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Policy and Strategy Documents Freshwater Strategy 2017-2021 United Nations Environment Programme
This document describes UN Environment’s five-year Freshwater Strategy from 2017 to 2021. As a living document, it is intended to guide work related to freshwater across UN Environment’s divisions, sub-programmes and regional offices, as well as interactions with governments and partners at national, regional and global levels. The Freshwater Strategy supports the implementation of UN Environment’s Medium-Term Strategy and Programme of Work adopted by universal United Nations (UN) membership through the UN Environment Assembly. Coming at a critical time for freshwater in general, and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular, this strategy aims to unlock the potential of integrated collaboration and spur leadership on freshwater issues globally.
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Policy and Strategy Documents Making the case for ecosystem-based adaptation: building resilience to climate change United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Development Programme
Healthy ecosystems provide valuable services such as food, clean water, protection from disease, and flood and erosion control, while at the same time building resilience against climate change impacts. This has been recognized by the UNFCCC in decision 1/CP.16 inviting Parties to enhance action on adaptation by “building resilience of socio-ecological systems, including through economic diversification and sustainable management of natural resources”.
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Policy and Strategy Documents Oceans: Marine Pollution: Keep the Oceans Clean - SDG Policy Brief No. 001 United Nations Environment Programme
Marine pollution is the result of deliberate or accidental discharge of untreated wastewater, dumping of solid wastes and other polluted runoff from a variety of land-based activities directly into our rivers and coastal waters. Healthy oceans are productive oceans, and resilient marine and coastal ecosystems are essential to achieve sustainable development.
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Reports and Books, Policy and Strategy Documents Africa Environmental Education and Training Action Plan 2015-2024: Strengthening Sustainable Development in Africa United Nations Environment Programme
The main objective of the Africa Environmental Education and Training Action Plan (AEETAP) is to enhance community environmental education and training within the continent, through various formal education, training, lifelong learning and capacity building programmes and projects, encouraging participation of both males and females equally. These programmes and projects are envisaged to fundamentally improve the environmental, societal and economic state of Africa for the benefit of Africa’s people, and are closely aligned to the five AMCEN flagship programmes.
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Policy and Strategy Documents Biodiversity and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development United Nations Environment Programme, Convention on Biological Diversity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), The World Bank, United Nations Development Programmeme(United Nations Development Programmeme)
This short document provides illustrative examples of how biodiversity can play an essential role in efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Details on the linkages between biodiversity and each of the SDGs are contained in the “Technical Note on Biodiversity and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
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Serials, Policy and Strategy Documents Gender and Environment: Empowering Rural Women: Access to Land and Natural Resources - SDG Policy Brief No. 002 United Nations Environment Programme
Women constitute approximately half of the rural labour force and are economically active in each subsector of the rural economy. Their livelihoods are often based on access to and control over natural resources. The potential economic gains from reducing the gender gap translate into significant poverty reduction and improved nutritional outcomes.
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Policy and Strategy Documents Global Biodiversity Loss: Safeguarding Biodiversity from an Unprecedented Range of Threats - SDG Policy Brief No. 003 United Nations Environment Programme
Biodiversity loss is caused by a range of different pressures, from habitat loss due to agricultural expansion, pollution or desertification to invasive alien species and climate change. Impacts of biodiversity loss are being felt across all Earth’s major biomes and the cost of inaction is escalating, demanding increased investment in conservation and sustainable use on a global scale.
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