The seventy-ninth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will be held from 15 to 19 May 2023 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. Guided by the theme “Accelerating climate action in Asia and the Pacific for sustainable development”, the annual session will be an opportunity to...
The existence of landmines and other explosive remnants of war (ERWs) because of protracted sequence of domestic and regional conflicts has for decades severely affected countries in the Asia and the Pacific, resulting in thousands of casualties and injuries every year, millions of internally displaced people and many more lives in danger. 21 countries in...
Central Asia is particularly vulnerable to the negative impacts of a rapidly changing climate—it is an arid, landlocked, snow-fed region with most of its water originating in glaciers of upstream mountains and neighboring countries that has a largely agrarian economy, aging infrastructure, and high population growth. Although the countries of the region – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz...
The agricultural sector in the Asia-Pacific region is suffering from a number of key constraints which are significantly worsening the vulnerability of agriculture to climate impacts in the region. Apart from...
The side event aims to showcase concrete actions led by cities and local governments to accelerate the achievement of national net-zero goals and to discuss how city-led climate actions and...
The ICF SIS annual conference offers a unique opportunity to network with leaders of the sustainable, responsible and impact investing community and to learn about new approaches, trends and policy...
The Impact Investor Global Summit is the leading conference on how private market investors can tackle the world’s biggest social and environmental challenges through impact investing. Generalist to thematic, the...
Regional Stakeholders Consultation in Africa: Nature-positive trade for sustainable agricultural supply chains The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is delighted to invite you to participate in this consultation, which will...
The first global consultation meeting in the intergovernmental consultations on nature-based solutions will be a virtual meeting. It will comprise two four-hour sessions, one held on Tuesday May 16th and one on Wednesday May 17th 2023.
Clarity in the low-carbon transition Owners and managers of assets, financial institutions and companies are committing to climate action amid a rapidly changing economic landscape. A banking crisis, war in Ukraine,...
The building sector is one of the major contributors of carbon emissions worldwide, accounting for more than a third of today's global CO2 emissions, and is growing at an exponential rate. It is estimated that between 2020 and 2050 the global floor area will increase by 75%, meaning CO2 emissions would rise dramatically if no decarbonization efforts...
This event allows participants to understand how the Asia-Pacific Green Deal for Business brings together private sector sustainability champions like leading corporates and financial institutions, to enable MSMEs towards climate action. Participants at the event will learn how businesses can use the new Green Deal live digital platform and tools to track, report, and analyze...
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