A crucial part of UN Environment’s work is advocating far and wide for people and planet. We seek to inform, inspire and enable positive action, and galvanise global leadership and promote partnerships. This page summarizes the global reach of our work, including engagements with Member States, businesses and civil society.
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The city of Cape Town has been much in the news lately, for its severe water shortage and fears that the city will soon run out of water. But officials in Cape Town have done an incredible job of halving daily water use in a few short months. I was…
My visits to the West Africa region focused on a number of environmental concerns facing the region including ecosystem restoration; coastal erosion; renewable energy promotion and plastic pollution. Importantly, it was also an opportunity to see…
My trip to Algeria, Africa’s largest country by landmass, focused on Algeria's efforts to protect the environment, and in particular, its plans to transform the country using renewable energy. It is great to see countries where oil and gas are the…
I attended the third meeting of partners to the Global Peatlands Initiative, in Brazzaville. The Meeting brought together Ministers from the Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia to share and learn from their experience in…
I first travelled to Ethiopia in the 1970s, and I have been astounded by the remarkable progress the country has made over the last 25 years. The purpose of my visit was to renew UN Environment’s partnership with the country to build resilience to…