🌍 is a blue planet. And as climate impacts grow ever more extreme we must protect water, our most valuable resource.   Today at #COP29 the Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action was launched to strengthen water action within the global climate agenda. unep.org/news-and-stori…

#COP16Colombia has delivered. On nature, climate, health and on marine areas. An agreement to give a stronger voice to Indigenous Peoples, to Afro-descendants. And an agreement on a new Digital Sequence Information Fund. But critical tasks lie ahead. Implementation cannot wait.

Pleased to meet Ditte @JorgensenJuul, Director-General for @Energy4Europe and co-chair of @UN Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals. @UNEP is working closely with the Panel to deliver a just, equitable clean energy transition that safeguards nature.

Trees are some of the planet’s most important warehouses of carbon. If we're to meet our global climate goals, we must address deforestation. @UNEP explains why halting deforestation can help counter the climate crisis: unep.org/news-and-stori…

Two years ago history was made when the world agreed access to a healthy environment is a human right. Yet progress remains slow. Now is the time we must come together and deliver. Our future depends it. My recent @UN_HRC speech outlines key next steps: unep.org/news-and-stori…

In an ever-changing world, we must adopt a forward-looking & agile approach to effectively mitigate emerging global challenges. New @UNEP & @ISC Global Foresight Report launched at @UN #HLPF looks at 8 key shifts exacerbating the triple planetary crisis: unep.org/news-and-stori…

Water is vital to human & planetary health, yet #SDG6 is off-track. Without action, 4.8 billion people could face water risks by 2030. The new @UN System-wide Strategy for Water & Sanitation can help secure safe, abundant water for all: unwater.org/news/launch-un… #HLPF #WaterAction

Autistic people continue to confront barriers to their fundamental rights to education, employment & social inclusion. #WorldAutismAwarenessDay is a moment to celebrate their important contributions, unite to realize their rights & ensure an inclusive & accessible world for all.

Delighted to announce Astrid Schomaker has been appointed new @UNBiodiversity Executive Secretary.   As we lose biodiversity at alarming rates, look forward to Astrid's leadership to help drive progress #ForNature & reverse nature loss #ForPeopleForPlanet: un.org/sg/en/content/…

Today is Multilateral Environment Agreement day at #UNEA6 These agreements are a family, working together #ForPeopleForPlanet Because action on climate is biodiversity action Action on land is climate action Action on pollution & waste is nature action unep.org/news-and-stori…

Looking forward to welcoming delegates to #UNEA6 later this month. In a world facing multiple crises, multilateralism is critical to deliver progress #ForPeopleForPlanet. As the world's top decision-making body on the environment, #UNEA6 will help drive the action we need.

Delighted to have arrived in historic & timeless city of #Samarkand, #Uzbekistan, the “pearl of the East” & host of @UNEP-hosted Convention on Migratory Species @BonnConvention #COP14. Looking forward to break-through outcomes for migratory species. Because #NatureKnowsNoBorders

A pleasure to meet H.E. Melis Turgunbaev, Kyrgyzstan Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, at #CMSCOP14. @UNEP looks forward to renewed collaboration with Kyrgyzstan on snow leopard conservation, climate adaption and both air & plastic pollution going forward.

Pleased to meet H.E. Bahodur Sheralizoda, Chairman of Tajikistan's @tajnature Committee at #CMSCOP14. 60% of Central Asia’s water comes from Tajikistan’s glaciers & water diplomacy is a key priority. Looking forward to enhanced collaboration on waste management & nature action.

Nature knows no borders. Migratory species reinforce this, uniting us all as they travel across the world. Yet so many are at risk of becoming extinct. At opening of #CMSCOP14 my message is simple: we must all work together before they are lost for good: unep.org/news-and-stori…

Deeply grateful to Uzbekistan & Min @AzizAbduhakimov for hosting #CMSCOP14 in beautiful Samarkand. In our meeting we agreed to strengthen our collaboration as we work to tackle triple planetary crisis with focus on pollution, nature restoration & climate. #NatureKnowsNoBorders

Women are often at the forefront of conservation and environmental protection efforts.   A recent @UNEP report highlights the need to promote gender equality in environmental governance across the world and protect all environmental defenders: wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/hand…

By seeing differently, we can end up seeing what no one else has yet seen. This is how the future is built. hbr.org/2019/04/to-cha…

In a year of record temperatures, UNEP’s @andersen_inger speaks about the urgency of tackling the climate crisis, the role of energy transitions, the importance of global cooperation for climate justice, and more in @WorldBank's #DevelopmentPodcast: wrld.bg/Tl9z50Qfhff

Wishing those that celebrate, a wonderful #Christmas and a restful festive break. A time of celebration and gratitude for many communities around the world that can inspire us all.