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It started with a purple blob on a computer screen in Paris, France. The splotch, hovering over a patch of desert in eastern Algeria, was the tell-tale sign of a release of methane, a colourless, odourless gas supercharging climate change.
Methane Alert and Response System issued 1,200 notifications over major emissions; only 15 prompted responses
Plugged methane leaks in Algeria, Nigeria addressing emissions equivalent to around one million cars annually
140 oil and gas companies have committed to credibly measuring and reducing methane emissions under OGMP 2.0
Baku, 15 November 2024 – A high-tech system that ident
Findings from the new Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment (N₂O) warns that without urgent action on rising N₂O emissions, there is no viable pathway to limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and provides tangible tools to reduce emissions by more than 40% from current levels.
The assessment shows that N₂O is currently the most significant o
More than a billion people in Africa walk or cycle for almost an hour daily, yet 74% of assessed roads lack footpaths, and 92% have no crossings
The Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility (PAAPAM), developed with direct engagement with over 1,300 stakeholders, aims to transform active mobility across Africa
Assessment
The world has mismanaged its freshwater reserves for decades, hampering progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Lead may be present in everything from cookware and cosmetics to paint and plumbing.
They pollute the air. They warm the planet. They prevent crops from growing. Overall, super pollutants are a pretty nasty group of chemical compounds – and unfortunately, they’re all around us.
Nairobi, 1 October 2024 – One year after its adoption in Bonn, the Global Framework on Chemicals today launched its first call for projects targeting the safe and sustainable management of chemicals and waste.
How do you make the people of the world healthier? For the longest time, the answer was to treat the myriad ailments that plague the human race.
But in recent years, experts have come to have a more expansive view of health. Many are finally acknowledging that human health is inextricably linked to the health of animals, both wild and domestic, and the health of the planet.
Nairobi, 7 September 2024 – The world marked the fifth annual International Day of Clean Air for blue skies today with calls for investment in clean air solutions now, as air pollution causes increasing public health, environmental, and economic harms.
07 September, Abidjan - African Environment Ministers meeting in Abidjan have called for the establishment of a legally binding protocol on drought management under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), with a special focus on Africa.
Air pollution costs the global economy a staggering US$8.1 trillion every year, or 6.1 per cent of the world's gross domestic product.
For billions of people across the developing world, particularly children and women, mealtime starts by firing up a kerosene stove, lighting a charcoal grill or setting some logs ablaze.
CCAC launches an Air Quality Management Exchange Platform (AQMx) following UNEA-6 resolution to increase regional cooperation and action on improving air quality globally.
The platform will guide city and national air quality managers on how to meet World Health Organization (WHO) Air Qu
Some 40 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rely on the Congo Basin – home to the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest – for food, health, livelihoods and ecosystem services.
For the people of East and Southeast Asia air pollution has become an all too familiar sight.
When a group of Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River last month, it marked a watershed moment for the iconic French waterway.
Later this year, negotiators will gather in the Republic of Korea for a fifth round of discussions aimed at developing a legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution.
In the small coastal town of Guapi, Colombia, Mary Luz Ante Orobio is meeting with a group she calls “the unstoppable women.”
They are gathered around a wooden chest filled with loose cash, a ledger and a calculator. Orobio flips through the ledger, eyes poring over tidy notes outlining a series of financial investments. She jots down some numbers before distributing cash among the group.
When truck driver Salim Awadh travelled to Mombasa, Kenya, in 2021 for a course on fuel-efficient driving, he had been hauling freight across East Africa for nearly two decades.
Still, the course would prove to be a revelation for the 53-year-old, who often travels along the Northern Corridor, a congested series of highways spanning six countries.
Geneva, 22 June 2024 – Governments gathered in Geneva have advanced in the process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention, agreeing to continue negotiations to further develop the proposal for this body, akin to the IPCC on climate change and the IPBES on biodiversity.
Nairobi, 18 June 2024 – The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, according to a preliminary assessment published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), exposing the community to rapidly growing soil, water and air pollution and risks of irreversible damage to its natur
Geneva, 13 June 2024 - Amid mounting concern about the health and environmental impacts of air pollution, a new report from the World Meteorological Organization points out the potential for low-cost sensor systems to assess levels of air pollution, identify sources and to support air quality strategies to reduce them.
Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Uganda have joined forces to halt mercury pollution from the healthcare sector
Mercury harms human health and the environment
$134-million initiative will support a holistic approach to improve the management of mercury waste and the adoption of alternatives
Geneva, 14 May 2024 – The Governments of Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Uga
Ottawa, 23 April 2024 – The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), opened today in Canada’s capital, Ottawa.
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