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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.

Annual report of UENP IETC highlighting delivered activities in 2021

Between the 1990s and early 2000s, large-scale illegal dumping and improper treatment of medical waste was a common occurrence in Japan, and became a serious social issue owing to the potential human health risk and environmental damage resulting from the waste itself, which could be infectious or contained sharps or chemical and toxic substances.

This case study reports on the development of a healthcare waste management (HCWM) system at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Nepal where the intervention began in 2014 with support from HECAF 360, a local NGO, and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), an international NGO, and WHO Nepal.

UNEP-IETC released its 2020 Annual Report, highlighting the organization’s work on issues around waste management systems that are impacting the environment. It also introduces the knowledge products, in-country supports, and outreach activities that are delivered in 2020. 

The National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management is prepared based on a preventative approach and using 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) related waste hierarchy.

Without doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting human lives in many ways and is highlighting the interrelations between our environmental and societal systems. The measures taken to control the spread of the virus across society lead to a decline of economic growth, restrictions of people’s mobility, and a further need of digitisation and confinement in homes.

Electric vehicles (EVs) offer an opportunity to replace fossil fuels in the transport sector. Electrification of the transport sector can also bring benefits in terms of increased energy efficiency and reduced local pollution. However, there are genuine concerns about meeting the future energy demand for charging EV batteries with clean and renewable sources.

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.

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.

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.

Home to roughly 1.8 billion people, South Asia generates approximately 334 million tonnes of waste per year of which 174 million tonnes (57%) is organic in content.

IGES Centre Collaborating with UNEP on Environmental Technologies (CCET) and UNEP-IETC undertook preliminary discussions with the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (MOMDE) in March 2018.

As outlined in this, first ever annual report, IETC delivered substantial results aligned with the waste management goals in the United Nations Environment Programme’s programme of work, and in particular with resolution 7 of the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly.

Cognisant of the disadvantages of incineration (i.e.

Phnom Penh is facing huge challenges in waste management due to population growth, increasing income and consumption levels, expanding urbanization and inadequate waste management.

As with many other cities in Cambodia, Battambang Municipality faces huge challenges in managing its waste.

This compendium describes information on commercially available or near commercially available technologies and associated techniques for resource recovery from WEEE/e-waste and subsequent treatment of residual wastes.

This brief summarises the proceedings and outcomes of the 1st CCET Webinar which was held on 25 July 2017 at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center in line with the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) 2017.