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UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC) has been actively engaged in raising awareness of gender issues in waste management.

The Speech of Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP at the UNEP-IETC’s 30th Anniversary Event on 3 October 2022 in Osaka

Tennoji Zoo Event "Discover, Learn, Act! The relationship between animals and waste".

 

Have you ever come across the term "E-waste"?

Waste from cooking and production processes, unsold food, leftovers, food that went back in a refrigerator. If we pay attention, a lot of food waste is produced in our daily lives.

How clean is the air you're breathing today?

 UNEP-IETC officer participated as a lecturer in the following two events held at Hankyu Department Store:

June 2023, UNEP International Environment Technology Centre celebrated World Environment Day by hosting a webinar and an event with Kaiyukan Aquarium in Osaka, Japan. The event aimed to raise awareness, inspire action, and mobilize individuals and organizations towards a zero-waste society.

IETC is currently recruiting a consultant for the below position:  Project development expert for the electronics sector  (JO 220990) (Posting Period: 05 November 2023 - 18 November 2023) Please follow the links for more details. 

UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) is pleased to announce the release of fact sheets on gender and waste management.

 October 30, 2022 - the United Nations Environment Programme and Kaiyukan Aquarium hold a joint event "Only One Earth - Save our oceans, our irreplaceable planet" in Osaka.     

As the global population approaches 8 billion next month and resource use intensifies, so does global waste.

This year, the International Environmental Technology Centre, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-IETC) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. As part of the series of events to commemorate the anniversary, UNEP-IETC organized IETC@30 Webinar on Gender and Waste on 7 September 2022.

Event Report: Global dialogues on UNEP-IETC 30th Anniversary Event Underscores the Significance of Sustainable Waste Management

This year, UNEP-IETC is celebrating its 30th anniversary since the establishment in 1992. IETC@30 webpage is now available from the link below:  >>>IETC@30 Webpage<<<

Happy International Women’s Day!

UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre is pleased to announce the launch of the introduction video to the video series, GENDER AND WASTE NEXUS

The summary graphic of UNEP-IETC's session "Achieving SDG12: Thinking about our future through waste" at SDG Global Festival of Action from Japan is now available!  This event was held on March 25th and 26th 2021 with over 24,000 participants from around the world. 

Annual Report 2020 is now available in English and Japanese! 

New Report: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on E-waste in the First Three Quarters of 2020