Events

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…

Africa is undergoing a mobility revolution. The continent is experiencing an unprecedented motorization rate spurred by high rates of urbanization and economic growth. As a result, most countries in the region are not able to plan and provide adequate transport infrastructure and services.  At the…

This side event will examine the human rights harms caused by all forms of pollution and the corresponding human rights obligations of duty-bearers to prevent and remedy them. The event will promote effective action to prevent and remedy pollution-related human rights harms and preserve a safe,…

The UN Environment Assembly, the world's highest-level decision-making body on the environment, will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4-6 December 2017 under the overarching theme of pollution. For more details and to register, visit the Environment Assembly website.

This event, co-hosted by the Environment Management Group, UN Environment, WHO and UN-Habitat, will allow participants to dialogue on the importance of tackling health risks from air, water and solid waste pollution through multi-sectoral approaches, and at different geographic levels. The event…

The Sustainable Innovation Expo is the Environment Assembly’s is the Environment Assembly’s marketplace for connecting the science to the solution. The Expo provides platform for sharing the latest on innovation and technology from both the public and private sectors, on sourcing investment and contributing to solutions to address the world’s environmental challenges. Learn more here.

The third meeting of the Executive Board of the Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the Minamata convention and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), took…

The UN Global Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment aims to identify and promote opportunities for green investment that are driven by advances in science and technology. Driven by this goal, the Forum will strengthen the interface between science, policy, business and society by tearing down traditional sectoral barriers and building consensus around key issues. More information is…

The Committee of Permanent Representatives will hold its third open-ended meeting in the week ahead of the third session of the UN Environment Assembly. For more information, please visit the Committee of Permanent Representatives page.

The Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum is a unique opportunity for civil society organizations to engage on the agenda of the 2017 UN Environment Assembly. Self-organized by Major Groups and Stakeholders accredited to UN Environment, this multi-stakeholder Forum is open to the participation of accredited and non-accredited civil society organizations, the private sector and Member States…