2019
Launch of the
Plastic Waste Partnerhsip
under the Basel Conventions
12 November
17:00-19:30
Established to mobilise business, government, academic & civil society to improve & promote environmentally sound mana-gement of plastic waste at all levels & prevent & minimize its generation.
Palais Eynard
Update on preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference - Geneva Briefing ahead of UNFCCC COP25
12 November
9:30-11:30
Briefing on the preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference to take place in Madrid, from 2 to 13 December, with updates from UNEP, UN-REDD, ILO, CAFI and other Geneva-based institutions.
International
Environment House II
Geneva Dialogues: Human Rights, Climate Change, Land and Human Mobility under the Paris Agreement
5 November
16:30-18:00
Will reflect on the importance of addressing human rights in climate action, including through the implementation of the Paris Agreement, with a focus on land and human mobility.
Palais des Nations
Room XXI
The Sixth Global Environment Outlook: Pathways to a Healthy Planet for Healthy People
3 October
10:00-12:00
This flagship report shows how governments can put the world on the path to a truly sustainable future. It emphasizes that urgent and inclusive action is needed by decision makers at all levels.
International
Environment
House II
International Environmental Governance and Rule of Law: Discussion to connect the dots
11 September
14:30-16:50
Discussing the status and prospects for “international environmental governance” and its contributions to sustainable development, as well as the global status of environmental rule of law.
International
Environment
House II
Chemicals
and Waste
Briefing
10 September
10:00-12:00
Ahead of the third meeting of the conferences of the Parties to the Minamata convention on Mercury.
International
Environment
House II
Launch
of the IPCC
Climate Change and Land Report
8 August
11:30-12:30
An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems.
WMO
Room A
Briefing on the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
10 July
10:00-12:00
The 71st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties and the 72nd meeting of the CITES Standing Committee will be held in Geneva.
International
Environment House II
Chemicals
and Waste
Briefing
4 July
10:00-12:00
Updates on the recent and upcoming chemicals and health negotiations.
International
Environment
House II
Exclusive Avant-Première Screening of Sea of Shadows
14 June
17:30
SEA OF SHADOWS follows a team of scientists, conservationists, journalists and agents as well as the Mexican Navy as they put their lives on the line to save the last remaining vaquitas.
Palais des Nations
Room XIV
World Environment
Day
Quiz 2019
6 June
19:00-22:00
7th edition
as part of the World Environment Day celebrations in Geneva.
Pickwick's Pub
Rue de Lausanne 80
Film Screening & Debate
Anote's Ark
World Environment Day
2019
5 June
18:30-21:00
Set against the backdrop of international climate negotiations and the fight to recognise climate displacement as an urgent human rights issue, the film presents cautionary tales for the entire world.
Graduate Institute
Open House at Air Pollution Monitoring Station
Rue Necker
4 June
10:00-12:00
Air pollution is everywhere. With every breath, you are probably sucking in tiny particles that attack your lungs, heart and brain. World Environment Day is issuing a call to action to combat this global crisis.
Air monitorinig station
Rue Necker (school)
World
Environment Day High-Level Dialogue
Beat Air Pollution: the urgent need for a multi-level response
3 June
12:00-13:30
Air pollution is everywhere. With every breath, you are probably sucking in tiny particles that attack your lungs, heart and brain. World Environment Day is issuing a call to action to combat this global crisis.
International
Environment House II
Accelerating the shift to greener economies through sustainable procurement
27 May
14:00-15:30
Public procurement wields enormous purchasing power, accounting for 12% of GDP in OECD countries, 30% in developing. Leveraging it can help drive markets in direction of sustainability.
International
Environment
House I
Room 2
IEH GUEST Lecture: The truth about plastics recycling and international trade by Martin Bourque
8 May
14:00-15:30
The perspective is from a US non-profit recycler who first pioneered curbside recycling in 1973 and continues to provide this service under contract with the City of Berkeley, Ca.
International
Environment House I
Room 3
Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand resources
7 May
13:15-15:00
Environmental and social impacts of sand extraction and consumption is a new issue for the international community. This report summarises the problem analysis, case studies and main messages.
International
Environment
House II
Global Resources Outlook 2019
2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want
Geneva Launch
2 Mai
12:30-14:00
Prepared by the International Resource Panel, examines trends in natural resources and their corresponding consumption patterns since the 1970s to support policymakers.
International
Environment
House I
Room 3
Rethinking Climate Change, Security and Migration: From Vicious to Virtuous Cycles
30 April
10:00-12:00
Lecture from Prof John Barnett (University of Melbourne) followed by a discussion with environmental and climage migration and security experts.
International
Environment
House
33 Years after the Chernobyl Disaster & 8 Years after the Fukushima Diaster
26 April
15:30-17:00
Three decades after the disaster there remains persistent serious long-term consequences and that the affected communities and territories are experiencing continuing related needs.
International Enviornment House I
Room 3
Chemicals
and Waste
Briefing
16 April
10:00-12:00
Ahead of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions.
