

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UNEP Inquiry Publishes New Report on Sustainable Finance in the EU The UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System initiative published a new report entitled Building a Sustainable Financial System in the European Union. Building a sustainable financial system in the European...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
UNEP Launches its 2015 Annual Report

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 29 April 2016

Nairobi, 29 April 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched its 2015 Annual Report website and print, highlighting many achievements in support of sustainable development, including the redirection of hundreds of billions of dollars in private capital to a better future...

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