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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. [1] [2] It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972.
Green jobs (green-collar jobs, sustainability jobs, eco jobs or environmental jobs [1]) are, according to the United Nations Environment Program, "work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), administrative, and service activities that contribute(s) substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality.
Before August 2011, he was the Head [5] of the OzonAction Branch [6] of the United Nations Environment Programme, Division of the Technology, Industry and Economics (UNEP DTIE) in Paris. [ 7 ] He served as review editor for the IPCC Special report on Technology Transfer in 2000 [ 8 ] and was a coordinating lead author for the IPCC/TEAP special ...
On 21 February 2019, the General Assembly of the United Nations elected Andersen as executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). She was appointed for a four-year term. [1] On 18 January 2023, the General Assembly confirmed Andersen would serve for a further four-year term, through 14 June 2027. [32]
Free content from United Nations Environment Programme (16 P) Pages in category "United Nations Environment Programme" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total.
Before joining UNDP, he was executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP (2006–2016), and director of the Oxford Martin School (2016–2017). He has also served as director general of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and secretary-general of the World Commission on Dams .
Joseph Alcamo (born 1951) is a U.S. environmental scientist who served as Chief Scientist of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) from 2009 to 2013. [1] Career
OzonAction is a branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which has its main office in Paris, and is part of UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE). Created in 1991, today it has staff located in five regional offices of UNEP, namely in Africa (Nairobi, Kenya), Asia & the Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand), Latin ...