International
Environment
House II
IEH Lunch Guests: Preserving the environment in La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve in Mexico
10 April
12:30-13:45
Discussion with Clara Rowe, head for the Mexico and Central America from Earthworm Foundation, and the CEO, Bastien Sachet.
International
Environment
House I
Our plastic future : can the oceans survive ?
2 April
18:30 - 20:00
This discussion is an urgent conversation about the impact of marine plastic pollution, the current work addressing the issue, and possible avenues of solution.
Maison de la Paix
Room A2
30th Anniversary of the Basel Convention
22 March
16:00
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted on 22 March 1989.
Palais des Nations
Sustainable Infrastructure: valuing the cost of risks and the costs of emerging risks
19 March
10:00-13:00
Early lessons from the Sustainable Asset Valuation - SAVi, an assessment methodology that helps governments and investors steer capital towards sustainable infrastructure.
International
Environment House II
Geneva Celebration of World Wildlife Day 2019
1 March
9:30-12:30
Celebration which will hightlight the contributions of the international community in Geneva to ensure sustainable use of marine species.
Palais des Nations
Cinema Room (XIV)
Chemicals
and Waste
Briefing
26 Feburuary
10:00-12:00
Ahead of the 3rd meeting of the the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management OEWG scheduled to take place on 2-4 April 2019 in Montevideo, Uruguay, and regional preparatory meetings.
International
Environment
House II
High Level Dialogue on Combating Marine Litter and Microplastics
14 February
14:30-16:00
Global Governance Options to be considered at the 4th Session of the UN Environment Assembly – how can a stronger global framework support regional and national efforts in combatting marine litter?
Palais des Nations
Room XXIV
Briefing
on the fourth Session
of the UN Environment Assembly
4 February
14:00-16:30
The UN Environment Assembly, the world’s highest-level
decision-making body on the environment, is scheduled to
take place 11-15 March 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.
International Environment
House II
Geneva Celebration of the World Wetlands Day-
Wetlands: Natural Solution for Reducing Carbon Emissions
31 January
10:00 - 12:00
Highlight the important role of wetlands conservation as a solution for climate action, their significant relevance to global ambition to reduce carbon emissions under the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030.
World Meteorological Organization
Room B
De-Briefing on the Katowice Climate Change Conference
23 January
10:30-12:30
Delivering on the Paris Agreement Promises: Toward the Adoption of Clear Guidelines. COP 24 dealt with crucial issues affecting the practical implementation of the Paris Agreement.
International Environment
House II
2018
Plastic
in the Mountains
(International
Mountain Day)
11 December
This will provide a platform to discuss how the international and local communities are addressing the problem of plastic pollution, with a particular focus on mountain areas.
International Environment House
Room 3
Investing in forests:
the man who stopped
the desert and the forest maker
27 November
Discussion with
Yacouba Sawadogo and
Tony Rinaudo,
Right Livelihood
Award Laureates 2018.
International Environment House I
Room 3
Human Rights
& Climate Change
Briefing on
UNFCCC COP24
26 November
Delivering on the Paris Agreement Promises: Toward the Adoption of Clear Guidelines. COP 24 will deal with crucial issues affecting the practical implementation of the Paris Agreement.
International Environment House I
Room 3
An evidenced-based approach to resilient, sustainable infrastructure: tools and experiences
15 November
A lecture talk by Steven Crosskey (UNOPS) & Scott Thacker (UNOPS).
International Environment
House II
Chemicals
and Waste
Briefing
5 November
Ahead of Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
International
Environment House II
Briefing on CITES 70th meeting of the Standing Committee
21 September
On issues that will be addressed by the 183 Parties to CITES at the 70th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC70).
International Environment
House II
Infrastructure Innovations as Solutions to Environmental Challenges
5 September
A lecture talk by Professor Spiro Pollalis
Director of the Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure, Harvard University.
International Environment
House I
Policy Paper
Launch:
Digital Dangers
19 July
The Global Initiative’s new project on cyber wildlife crime “Digital Dangers”* aims to address the rising use of digital platforms to advertise, purchase and create new markets for illegal wildlife products.
International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG)
IPCC
30th Anniversary
Swiss
Celebration
29 June
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018.
World Meteorological
Organization
Chemicals
and Waste
Briefing
12 June
Ahead of the meetings of the main subsidiary bodies
under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.
International
Environment
House II
World Environment
Day
Quiz 2018
7 June
6th edition
as part of the World Environment Day celebrations in Geneva.
Pickwick's Pub
Rue de Lausanne 80
High-level discussion on the Global Pact for the Environment
9 March
The adoption of a Global Pact for the environment will require open and inclusive dialogue with all States and interested stakeholders. As the highest authority on environment in UN system, UNEP will have an important role to play.
International Environment
House II
Celebrating 25 years of CBD and its aim to tackle the increasing global biodiversity crisis
2 March
High-level discussion on the occasion of World Wildlife Day.
International Environment
House II
Chemicals
and Waste
Briefing
26 February
Ahead of Second meeting of the Intersessional Process for considering SAICM and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020.
International
Environment House II
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