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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The European Sustainable Development Week, 30 May – 5 June 2016

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 February 2016

The Website of the European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) 2016 is online! Events, projects and activities that promote sustainable development and the SDGs and are scheduled to take place 30 May - 5 June 2016 can now be registered on the ESDW website! The ESDW is an initiative to facilitate...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Investing for a Greener Future – EU Green Week 2016

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 February 2016

As a partner of the European Sustainable Development week , Green Week 2016 will take place from 30 May to 3 June. Focusing on the theme "Investing for a greener future", it hopes to contribute to answering a broader question of how to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe...

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Speech by UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at the Launch of Kenya Green University Network

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 February 2016

Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director , gave a speech at the launch if the Kenya Green University Network (KGUN) on 5 February 2016 in Nairobi. The Network is aimed at including environmental and sustainability practices into the curricula, campus designs and research projects of Kenyan...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Kenya Green Universities Network Launched to Promote Sustainability Practices in Higher Education Institutions

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 February 2016

On 5 February 2016, more than 160 participants from Kenyan higher education institutions attended the launch Kenya Green University Network (KGUN), which is aimed at including environmental and sustainability practices into the curricula, campus designs and research projects of Kenyan universities...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Major Regional Meetings on Environment in 2016

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 February 2016

Note: this is a living document and will be updated systematically The Conference of Parties to the Barcelona Convention More than 150 delegates from 21 Mediterranean countries and the European Union, all parties to the Barcelona Convention, will meet in Athens to decide on key environmental issues...

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“Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference, Batumi, 8-10 June 2016

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 February 2016

The 8th Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” (EfE) – facilitated by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) – is taking place from 8 to 10 June 2016, in Batumi (Georgia). This major gathering of Environment Ministers in Europe which is organized in close collaboration with UNEP,...

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Building a Sustainable Financial System - The Role of the EU

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 5 February 2016

This High Level Panel will focus on the role of financing in sustainable development in the context of the Commission recent proposals for a Circular Economy and for Capital Markets Union which, amongst others, are relevant for the EU’s role in the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
The State of Green Finance in the UAE - The first national survey on contributions of financial institutions to Green Economy

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 4 February 2016

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Following a recent survey undertaken by UNEP FI and the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water, there is clear evidence not only that many of the UAE’s financial institutions are already investing in green products, but that that investment is on the rise. Nearly half of the respondent institutions...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
UNEP en.lighten Initiative and ASEAN Energy Centre Launch Efficient Lighting Initiative to Boost Energy Security and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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

Bangkok, 3 February 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) en.lighten Initative and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Centre for Energy today launched a programme to promote the production, sale and use of energy-efficient lighting equipment in ASEAN countries to...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
New e-learning Course on Sustainable Consumption and Production

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

With the goal of scaling up learning on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in the Asia Pacific region, UNEP and UNITAR are partnering under the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia Programme to deliver an interactive e-learning course. The course will start on 21 March and end on 13 May 2016, the...

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