Conference primer: Environment

Conference primer: Environment

Last updated: 26 March 2021

UN Environment - UNEP

UN Environment Assembly
5th Session, 22-26 February 2021

The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, with a universal membership of all 193 Member States. The Assembly meets biennially in Nairobi, Kenya, to set priorities for global environmental policies and develop international environmental law.
Global Youth Environment Assembly
Virtual, 12-20 February 2021
Europe events
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UNEP - Committee of Permanent Representatives
The Committee of Permanent Representatives prepares the meetings of the UN Environment Assembly and regularly reviews the implementation of its decisions.

External reporting (NGOs, Media, etc.)

UN closer to recognising the right to a healthy environment
Over 60 nations urged the Human Rights Council last week to recognise the right to a healthy environment, moving a step closer towards adding a new universal human right that also benefits the planet to the list.
Geneva Solutions, 24 March 2021
Joint statement of United Nations entities on the right to healthy environment
8 March 2021
A new global treaty to tackle plastic pollution?
Geneva Solutions, 4 March 2021
Stakeholders, Governments Formulating Inputs to UNEA
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub
17 February 2021
Major Groups and Stakeholders Call for UNEP to “Build Forward Better”
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub
15 February 2021

UNFCCC

Conference of the Parties (COP26)

1-12 November 2021, Glasgow

In the media

Climate crisis: keeping hope of 1.5°C limit alive is vital to spurring global action
The Conversation, 30 March 2021
The US is back in the Paris Agreement. What's next?
TED, February 2021
2021 a ‘crucial year’ for climate change, UN chief tells Member States
UN News, 8 February 2021
António Guterres calls for preparatory UN climate negotiations to be held online
Climate Home News, 8 February 2021
Patricia Espinosa Outlines the Four Keys to Success at COP26
UN Climate Change, 3 February 2021

Road map to COP26 - Preparatory Events

Transition Summit: Hydrogen
23 & 25 February
Roadmap to COP26 - Climate Action

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The Transition Summits are a collection of high-level, 2-day virtual gatherings with each focusing on a specific sector transition: Hydrogen, Industry, Transport and Energy.

The Summits bring together key stakeholders driving sustainable and net-zero transition from policy and regulation to innovation, technology and investment. This is the ideal platform for investors, project developers, policymakers and innovators to share insights and expertise on key transition trends and opportunities.

These are highly sophisticated, 4-session events hosted on a professional virtual platform designed for our audience to network, connect and explore new opportunities within these specific sector transitions.

UN Convention on Biodiversity Conference (CBD)

Convention on Biological Diversity
Main website
U.N. biodiversity summit delayed yet again by COVID-19
19 March 2021
UN BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION MEETINGS
News dates announced for the 2021 edition in Kunming, China : 11 to 24 October 2021
18 March 2021
UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15)
IISD / SDG Knowledge Hub, 18 March 2021

Geneva Environment Network

The Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues
Online events starting 14 January 2021!

The Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution dialogues aim to facilitate further engagement and discussion among the stakeholders in International Geneva and beyond. In addition, they intend to address the plastic crisis and support coordinated approaches that can lead to more efficient decision making.

Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Basel Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Conference of the Parties (COPs)

UNECE - Environment

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

More on the environment

INForest - Your data and knowledge platform for forests in the UNECE region
UNECE’s new data platform will help monitor forests -
The online tool combines data collected from different international and national sources in Europe, Russian, North America, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
24 March 2021
UN Library & Archives Geneva: Research guide on climate change
Conference Primer: Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals
Geneva Environment Network: Human Rights and Environment
Conference Primer: Human Rights Council

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