UNEP in 2022 - Annual Report

United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP in 2022 - Annual Report

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Communications Division
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-31T13:13:44Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-31T13:13:44Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01
dc.description	In many ways, 2022 was the year of renewed vigour on environmental action. Member States adopted landmark resolutions to ramp up efforts to curb pollution, mitigate and adapt to climate change, and protect and restore nature worldwide. The 2022 UN Climate Change Conference delivered a historic moment with the creation of a loss and damage fund. Global negotiations to end plastic pollution got off the ground in Uruguay. The UN General Assembly recognized the universal right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. And, as the year ended, the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal saw the adoption of an ambitious framework to protect and revive biodiversity by 2030. This year also marked the 50th anniversary of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Stockholm+50 conference. Yet it was also a year of extreme hardship. The devastating impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste were compounded by widening inequality, the war in Ukraine and rising food and energy prices. As always, the poor and vulnerable were hit hardest by the droughts, floods, wildfires, dwindling biodiversity and surging pollution levels. It is little wonder, then, that demands for action rather than promises are growing louder. UNEP enhanced efforts to respond to these crises and started delivering on its 2022-2025 strategy. Drawing upon the strength of its partnerships, UNEP worked with Member States to make good on promises to mitigate and adapt to climate change, protect and restore ecosystems and reduce the burden of pollution. In all these, UNEP continues to support countries in implementing UN Environment Assembly resolution 4/17 by embedding gender equality and human rights in environmental policies, strategies, programmes and projects, even as it works towards restructuring its gender architecture to better meet this mandate.	en
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41679
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	French
dc.language	Portuguese
dc.language	Russian
dc.language	Spanish
dc.language	Arabic
dc.relation.ispartof	UNEP Annual Report
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	climate change
dc.subject	biodiversity
dc.subject	biodiversity conservation
dc.subject	climate change adaptation
dc.subject	programme implementation
dc.subject	environmental governance
dc.subject	energy efficiency
dc.subject	motor vehicle emission
dc.subject	environmental financing
dc.subject	plastic waste
dc.subject	pollution control
dc.subject	private sector
dc.subject.theme	chemistry
dc.subject.theme	chemical pollution
dc.subject.theme	climate
dc.subject.theme	information
dc.subject.theme	digital transformation
dc.subject.theme	environmental governance
dc.subject.theme	economics
dc.subject.theme	finance
dc.subject.theme	natural areas
dc.subject.theme	landscape
dc.subject.theme	ecosystems
dc.subject.theme	research
dc.subject.theme	science
dc.subject.theme	administration
dc.subject.theme	policy
dc.subject.theme	scientific policy
dc.title	UNEP in 2022 - Annual Report	en
dc.title.alternative	El PNUMA en 2022	es
dc.title.alternative	Le PNUE en 2022	fr
dc.title.alternative	PNUMA em 2022	pt
dc.title.alternative	ЮНЕП В 2022 ГОДУ	ru
dc.title.alternative	联合国环境规划署 2022年度报告	zh
dc.type	Yearbook, annual and biennial report