Events

Delft Road Safety Courses is a cooperation between Delft University of Technology, SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, Delft Post Graduate Education and Road Safety for All. The courses aim to build the capacity of road safety professionals in low- and middle-income countries. The annual Road…

On World Oceans Day, people around our blue planet celebrate and honor the ocean, which connects us all. The action focus for world oceans day 2018 is preventing plastic pollution and encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean. Register or join an event! Read more Picture credit:http://www.…

Key dates:  Entries must be submitted by 30 April 2018 – 23.00 GMT Winners/finalists will be announced online by mid-May 2018 Award ceremony and venue to be held on 5 June 2018 at Tongji University in Shanghai, China Description: The Global Environment Outlook is produced periodically by UN…

A Platform for Action World Environment Day is the UN's most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. The…

Experts from all over the world will meet in Nairobi to discuss barriers and options for combatting marine plastic litter and microplastics.  The meeting was mandated by the third stand-alone resolution on marine litter which was adopted by the UN Environment Assembly in December 2017.  For more…

Over time, our oceans have increasingly become dumping grounds for different types of waste, including sewage, industrial waste, chemicals, plastics andlitter. An estimated 80% of marine pollution originates from land-based sources including wastewater and nutrients loadings. Worldwide, pollution…

Asia Pacific Green Public Procurement Partnership Project Awareness-raising Workshop and Networking Session for GPP of Construction Sector in Thailand Date: May 16, 2018 Venue: Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Purpose: To promote the implementation of GPP in the construction sector, networking…

"Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation" is the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2018. This year, the campaign will have a new global dimension, bringing together the world's main migration corridors, also called flyways, for celebrations all across the world - and for the first time, with two…

The Environment Management Group would like to invite you to the first of the 2018 Nexus Dialogue Series on Biodiversity Mainstreaming in the context of Human Security and Well-being, which will take place at the International Environment House II in Geneva on May 2-3, 2018. This Nexus Dialogue…

Innovative financing has become a critical topic under the international wastewater agenda. It is common practice to consider wastewater management and sanitation an expensive and capital-intensive business. Furthermore, lack of financial investments, human and institutional capacity put additional…