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The East African Wednesday February 24 2021 Flood-affected areas in Jamalpur, Bangladesh in 2020. Developing countries lack funding to take appropriate action to prevent or minimise the adverse effects of climate change. PHOTO | NurPhoto via AFP Summary Huge gaps remain particularly in finance for developing countries and in bringing adaptation projects to the stage where they accrue real reductions in climate risks. Advertisement According to the Adaptation Gap Report by the United Nations, ...

UNEA-5 ends with clear message: act now to tackle planetary crises Photo: UNEP / 24 Feb 2021 The virtual Participants were left in no doubt that 2021 marks a critical turning point if the world wants to secure a future where people and planet can thrive together. UNEP’s Executive Director Inger Andersen described the cost of inaction “Unless we take action, future generations stand to inherit a hothouse planet with more carbon in the atmosphere than in 800,000 years. Unless we take acti...

On Monday, 22 February, the Portuguese Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, took part in the High Level Plenary Meeting at the opening of the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). In his opening speech, he declared that “now more than ever, it is vital to work together towards a recovery from this global humanitarian crisis that is economically and socially inclusive, one that will bring us closer to a truly green and fair transition�...

Pakistan to host World Environment Day   Tue, Feb 23 2021 09:14:24 AM Nairobi, Feb 23 (IANS): Pakistan has announced that it will host World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) with the theme of ecosystem restoration and focus on resetting relations with nature. It will also mark the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. World Environment Day takes place every year on June 5. It is the United Nations flagship day for promot...

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Critical year to ‘reset our relationship with nature’ — UN chief February 23, 2021 A farmer harvests rice in Bantaeng, Indonesia. — courtesy CIFOR/Tri Saputro GENEVA — During this time of “crisis and fragility”, the UN chief told the United Nations Environment Assembly on Monday that human well-being and prosperity can be vastly improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions. Painting a picture of the turmoil wreaked by COVID-19, wh...

Pakistan announced today that it will host World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). This year's observance of

The Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE) was launched on Monday in Nairobi to boost the growth of the circular economy while enhancing resource use efficiency to reduce carbon and water footprint. The alliance, launched on the sidelines of the virtual fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), is expected to ...

Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 150 nations today concluded a two-day online meeting of the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in which the Assembly warned that the world risks new pandemics if we don’t change how we safeguard nature.

Pakistan to host World Environment Day 2021 Nairobi, 22 February 2021 – Pakistan announced today that it will host World Environment Day 2021 in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). This year’s observance of World Environment Day will be on the theme of ‘ecosystem restoration’ and focus on resetting our relation with nature. It will also mark the formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030. World Environment Day takes place every year on 5 Ju...