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Building Resilient Societies after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Key Messages from the International Resource Panel
(2020)
The world is experiencing an unprecedented moment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For us at the International Resource Panel (IRP) it is also a moment to reflect. This document provides policy recommendations extracted ...
Greening Fiscal Stimulus and Finance Packages to Achieve the SDGs - UNEP Factsheet
(2020)
“The performance and resilience of our socioeconomic systems depend on the health of the natural environment and ecosystems. Once the COVID-19 crisis is over, we cannot return to business-as-usual practices that increase ...
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 ...
Key Messages - Preventing the Next Pandemic – Zoonotic Diseases and How to Break the Chain of Transmission
(2020)
This evidence-based scientific assessment has identified the following key messages for decision-makers: 1) De-risking food systems; 2) Urgency; 3) Report audience; 4) Scope of the problem; 5) Outbreak frequency and ...