In response to Resolution 2/7 from the second session (UNEP/EA.2/RES.7) of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and reaffirmed in Resolution 4/7 from its fourth session (UNEP/EA.4/RES.7), the Global Waste Management Outlook offers an updated assessment of g
The Waste Management Outlook for West Asia was commissioned by the UNEP West Asia Office in partnership with the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), and the Interna
The UN Environment Programme released the first Waste Management Outlook for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) at the 4th session of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. The SIDS Waste Management Outlook provides an analysis on the current state of waste management in SIDS regions and proposes solutions to improve waste management.
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Waste Management Outlook has been launched under the framework of the Forum of Ministers of Environment for LAC, in a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 9 October 2018. According to the Outlook, a third of all waste generated in cities of LAC ends up in open dumps or in the environment, polluting soil, water and air, and threatening the health
Following the success of the Global Waste Management Outlook, IETC has been leading the development of a series of regional and thematic Waste Management outlook. The Africa Waste Management Outlook is part of this series and looks at the continent's trends in waste management and calls for action for improvements in the sector.
Central Asia is transforming itself from a region bogged down by mining and industrial waste legacies and poor municipal waste management to a safer and more pleasant place to live through site clean-ups and increasingly effective waste management systems. A lot still remains to be done, but the outlook for the region is much less gloomy than just a few years ago.
Mountains play an essential role in supplying water, energy, food and other services to millions of people living in the mountains and downstream. Ensuring the continued supply of these services has never been more important.
The Global Waste Management Outlook, a collective effort of the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Waste Management Association, is a pioneering scientific global assessment on the state of waste management and a call for action to the international community.