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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
Sustainable waste management is crucial to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals. Prioritising waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal can address some of the most pressing social, economic and environmental issues of our time.
For the 50th World Environment Day 2023 with the theme "Solutions to Plastic Pollution" UNEP published a practical guide to provide some tips on how we can all be part of the global movement to solve the plastic pollution crisis.
The waste management sector has seen significant impacts from the burgeoning COVID-19 waste problem including the high risk of exposure to both informal and formal waste workers.
The waste sector is assumed to be gender neutral, but gender inequalities and norms are embedded in almost every aspect of waste management, leading to a gendered division of labour.
Annual report of UENP IETC highlighting delivered activities in 2021
Plastic Waste Management Strategy and Action Plan for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is a strategy document which acts as a guiding document for GHMC to ensure holistic management of plastic waste in the city of Hyderabad.
This guideline focuses on Mechanical-Biological Treatment (MBT) technology for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), mainly household waste and commercial waste, in urban areas of Asian developing countries.
Ecology Note : Towards Clean, Green and Beautiful Bhutan – is a supplementary material for primary school teachers who wish to introduce environmental education for the first time, or for those who want to enhance the scope of educational work in addition to what is already taught in the classrooms.
This Composting Guideline is one of the guideline series published by IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) and the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)of UNEP.
The impact of COVID-19 is transforming the way we live, from one day to the next. While national and local interventions are largely focused on protecting lives and economies, management of hazardous waste is also essential to minimize long-term risks to human and environmental health.
South Africa is estimated to generate domestically a total of 12.7 million tonnes of waste per annum. In the country, municipalities are facing increasing pressures and challenges to provide waste management services due to the growing waste generation.
With a population of 250 million, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country and second-largest plastic polluter in the world after China. The country produces 3.2 million tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste a year, of which about 1.29 million tonnes ends up in the sea.
According to the World Bank (2018), global annual waste generation is expected to jump from 2.01billion tonnes in 2016 to 3.40 billion tonnes over the next 30 years, and this trend is especially true in developing countries in Asia and Africa.
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
With the support of International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET), a small recycling center has been constructed in Toba Samosir regency, Lake Toba which is designated as one of the top 10 priority touris
IETC today launched its 2019 Annual Report website and print, highlighting the organization’s achievements aligned with the waste management goals in the United Nations Environment Programme’s programme of work.
Myanmar has had to face tremendous challenges in waste management in the recent past, due to a number of factors – its growing population and economy, increasing complexity of waste streams, and lack of effective waste management systems, proper infrastructure, capital investment, financial and human resources, as well as effective policy an
Accumulation of plastic wastes in the marine eco-system is growing rapidly with the increase of plastic production and consumption patterns, particularly single-use plastics as well as unsustainable plastic waste management practices. Land-based sources are recognized as the main cause (up to 80% of total marine debris) of marine plastic pollution.
Negombo City is one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. It is the major commercial and transport centre, and main health service provider for the region.
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The mandate of IETC, as agreed in Decision 16/34 of UNEP Governing Council, is the transfer of environmentally sound technologies (EST) to developing countries and countries with economies in transition.