Trade in environmental goods and services (EGS) offers significant opportunities, in particular for developing countries, to drive economic development while protecting natural capital and creating better livelihoods for citizens. In order to seize these opportunities, UN-Environment and UNITAR are collaborating within the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), to...
Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are the predominant legal method for addressing transboundary environmental problems. Nowadays several countries, particularly least developed countries and developing countries, need to develop their capacities for the better implementation of both environmental and economic obligations in order to ensure adequate application and compliance of MEAs. UNITAR...
This interactive e-learning course aims to improve the understanding of ‘green jobs’ key concepts and definitions as part of the contribution of the world of work to sustainable development, through a review of tools, selected literature and on-going practices. Special attention is given to the approaches of the ILO Green...
We as humans make thousands of decisions each day, but many of these may be habits or choices that are not the most environmentally-friendly. How can we effectively change our behaviours to reduce waste, increase resource efficiency and strengthen policies for sustainable consumption? These are some of the questions tackled...
Why aren’t we investing more in disaster resilience, despite the rising costs of disaster events? Decision-makers in governments, businesses, households, and development agencies tend to focus on avoiding losses from disasters, and perceive the return on investment as uncertain – only realised if a somewhat unlikely disaster event actually happens...
How can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people?
This course explorez greening the economy on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation. It looks at the relationships between these levels and give many practical examples of the complexities and solutions across the...
The Asia-Pacific GPPEL network project officially known as “Strengthening the capacities and improving the knowledge on green public procurement and ecolabelling in the Asia-Pacific region”, started in 2013 and mainly aims at strengthening SPP and ecolabelling in the Asia-Pacific region, based on the expertise of China, Japan and South Korea...
Hosted by the Government of Burkina Faso, with the support of PAGE, the Poverty and Environment Intiative, Switch Africa Green and the Global Green Growth Initiative, this Academy brings together stakeholders from government, the private sector and civil society to learn about and advance the Green Economy agenda in Burkina Faso...
