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¶ … UNEP or United Nations Environment Programme is an agency coordinating environmental activities, aiding developing countries in the implementation of environmental sound practices and policies. Their biggest issues right now are climate change and generating a green economy. Founded by its first director, Maurice Strong, the agency came to be as a result of the 1972 United Nations Conference on Human Environment. It has headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya within the Gigiri neighborhood and has various country offices and six regional offices. Several activities the agency is responsible and cover are issues pertaining to terrestrial and marine ecosystems, atmosphere, green economy, and environmental governance. Some of the major roles UNEP has played have involved development of international environmental conventions, promotion of environmental science as well as illustration and information of the way those subjects can be implemented alone with policy. The agency also works on the implementation and development of policy with regional institutions and national governments in conjunction with NGOs or environmental non-governmental organizations. Lastly, UNEP helps implement and fund environment-related development projects. The main priorities of the UNEP as it relates to projects and partnerships are:
1. Climate change One of their latest articles cover the attempt at greening Peru's economy through integration of green growth into the nation's development policies and how it can aid countries like it, in promoting environmentally sound and efficient use of resources. Another article discusses economic sustainability and performance through innovation in transportation systems, mainly public transport. A third discusses the topic of renewable energy citing South Africa's decision to opt for wind and sun energy demonstrating green energy investments increasing in developing countries. The last article discusses ending illegal trade in wildlife and how the agency plans to team up with Xinhua to achieve this objective. Essentially the themes are:
2. Disasters and Conflicts
3. Chemicals and Waste
4. Ecosystem Management
5. Environmental Governance
6. Resource Efficiency
7. Environment Under Review
2.
1. renewable energy
2. greening the economy
3. ending illegal trade in wildlife
4. green economy
Economy and green energy development/investment are the main concerns. As the world continues to progress, innovative ways to serve the energy need must be undertaken without harming any further the planet's delicate environment.
By greening the economies of developing countries (a main and central theme connecting all of the recent news articles) there will be more progress towards creating environmentally sound policies and practices worldwide. Countries…
UNEP appears to lack the wherewithal to carry out many of its goals. While the UNEP mentions in articles their partnerships with other agencies and organizations, there are no articles that demonstrate actual results. It feels as though policies and changes in policies are not made due to the actions by the UNEP, but rather for economic purposes. Nations want to move away from their dependence on oil as a fuel source. Developing nations are just trying to reach a place where they can gain independence and sustainability.
If UNEP is to make a substantial difference when it comes to the environment, climate change, and reducing the impact governments and countries have on wildlife and the environment, they need to make programs and projects that have realistic practical application in mind. Their mission statement: "To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations" denotes a desire to inspire and provide assistance in creating strategies towards environmental preservation and reducing human impact on the planet. However, the reality is, the organization appears to be more concerned with funding, and highlighting other people's work versus their own. Some of the latest news articles discuss new UNEP office openings, the refugee crisis, and World Water Day. While this creates awareness of certain things, it fails to bring awareness to the real problems, resources and a country's desire to either produce or acquire resources that leads to the ongoing and increasing pollution seen throughout the world.
Information taken from http://www.unep.org/.
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