The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. Its mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UNEP’s work is focused on helping countries transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient economies, strengthening environmental governance and law, safeguarding ecosystems, and providing evidence-based data to inform policy decisions.
Issue 1: Tackling the effects of climate change in the Pacific Island Nations
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. Its mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UNEP’s work is focused on helping countries transition to low-carbon and resource-efficient economies, strengthening environmental governance and law, safeguarding ecosystems, and providing evidence-based data to inform policy decisions.
Issue 1: Tackling the effects of climate change in the Pacific Island Nations
Issue 2: The question of authorizing the Willow Project and evaluating its environmental consequences