1 United Nations Environment Programme
- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is today publishing an ambitious new strategy to reduce its carbon footprint and pave the way towards a zero emissions future. Source: United Nations Environment Programme
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2 United Nations Environment Programme
Nairobi, 7 September 2010 ? Kenya is set to become the first East African nation to develop regulations on the management of electronic waste (e-waste), following a national conference held at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi. Source: United Nations Environment Programme
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3 United Nations Environment Programme
Stockholm / Nairobi, 7 September 2010 - Governments and law-makers need to integrate environmental concerns into water-use legislation to avert an impending global water crisis, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), titled "Greening Water Law". Source: United Nations Environment Programme
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4 Kenya: UN Environment Agency Backs Action to Regulate E-Waste
Kenya is set to become the first East African nation to regulate the management of electronic waste, also known as "e-waste", following a conference run by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Source: AllAfrica.com
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5 World's Water Needs Greener Laws
WINDHOEK, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2010: Governments and lawmakers need to integrate environmental concerns into water-use legislation to avert an impending global water crisis, Namibian Press Agency (Nampa) cited a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as saying. Source: Malaysian Digest
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6 United Nations Environment Programme
London, 6 September 2010 - Four initiatives representing more than 100 leading international insurance companies are today calling on governments worldwide to harness risk management techniques and insurance expertise to help the developing world adapt to climate change. Source: United Nations Environment Programme
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7 Nigeria: UN Body Apologises Over Claims on Ogoni Oil Spills
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) involved in investigating the extent of oil spills in Ogoniland has apologised for what it called a mistake on the part of one of its officials who relied on the Federal Government figures on the causes of spills to pass a judgment on the issue. Source: AllAfrica.com
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8 U.N. Climate Body Urged to Take Lead in Gender Focus
Source: IPS Two weeks before the 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review summit at the United Nations, concerns are being raised that gender equality is still largely divorced from efforts to address climate change, even though women have a critical role to play in solving - and are often most affected by – the problem. Source: AlertNet
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9 S.Korea warns of global nuclear 'domino effect'
SEOUL: South Korea's point man on North Korea warned on Thursday of a global "nuclear domino effect" unless the communist state scraps its atomic weapons. Source: Channel NewsAsia
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10 UN-backed report calls for levy to protect biodiversity
AÂ UN-sponsored report on the economics of biodiversity suggests the adoption of market-based instruments, such as additional levies to enforce sustainable use of ecosystem services, including water, forests and endangered species. Source: EurActiv
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