Gearing up for the 2nd UN Environment Assembly, countries define an integrated approach to implementing environmental dimension of Sustainable Development Goals. Nairobi, 24 February 2016 - Governments and regional organizations...
Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, 17 February 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is among bodies providing technical advice for the overhaul of Belgrade’s district heating system, with the aim of securing major...
How a community in Nairobi's Kibera slum overcame management challenges to clean up their neighbourhood, embrace a new source of energy, create green jobs and make some money in the process. When Jim Archer, a Nairobi-born...
The first-ever UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) held in June 2014 highlighted the importance of GEMS/Water in advancing the water-related targets of the SDGs. In light of that, UNEP’s Global Monitoring System, UNEP GEMS/Water...
In light of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP), has written an article in which he highlights...
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 21 January 2016 – A new project to overhaul a city district heating system could save up to 20,000 tons of CO₂ each year and €4.5 million in heating costs. The new project launched in Banja Luka...
Oxford Forum for Sustainable Cities Oxford Forum for Sustainable Cities, 17-21 December 2015 will be held at Balliol College, Oxford. http://environmenteurope.org/education/6 This forum will explore the state of the art and policy...