The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN Environment Programme, MEP Javi López, MEP Lídia Pereira, MEP Kira Peter-Hansen and MEP Dragoş Pîslaru, are co-hosting a discussion on “ Accelerating Action to Reduce Climate...
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European Commission and UN Environment Programme agree to reinforce cooperation on tackling the climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises. A stronger focus on the promotion of circular economy, the protection of biodiversity and...
Nairobi, 3 September 2021 - WHO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors, the first such resource to unite this...
Sustainable and Disaster-resilient Development in Vulnerable Countries Context : The degradation of ecosystems – such as forests, wetlands, coastal and marine systems, and drylands – is a major driver of disaster risk and a key...
This brief highlights the intricate linkage between environmental degradation and conflicts and the potential of climate change to increase the risk of conflicts. The brief uses the case of South Sudan to demonstrate this feedback...