Upcoming Events

The German translations of UNEP’s Making Peace with Nature report will be launched on Tuesday 22 March from 4:30 to 6:00 PM CET featuring a presentation by the report leads, Ivar Baste and Sir Robert Watson.

The event will also include a keynote presentation from Eckart von Hirschhausen, a popular German TV moderator, comedian, environmental activist and founder of the "Gesunde Umwelt,…

UNEP is participating in the START Summit and START Hack 2022, connecting its mandate with the entrepreneurial and digital spirit of Start Global. START Summit brings over 5,000 startups, investors, corporations, and young talents together to promote innovation through workshops, keynotes and hosting a hackathon. We will explore how we can harness the potential of modern technologies to…

Time:  14:00 – 17:00

Venue: HYBRID (Conference Room 2 and online)

Chaired by: H.E. Ms. Selma Malika Haddadi, Vice Chair of the Bureau of the Committee of Permanent Representatives and Ambassador of Algeria to Kenya

Annotated provisional Agenda  Uploaded on 22 March 2022

The sixth webinar of the Asia Pacific Green Public Procurement (GPP) Network, jointly organised by KEITI and UNEP, will be hosted on 24 March 2021.

The webinar will provide an overview of United for Efficiency's SPP tools and publications and present its GPP Guidelines for Energy-Efficient Air-…

When: 28 March to 31 March 2022

Where: Dubai, hosted by the Government of the United Arab Emirates

The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Regional Climate Week will accelerate collaboration and integrate climate action into global pandemic recovery. Building forward opens an opportunity to address social inequalities and invest in economic development that is good for…

When: Thursday 31st March 14:00 - 15:30 CEST

Registration: You need to register in advance for this online event

The webinar, hosted by UNEP, with guest speakers Yonathan Shiran (SYSTEMIQ) and Steve Fletcher (University of Portsmouth) will share an overview of the methodology and key findings from recent research on plastics policy. You will get the chance to ask questions, share…

When: Monday, 4 April 2022 at 10:00 BST (London), 18:00 JST (Tokyo), 12:00 EAT (Nairobi), 11:00 CEST (Geneva), 05:00 EDT (New York)

Registration and more information: https://www.ipcc.ch/2022/03/04/media-registration-ar6-wgiii/

The deadline for the WGIII event registration is 11.59 pm CET on 30 March 2022.

Following the closure of the 56th Intergovernmental Panel on…

A shift to a sustainable ocean economy: Facilitating post-COVID-19 recovery and resilience

The ocean’s resources sustain the livelihoods of about 3 billion people worldwide, the vast majority of whom live in developing countries. But those livelihoods are under threat, as the ocean and its ability to sustain life are in grave danger due to human activities, such as pollution and overfishing.…

Time:  10:00 – 13:00, 15:00 – 18:00

VENUE: HYBRID (Conference Room 1 and online)

KOROR, Palau ─ President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr. and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John F. Kerry announced that the seventh Our Ocean Conference has been rescheduled to April 13-14, 2022. This decision comes after careful consultation with public health officials regarding the global surge in COVID-19 cases.

“The Our Ocean Conference will remain an in-person event, and…