Marking the World Environment Day, the FBiH Minister of Environment and Tourism Edita Aapo opened the BiH Protected Areas Managers Day, organized today in TarAin by the
UN Environment Program (UNEP).
According to research published on April 6, 2017, by the
UN Environment Program, renewable sources added 138.5 gigawatts to global power capacity in 2016, up almost 9% from the year before.
NNA - The
UN Environment Program (UNEP), represented by its Regional Director Iyad Abumoghli and Kuwaiti Al-Sayer Group, represented by the Chief Executive Officer in Al-Sayer, Mr.
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UN Environment Program, Solar Energy Industries association, American Wind Energy Association
19 (ONA) The Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) in collaboration with the
UN Environment Program, the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources and the Gulf Water Society organized a workshop on the Monitoring and Assessment of water Quality at the Arab world.
SUNA learned that the project is financed by the EU and will be implemented by
UN Environment Program.
Achim Steiner from the
UN Environment Program said climate change would also 'exponentially' increase the scale of natural disasters.
"Extensive use of coal, the city's geographical location and a growing number of motor vehicles means the pace of improvement in Beijing's air quality is slow," said Eric Falt, who heads the
UN Environment Program's sports and environment project.
This international call to save the forests of the planet has been launched by the
UN Environment Program, and its objective is to plant one billion trees in the world in 2007.
Klaus Toepfer, executive director of the
UN Environment Program, also "praised Russia's recent decision to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change as an important step in the international fight to check global warming...."
The five-day meeting will discuss the environmental impact of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the effects of chemical substances and marine plastic waste, the coordination between the
UN Environment Program (UNEP) and multilateral agreements, in addition to other key issues.
18 (SUNA)- Sudan, represented in the person of the Minister of Environment, Forests and Physical Development, Hassan Abdul-Gadir Hilal, was elected Monday as the Chairman of the Governing Council of the
UN Environment Program in its 27th session, during 2013 - 2015.