Following the online segment of the First Global Meeting of National Focal Points to the Fifth Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law (Montevideo Programme V), hosted from 2 - 4 June 2021, the in-person (hybrid) segment of the Global Meeting will take place at the United Nations Office at Nairobi from 6 - 9 June
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, in collaboration with UNEP, has launched the Peer Review Network of Global Climate Litigation as part of continuing efforts to update and maintain the Global Climate Change Litigation database. The Peer Review Network includes practitioners and scholars who will act as “national rapporteurs” on climate change litigation in their countries. The Network
From 6 to 9 June 2022, UNEP will host the in-person/hybrid segment of the First Global Meeting of National Focal Points for the Montevideo Programme V, at the United Nations Office at Nairobi. This segment follows the first part of the First Global Meeting of National Focal Points, which was held online in June 2021. Within this context, the
The Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter (RAPMaLi) for the Wider Caribbean Region was originally developed in 2007 to promote problem solving at the national and local levels, recognizing that unique regional characteristics should inform innovative solutions to the problem of marine litter. The RAPMaLi action plan has since been implemented through selected pilot projects in Guyana, Barbados and Saint Lucia.
