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NEW DELHI — In the backdrop of 2023 being the warmest year on record, with resultant heatwaves, storms and droughts causing havoc, heads of state and more
Representatives from governments and collaborating organizations within the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), have rolled out a range of holistic initiatives focused on confronting the interlinked issues of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
In her report, UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen identified six areas where the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly may wish to compel more effective, inclusive and sustainable multilateral action: Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Advancing integrated approaches for a water-secure world, Ensuring responsible mining and sustainable minerals and metals use, Advancing cooperation around nutrients, especially phosphorus, Reviewing climate-altering technologies and measures, and Aligning the financial system for sustainability.
Every two years, all 193 UN Member States have an opportunity to collectively address critical environmental issues facing the planet. This moment is the United Nations Environment Assembly, or UNEA, the sixth edition of which will be held from 26 February to 1 March, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Set up as a sort of ‘world parliament on the environment’, UNEA aims to define priorities for environmental policies and