Climate change, disaster risk reduction & desertification

Environment and ecosystem management are key to ensuring urban and rural development and progress towards the achievement of the MDGs. Poor communities directly depend on natural resources for their livelihood and are the most vulnerable to a degraded environment, natural disasters and are the first to suffer from polluted air, water and soil. Sound natural resource use is at the core of effective strategies to strengthen resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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High-Level Briefing on the 5th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly

Alexa Froger updated the event | 2 February 2021

03 Feb

From 3 February 2021
Organised by Geneva Environment Network, UNEP

Invitation to a high-level briefing on the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), that will convene virtually on 22-23 February 2021. The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. It meets biennially to set...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Ralf Aschemann commented on an event | 1 February 2021

Webinar: Material Efficiency Strategies for Business - Untapped Climate Solutions for Buildings and Mobility

Sounds very interesting, looking forward to the webinar!

Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
VIRTUAL EVENT: Climate Adaptation Summit 2021

Francois Stepman posted Information | 1 February 2021

25-26 January 2021 – ONLINE WORLDWIDE. Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 The Netherlands government hosted an online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS Online) on 25 January 2021. CAS Online will build on the advances of the UN Climate Action Summit by showcasing pioneering solutions to the...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
VIRTUAL EVENT: The World Economic Food Systems panels

Francois Stepman posted Information | 1 February 2021

25-29 January 2021. ‘ The Davos Agenda ’. The World Economic Forum. January 27, 2021 : 09:00 - 09:45CET. Transforming Food Systems and Land Use (Option 1) While more than 1 billion tonnes of food are still wasted every year and agriculture remains a major driver of water use, climate change and...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Public debate on “Environmental engagement in the Mediterranean: is civil society lagging behind?”

Fatma Ladgham created a new event | 27 January 2021

29 Jan

From 29 January 2021
Organised by Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality Programme

Following the success of its first online public debate on “Can citizens shape a free and united Mediterranean?”, which gathered among the audience 160 participants on Zoom and more than 1,2K viewers on Facebook live, Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality programme is organizing its 2 nd session on...

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Project: Med Dialogue for Rights and Equality
Webinar: Material Efficiency Strategies for Business - Untapped Climate Solutions for Buildings and Mobility

Alexa Froger updated the event | 27 January 2021

02 Feb

From 2 February 2021
Organised by The International Resource Panel, in collaboration with the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and the World Economic Forum

REGISTER The International Resource Panel, in collaboration with the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership , the Ellen MacArthur Foundation , and the World Economic Forum will host a webinar on 2 February 2021 (2:00pm - 3:30pm CET) to discuss a series of questions, including: How does material...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Global Youth Environment Assembly, Part 2

Alexa Froger created a new event | 27 January 2021

18 Feb

From 18 February 2021 to 20 February 2021
Organised by The Major Group of Children and Youth to UN Environment

The Major Group of Children and Youth to UN Environment (UNEP-MGCY) a.k.a Global Constituency of Youth for Environment (GCYE) is a group of young individuals and youth organisations that work towards environmental conservation and the representation of young people's voices in governance and...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Global Youth Environment Assembly, Part 1

Alexa Froger updated the event | 27 January 2021

12 Feb

From 12 February 2021 to 13 February 2021
Organised by The Major Group of Children and Youth to UN Environment

The Major Group of Children and Youth to UN Environment (UNEP-MGCY) a.k.a Global Constituency of Youth for Environment (GCYE) is a group of young individuals and youth organisations that work towards environmental conservation and the representation of young people's voices in governance and...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
UNEA 5.1

Alexa Froger updated the event | 26 January 2021

22 Feb

From 22 February 2021 to 23 February 2021
Organised by United Nations

The fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) provides leadership, catalyzes, intergovernmental actions on the environment, and contributes to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In light of the COVID-19...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Testing the application of the EU Taxonomy to core banking products: High level recommendations

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 26 January 2021

testing-the-application-of-the-eu-taxonomy-to-core-banking-products-final-v2.pdf 5.63 MB

UNEP FI and the European Banking Federation (EBF) have launched a unique report assessing the extent to which the EU Taxonomy on Sustainable Activities could be applied to core banking products for labelling or disclosure purposes. This report is the result of a project with 26 major banks, seven...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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