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COVID-19, Wastewater, and Sanitation - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 9
(2020)Raw sewage, and partially-treated wastewater, is a vehicle for spreading diseases and a potential means for COVID-19 to spread faster, for example in areas where sanitation is poor, or where the communities are exposed to ... -
Disaster/Conflict Affected States and Vulnerable Humanitarian Operations - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 8
(2020)Disaster and conflict affected countries and vulnerable humanitarian operations with limited capacity, poor infrastructure and resources are likely to face enormous problems in the event of COVID-19 spread and the need for ... -
Eco-Innovation Application in Jordan: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)Eco-innovation is the development and application of a business model, shaped by a new business strategy that incorporates sustainability throughout all business operations based on life cycle thinking and in cooperation ... -
Eco-Trails in Palestine: SwitchMed in Palestine - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)While hiking and walking on nature trails is popular in Palestine, no clear guidelines on selecting and rehabilitating eco-trails is available. Under the EU-funded SwitchMed programme Palestine’s Environment Quality Authority ... -
Empowerment of women from local community: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)The SwitchMed waste management of the Aqaba Hotel Industry project is providing livelihoods, with a special focus on increasing the empowerment of women, by incorporating the local community in recycling/upcycling activities. ... -
Energy Efficiency Literacy: Online Learning covering the basics of air conditioning and refrigeration and how to mitigate their climate impact
(2020)UNEP OzonAction, in cooperation with United for Efficiency (U4E), Kigali Cooling Efficiency Programme (KCEP) and ASHRAE have jointly developed a new introductory e-learning course to increase the awareness and understanding ... -
Environment Fund Overview as at 30 September 2020
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020-09-30)An overview of the Environment Fund Contributions by Member States as at 30 September 2020 -
Environment Fund Table as at 30 September 2020
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020-09-30)Table of contributions to the Environment Fund as at 30 September 2020 -
Frequently Asked Questions - Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic Diseases and How to Break the Chain of Transmission
(2020)Factsheet addressing the following questions: What are zoonotic diseases? What is driving the spread of zoonotic diseases? What are the impacts of zoonotic diseases? Africa has an opportunity to lead pandemic prevention ... -
Global Distribution of Seagrasses
(2020)This dataset shows the global distribution of seagrasses, and is composed of two subsets of point and polygon occurrence data -
Global Monitoring Of Mercury - Outcomes from the GEF-funded Project : “Develop a Plan for Global Monitoring of Human Exposure to and Environment Concentration of Mercury”
(2019)https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/mercury/global-mercury-monitoring -
Green Jobs - UNEP Factsheet
(2020)Green jobs1 are core to the United Nations’ and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s response to COVID-19 recovery packages. Amid all the loss and tragedy of the pandemic, hundreds of millions of people have lost ... -
Green Label for Businesses, Tel Aviv-Yafo- Online Platform: SwitchMed in Israel - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, the second most populous city in Israel and the second largest local economy in the Middle East in partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection created a Green Label for ... -
Guidebook for Environmentally Efficient Restaurants and Dining Establishments: SwitchMed in Israel - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)Better environmental performance by businesses, restaurants and eateries in particular, attracts new environmental conscience customers who take sustainability into account when making their choices. Under the SwitchMed ... -
Guidelines on Best Practices to Preserve Organic Matter and Moisture Content in Soils: SwitchMed in Palestine - SwitchMed Programme [FactSheet]
(2020)Soil as the main medium for agriculture, the protection and the sustainable utilization of it are significant for the promotion of sustainable production and consumption in Palestine. Jointly developed by the Environmental ... -
Guidelines to Biological Control of Agricultural Pests: SwitchMed in Palestine - SwitchMed Programme [FactSheet]
(2020)The Guidelines sheds light on the use of biological control as a safe alternative to the various agricultural chemicals. The preparation and publication of the Guidelines is a first step towards a promising strategic goal ... -
The HCFC Quota and Licence Tracker Desktop Application
(2020)The HCFC Quota and Licence Tracker Desktop Application is a simple but powerful tool designed to assist National Ozone Officers in Article 5 countries in their daily work. The tracker enables the planning, calculating, ... -
Household Medical Waste Management Strategies - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 7
(2020)As COVID-19 spreads to the developing world, with limited access to medical support, increased numbers of cases will have to self medicate at home. Proper management of household medical waste will therefore become key to ... -
How to Choose your Waste Management Technology to Treat COVID-19 Waste - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 3
(2020)As countries develop an inventory of the existing national waste management facilities, they select environmentally sound options for waste treatment using the UNEP Sustainability Assessment of Technologies (SAT) guidance ... -
Introduction to COVID-19 Waste Management - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 1
(2020)Wherever possible, countries should control COVID-19 waste through maximizing the use of available waste management solutions and, at the same time, look to avoid any potential long-term impacts on the environment.