UNDP spotlighted inclusive knowledge management, governance approach and experience in fostering transformational innovations based on the experience of the upscaled UNDP Model Innovation Challenge used by the OIC, and applied UNDP Water’s three…
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The online capstone event discussed the waste management challenges faced by small island developing states (SIDS) while shedding light on the effectiveness of EPR as an adequate policy solution.
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As we celebrate today the World Ocean Day and launch UNDP's third cohort of ocean innovators on coastal ecosystems and marine protected area management, and the Blue Economy, let us reflect on and appreciate everything that the ocean is doing…
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The ocean may be swamped by 13 million tonnes of plastics every year 🗑️
But we can be 8 billion people joining forces to #BeatPlasticPollution 💪
Our action on plastic pollution matters 🌎
Here are some inspiring solutions from UNDP Ocean Innovators…
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Cape Verde is a country deeply affected by water scarcity. The increased droughts and sea level rise that is causing the salination of the groundwater will have deep effects in the archipelago’s water reserves. For this reason, the improvement of…
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An estimated 35 percent of all plastics in our oceans come from textile microfibres, posing a significant –but not fully understood – impact to human and marine health. While there are consumer solutions that can reduce the amount of microfibres…
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Startup Ficosterra, one of the first cohort of eight innovators selected to fight marine pollution, sought support for the pilot test of Nutrialgae, a novel suite of sustainable algae-based fertilizers that aim to address nutrient pollution from…
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Ninety seven percent of Earth’s water is ocean and that’s where most of life on the planet is. We need to protect our ocean as if our lives depend on it, because they do.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD), and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) join forces to co-organize a side event with a focus on finding…
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Our ocean is life. She generates the air we breathe, puts food on our table, sustains our economy, absorbs excess carbon emissions and is our greatest ally in the fight against climate change. But she is under threat: Unsustainable human activities…
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Australian singer-songwriter Cody Simpson joins United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and people around the world in declaring that the ocean matters to the health of the planet and all of its inhabitants.
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The ocean has been a self-sustaining ecosystem for millions of years. Its beauty is unmatched and it’s a life-giving resource that needs to be taken care of. But sadly, we have not.
