Water is in the spotlight at the UN climate summit. Here’s why that matters
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Story )Water is the lifeblood of our planet and freshwater ecosystems play a key role in sopping up planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions and making our societies resilient to climate disasters.
A new push to protect water, our most valuable resource
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )Nearly three billion people face water scarcity. Over 90 per cent of disasters are water-related, including drought, desertification, fires and floods.
World must act faster to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )The international community has made some headway on pledges to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 but progress must accelerate, the official progress report from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the Internat
Making peace with nature through the Global Biodiversity Framework - UNEP COP16 Plenary Statement.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )A plan that, as we implement and interweave it with the Climate Convention, the Desertification Convention, and the Pollution conventions, can truly address that which we refer to as the triple planetary crisis.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo introduces R21 malaria vaccine
Stories & Blogs WHO - Africa (News )The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo today introduced the R21 malaria vaccine into the national immunization programme, adding a crucial tool to complement existing malaria control measures to protect and save the lives of young
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Story )There are high hopes that artificial intelligence (AI) can help tackle some of the world’s biggest environmental emergencies.