Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...

The Paris Agreement in 2015 introduced the concept of a Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), a parallel to the global mitigation goal aimed at limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Unlike mitigation, ...

UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen says the EU’s leadership is vital in addressing climate change, pollution and ...

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on ...

Many are hopeful an emerging group of eco-conscious designers can help end the sector’s obsession with cheap, disposable ...

International Day of Zero Waste, jointly led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), underscores the critical need to enhance global waste ...

Registration is required to participate. Registration closed on 22 March. This flagship event is part of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025 celebrations. International Day of Zero Waste, ...

Temperatures in the country have risen twice as fast as the global average Adaptation policies will be key to protect water ...