Inger Andersen
@andersen_inger
Executive Director @UNEP @UN Under-Secretary-General
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http://www.unep.org 24-03-2014 20:04:50
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Chile is investing in climate mitigation & environmental protection - helping to accelerate transition to a net-zero economy that protects nature & growth.
Met Ministerio de Hacienda Minister @MarioMarcelC today to discuss this & importance of finance in tackling triple planetary crisis.
Brilliant to join Universidad Católica yesterday to discuss how we can collectively address the triple planetary crisis & priorities for Chile. We must all work together to make the progress needed #ForPeopleForPlanet
Thanks to fellow speakers & students for such an engaging discussion.
#INC4 talks in Ottawa have closed and a clear path to an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty is emerging.
The world wants & needs a deal to #BeatPlasticPollution .
We've made good progress on the text & agreed intersessional sessions, but the work is far from over:
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Chile has one of the most unique & varied environments, from deserts to marine coastal ecosystems.
Pleasure to see Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Minister Maisa to discuss 🇨🇱 priorities - from safeguarding biodiversity to building long-term resilience through national #ClimateChange plans.
A pleasure to see algramo_cl team, led by UN Environment Programme Champion of the Earth Jose Manuel Moller D. Visited their partnership with a local coffee shop focused on plastic reuse & compostable packaging. Chile’s upcoming single use plastic law already helping boost innovation & #BeatPlasticPollution .
So deeply saddened by the loss of life, devastation and destruction caused by continued flooding in Kenya. UN Environment Programme is proud to call Nairobi home & we send our condolences to all those that have lost loved ones.
Grateful for work of @UNKenya to support ongoing humanitarian needs.
Great to meet 🇨🇱 Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile 🇨🇱 Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek in Santiago.
Chile has been hit hard by ongoing droughts. By developing #ClimateChange adaptation & mitigation plans, 🇨🇱 is helping to manage water scarcity & increase sustainable food systems across the country.
Wonderful to be in Chile 🇨🇱 to meet with government & partners working on the triple planetary crisis.
No better way to start than joining UDD students to talk environment priorities, jobs at UN Environment Programme & building a career in the environment movement. Great & lively discussion!
Pleased to join the Minister and Vice Minister of وزارة البيئة والمياه والزراعة for the 2024 #WorldEnvironmentDay (WED) campaign launch event in Riyadh, 🇸🇦
This year, on 5 June, the Kingdom will host WED with a focus on land restoration, #desertification and drought resilience
Important initiative from António Guterres
Global demand for critical energy transition materials is projected to grow 3.5x by 2030. To meet the #ParisAgreement , vital we manage this correctly.
UN Environment Programme looks forward to working with co-chairs Amb. Mxakato-Diseko & Ditte Juul Jorgensen on this
5 June is #WorldEnvironmentDay .
This year is all about accelerating action on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience.
Join #GenerationRestoration – together, let's restore & safeguard our land & soil.
worldenvironmentday.global
Pleased to discuss how we invest in a liveable planet for people & prosperity with World Bank Board of Directors.
To secure a sustainable future for all, we must work together to tackle triple planetary crisis of #ClimateChange , nature & biodiversity loss and pollution & waste.
Grateful for the work of Luis Vayas Valdivieso, our #INC4 Chair.
Through his leadership, together with the INC Bureau & strong support of the INC Secretariat, I know #INC4 can deliver meaningful progress towards an ambitious #PlasticsTreaty that will end plastic pollution.
Pleased to meet World Bank President Ajay Banga.
As #PlasticsTreaty talks continue, good to discuss how we mobilise public-private finance to deliver a global deal to #BeatPlasticPollution
Look forward UN Environment Programme & World Bank work to support this & tackle our triple planetary crisis
Today, 20 million waste pickers across the world collect 60% of all our plastic waste.
They are the unsung heroes helping to keep our communities clean, protect nature & provide jobs.
A pleasure to see ♻️ International Alliance of Waste Pickers again & hear their perspectives on what #INC4 must deliver.
'Everyone wants this deal,' said Inger Andersen at the #INC4 opening, highlighting the ongoing negotiations for a legally binding #PlasticsTreaty aimed at freeing the world from the environmental burden of plastic pollution.
Full remarks: unep.org/news-and-stori…
Delighted to meet the Inuit Circumpolar Council of ICC Canada at #INC4 today.
Inuit communities see first hand the damage plastic pollution is doing to oceans and nature, and why their voices are vital heard loud and clear in #PlasticsTreaty negotiations.
Pleased to see my good friend Mujawamariya Jeanne d'Arc, Minister of Ministry of Environment - Rwanda 🇷🇼 at #INC4
As we discussed, the issue of plastic pollution is a global problem & one we must tackle together. An ambitious #PlasticsTreaty can help us #BeatPlasticPollution & ensure a just transition for all.