Countries have adopted 11 resolutions, 3 decisions and a Ministerial Declaration, at UNEA7 in Nairobi.
More than 6,000 people , from 186 countries attended the week-long Assembly held at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, aiming to find solutions to tackle the triple planetary crisis -climate change, nature, biodiversity loss and land degradation, as well as pollution and waste.
Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, said the work cannot stay inside the negotiation halls- “you have brightened the beacon and better lit the path forward. But we must now, together, hurry down this path to make good on our collective promise to deliver real solutions for a resilient planet and resilient people.”
Delegates discussed safeguarding coral reefs, the sound management of the minerals and metals essential to the energy transition, the sound management of chemicals and waste, the sustainable use of Artificial Intelligence, and on finding sustainable solutions through sport.
Other resolutions adopted focus on international cooperation to combat wildfires, strengthening work on the environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance, protecting glaciers, and addressing sargassum seaweed blooms and more.
UNEA-7 also elected a new President to preside over UNEA-8, H.E. Matthew Samuda, Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change.
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