UNEP Year Book 2013: emerging issues in our global environment
The UNEP Year Book 2013 shows that changes in the Arctic will have consequences far beyond this fragile region and that they require an urgent international response. The volume of chemicals in the world continues to grow, with a shift in production from developed to developing countries. To meet th...
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ftunep:oai:wedocs.unep.org:20.500.11822/8222 2023-05-15T14:52:46+02:00 UNEP Year Book 2013: emerging issues in our global environment United Nations Environment Programme DEWA Global 2016-10-11T20:03:39Z application/pdf https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8222 English eng UNEP 978-92-807-3284-9 DEW/1565/nA https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8222 Public global emerging environmental issues chemicals Arctic region education youth Climate Change Yearbooks and Frontiers 2016 ftunep 2022-12-31T14:07:07Z The UNEP Year Book 2013 shows that changes in the Arctic will have consequences far beyond this fragile region and that they require an urgent international response. The volume of chemicals in the world continues to grow, with a shift in production from developed to developing countries. To meet the goal of producing and using chemicals in ways that minimize significant impacts on health and the environment by 2020, we need to step up efforts to reduce the use of toxic chemicals, promote safer alternatives and build capacity for sound chemicals management. Adequate information for minimizing chemical risks is essential to support these efforts. The UNEP Year Book series examines emerging environmental issues and policy-relevant events and developments. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Climate change UNEP Document Repository (UN Environment Programme) Arctic |
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The UNEP Year Book 2013 shows that changes in the Arctic will have consequences far beyond this fragile region and that they require an urgent international response. The volume of chemicals in the world continues to grow, with a shift in production from developed to developing countries. To meet the goal of producing and using chemicals in ways that minimize significant impacts on health and the environment by 2020, we need to step up efforts to reduce the use of toxic chemicals, promote safer alternatives and build capacity for sound chemicals management. Adequate information for minimizing chemical risks is essential to support these efforts. The UNEP Year Book series examines emerging environmental issues and policy-relevant events and developments. |
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