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Overarching Framework: UNEP Global Mercury Partnership
(2020)
This document, which explains the ongoing work of existing partnerships, responds to the call of the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council in its decision 24/3, paragraph 27 (a), for an overarching framework ...
Zoonotic Diseases - UNEP Factsheet
(2020)
Unless we act to protect habitat and biodiversity loss, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Inger Andersen, pandemics could become a new normal in this century. In response, UNEP is seeking ...
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.
Trade and the Environment: Implications of COVID-19 - UNEP Factsheet
(2020)
Trade is experiencing an unprecedented contraction due to COVID-19 and the prospects for a quick recovery depend on the duration of the pandemic and effective policy responses. The United Nations Conference on Trade and ...
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 ...
National Medical Waste Capacity Assessment - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 2
(2020)
Environmentally sound management of medical waste is one of the key challenges during normal times in many countries. During emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, these challenges are magnified because the amount of ...
Policy and Legislation Linked to COVID-19 and Pandemics - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 4
(2020)
Guidance on policy and legislation will help countries to have a stable legal and institutional basis to better respond to future waste
emergencies such as the COVID-19, and to clarify measures to be taken.
Linkages of Air Quality and COVID-19 - COVID-19 Waste Management Factsheet 6
(2020)
Air quality is negatively impacted by environmentally unsound practices, such as open burning or other suboptimal waste management methods. Adhering to environmentally sound practices for waste management, especially ...
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 ...
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 ...