Water is in the spotlight at the UN climate summit. Here’s why that matters
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 21, 2024(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 UNEPNov 21, 2024(News )Nearly three billion people face water scarcity. Over 90 per cent of disasters are water-related, including drought, desertification, fires and floods.
Africa’s agenda at COP29 November 20, 2024
Stories & Blogs ECANov 20, 2024(Story )The African Group of Negotiators and leaders came to COP29 with a bold call for equitable climate finance, stronger global partnerships, and urgent action to address the climate crisis.
African youth call for bold climate action to protect their future
Stories & Blogs ECANov 19, 2024(Story )In the words of Beza Melaku Mandefro, a youth delegate at COP29, “When you invest in a child, you’re not gifting - you’re building.” The poet from Ethiopia spoke for millions of African children whose futures are shaped daily by the worsening impacts of c
Cooling the Planet: COP29 affirms global climate action
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 19, 2024(Story )Ministers and leaders from over 30 countries, joined by partners from intergovernmental organizations and civil society, came together at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to chart a bold path forward for sustainable cooling.
Investing in early warnings systems to protect the world’s vulnerable
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 19, 2024(Story )Greenhouse gas emissions are at their highest ever levels and this year is now almost certain to surpass 2023 as the warmest on record.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the 20th IGF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 18, 2024(Technical Highlight )The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding during the 20th IGF Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Technology helping reduce methane emissions, but more action needed
Stories & Blogs UNEPNov 15, 2024(Story )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.
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
Stories & Blogs UNEPOct 31, 2024(Story )There are high hopes that artificial intelligence (AI) can help tackle some of the world’s biggest environmental emergencies.
A Food Security Statistics Project is Enhancing Food Security Data across Africa
Stories & Blogs ECAOct 31, 2024(Story )Reliable food security statistics are essential for informed decisions on food access, quality, and affordability.