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"It is time that we shift our mentality on a circular economy: it isn’t a ‘nice to have;’ it is a ‘need to have’ "- H.E. Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer By H.E. Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer, Minister for…
Statement prepared for delivery at the 153rd meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives Ambassador Coimbra, Excellencies, colleagues I am honoured on behalf of UNEP, to address you at the first meeting…
Planning for adaptation is progressing, although nature-based solutions are lagging. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate…
According to the report, cutting greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the impacts and costs associated with climate change. Achieving the 2°C target of the Paris Agreement could limit losses in annual growth to up…
2020 was not only the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the year of intensifying climate change: high temperatures, floods, droughts, storms, wildfires and even locust plagues. Even more worryingly, the…
For our “Ask a Scientist” video series, Valerie Kapos, answers some of the most commonly asked questions on adaptation.
State of the Planet is a podcast produced and developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP is the leading environmental authority in the United Nations system. Our work focuses on climate…
Implementation of nature-based solutions has been growing. But there is an urgent need to gather more evidence on the outcomes of adaption projects worldwide. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts…
Finance for nature-based solutions should be strengthened and diversified. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate reality or face…
Statement prepared for delivery at the launch of the 2020 UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020 was, in addition to COVID-19, the year of intensifying climate impacts. Floods, droughts and storms affected over 50…
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