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[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Great discussion at @UNDP webinar on reimagining industrial parks for the circular economy

Thanks to speakers from Denmark, Republic of Korea and China for showing how this works

To transform industrial parks: enable exchanges between companies, scale and integrate systems

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

938 companies
2.45 billion USD in revenue
1.5 million tonnes of recycled materials/year

The transformation of Ziya Circular Economy Park in Tianjin, 🇨🇳, to becoming a representative national hub for #CircularEconomy offers critical insights.

Learn more: https://t.co/YBmdKFSD5u

[UNDP Brussels @UNDPEU]

Resourceful visit to #Belgium's sorting and composting platforms @IndaverBE and #EcoWerf.

Inspired by the holistic collecting, sorting & recycling systems, and partnerships aimed at reducing waste & optimizing waste management, key to achieve a zero-waste society.

#WCEF2024

[UNDP Brussels @UNDPEU]

Waste is becoming an increasingly pressing issue for environment, societies and health.

Ahead of #WCEF2024, @UNDP and partners gather in Brussels to share experiences in building zero waste cities as part of @theGEF- funded “Shifting to Zero Waste Against Pollution” initiative.

[UN Development @UNDP]

Zero waste represents a systemic shift that requires rethinking our consumption patterns and production methods to reduce pollution, conserve resources and minimize the amount of waste we generate.

Here are 3️⃣ myths about zero waste explained: https://t.co/nttEkfUqM0

#ICCM5

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

This week at the 5th session of the Int'l Conference on Chemicals Management, representatives of industries, govts & communities will discuss ways to manage chemicals more responsibly & establish a new🌐framework #ICCM5
More on @UNDP's engagement👉https://t.co/BuzKKPyb1V

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Pleased to join @UNDP's new Chemicals & Waste Hub in its 1st mtg where we discussed how to build integrated programs, innovative policy & finance tools, public+private partnerships towards zero-waste & pollution & circular economy ♻️🙏🏽
#Sustainablecooling #EndingPlasticPollution

[UN Development @UNDP]

Negotiations for a global #PlasticsTreaty are currently underway.

From Paris, @HaoliangXu tells us 5️⃣ ways to #BeatPlasticPollution.

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

.@UNDP & French Fund for Global Environment signed today US$ 3.7 mil financial agreement to implement projects in #Gambia on waste management in partnership w/ @UNITAR & in #Ghana & #Nigeria on sustainable cooling w/ @UNEP. We work w/ countries to advance devt & #ClimateAction

[Xiaofang @xiaofang_zhou]

As a key partner in the Global Environment Facility funded planetGOLD programme, UNDP is making small-scale gold mining safer, cleaner, and more profitable in Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, Indonesia, Peru and Suriname. Exciting results are already being reported.

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

#MinamataCOP4 is underway in #Indonesia (Mar 21-25) & takes aim at a leading cause of ill health. As part of #PlanetGOLD @UNDP is supporting artisanal gold miners in Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya & Peru to stop #mercury use👉https://t.co/3nwd7jHcHP @UNDPIndonesia @theGEF

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

#MinamataCOP4 is underway in #Indonesia (Mar 21-25) & takes aim at a leading cause of ill health. As part of #PlanetGOLD @UNDP is supporting artisanal gold miners in Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya & Peru to stop #mercury use👉https://t.co/3nwd7jHcHP @UNDPIndonesia @theGEF

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

Chemical pollution imposes immense toll on both human & planet health. To #BuildForwardBetter from #COVID19 towards a green recovery, we must ramp-up global efforts to 📉 negative impacts of chemicals & waste @UNEP @BMU @SvenjaSchulze68 #SDGs #BerlinForumChemicals

[UNDP Seoul Policy Centre @UNDPSPC]

Thanks to 100+ participants from 25 countries & experts from @kecotwt @UNDP @WHO, our latest #environment themed webinar on #healthcare #wastemanagement was covered by 38 media outlets in #Korea highlighting @UNDPSPC as a facilitator of #Knowledge exchange on #COVID19 response.

[Xiaofang @xiaofang_zhou]

https://t.co/m1ymu6Z4tY

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

Scientist say we humans are causing the earth sixth mass extinction. So many species may go extinct next fifty years, that it may take millions of years to recover.
It is definitely time for a new deal for nature!

[Xiaofang @xiaofang_zhou]

Mining Gold without using harmful mercury. It is possible！GEF-Gold programme launched today in London with supports from UN agencies. https://t.co/ttqZGE4EA8

[Clean Cooling Collaborative @CleanCoolCollab]

Setting the context of cooling efficiency: @BrianRMotherway from @IEA illustrates cooling efficiency emissions trends and scenarios; Tina Birmpili, Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat @UNEnvironment addresses the role of energy efficiency in the #MontrealProtocol.

[Etienne Gonin @EtienneGonin]

Eternal question: why the #MontrealProtocol succeeds whereas we should do (much) more on other global envt challenges. @jonathanwatts reflects in the #Guardian as the #KigaliAmendment enters into force.
How to stop the climate crisis: 6 lessons from...
https://t.co/EHV3WInXtP.

[Xiaofang @xiaofang_zhou]

World takes a stand against powerful greenhouse gases with implementation of Kigali Amendment https://t.co/v3pZWSaUDN

[UN Development @UNDP]

Our #MontrealProtocol team's #ClimateAction work eliminate 68,137t of ozone-depletion potential every year. We work w/ manufacturers worldwide to switch from ozone-depleting substances to energy-efficient & natural coolants. Here's an example of our work in #Chile. #MOP30 #COP24