The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) was adopted in 2001 with the following objective (Article 1):
Mindful of the precautionary approach as set forth in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the…
In 2019, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, at its 14th meeting, and the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), at its fourth session, noted with concern that the high and…
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Air pollution impacts our health, environment and economy. The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution causes 7 million deaths every year. Air pollution also causes acidification and eutrophication of ecosystems and…
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Загрязнение воздуха оказывает влияние на наше здоровье, окружающую среду и экономику. По оценкам Всемирной организации здравоохранения, загрязнение воздуха является причиной 7 миллионов смертей ежегодно. Загрязнение воздуха…
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Can you imagine a world without e-waste? What will it look like? How do we achieve it? This course aims to inspire, as much as educate.
The Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) facility, hosted by the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), was designed to promote climate change-resilient communities and local economies by establishing a standard, internationally recognised country-based mechanism to channel…
The Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA) is a public-private
partnership, established under the framework of the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project, that
brings together maritime industry leaders with a view to supporting an…
This introductory course teaches learners WHAT is an integrated approach to sustainable development and WHY is it needed. The course explains the rationale, drivers, challenges, and opportunities for an integrated approach to tackling poverty-environment issues. The course lays the…
This Advanced course builds upon the introductory course Introduction to Sustainable Development in Practice. It teaches learners HOW to apply in practice an integrated approach to sustainable development throughout the various stages of the…
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The main objective of the international climate change regime established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is to limit dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Domestic legislation is the key to…