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Assessments Title Description Actions on Air Quality Global overview of the actions taken by governments to promote better air quality, with results shared in an online catalogue of 194 countries. Air Pollution, Air Quality, Policy Air Quality, Transport, air pollution, emission, financial mechanism, waste Central and South Asia Air Quality Regional Report Regional overview of the actions taken by governments to promote better air quality. Air Pollution, Air Quality Air Quality, National Law, Air Pollution, transport, emission, waste GEO 6 Regional Assessment for Africa The assessment concludes that low-carbon, climate-resilient choices in infrastructure, energy and food production coupled with effective and sustainable natural resource governance are key to protecting the continent’s ecological assets that underpin a healthy society. Air Quality, Water, Biodiversity, Land Degredation GEO 6 Regional Assessment for Asia and the Pacific The analysis of key environmental themes on air, land, biota an ecosystems, freshwater, coasts and oceans, and waste using the drivers-pressures-state-impact-response (DPSIR) framework shows accelerating environmental degradation widely across the region and its impact on human wellbeing Air Quality, Water, Biodiversity, Land Degredation GEO 6 Regional Assessment for Latin America and the Caribbean The GEO-6 Regional Assessment for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) identifies the main environmental changes that have been observed in the region since GEO-5 (2012) and GEO LAC 3 (2010); and considers priorities for action within the overall framework of the new 2030 sustainability agenda. Air Quality, Water, Biodiversity, Land Degredation, land GEO 6 Regional Assessment for North America Environmental conditions in North America have significantly improved over time due to investments in policies, institutions, data collection and assessment, and regulatory frameworks. However, in recent years environmental challenges have emerged that are proving harder to manage within existing policy frameworks. Air Quality, Water, Biodiversity, Land Degredation GEO 6 Regional Assessment for Pan-European Region The GEO-6 Assessment for the pan-European region argues for more urgent action, both through existing policies and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda), to address the challenges that the region is facing. Air Quality, Water, Biodiversity, Land Degredation GEO 6 Regional Assessment for West Asia Unsustainable consumption patterns threaten water, energy and food security; biodiversity loss, desertification and ecosystem degradation are ongoing challenges; air pollution continues to greatly impact human health and the environment; waste management continues to be addressed through ad-hoc initiatives without an integrated waste management outlook. Air Quality, Water, Biodiversity, Land Degredation Global Chemicals Outlook II The second edition of the Global Chemicals Outlook has been prepared with substantive contributions from more than 400 experts and under the guidance of a Steering Committee, which provided oversight, strategic directions and guidance on all aspects of the report’s development, as well as technical inputs, where applicable. The Steering Committee was composed of representatives from Governments, non-governmental organizations (including civil society, industry/the private sector, and academia) and inter-governmental organizations, with participation from all regions and a wide range of stakeholders. Air Pollution, Biodiversity and Land Degredation, Marine Plastics and Microplastics, Lead, paint, and batteries, Marine Plastics and Microplastics, Oceans and Seas, Chemicals and Waste, Soil Pollution, Sustainable consumption and production, Sustainable N chemical, waste, management, sustainable development, implementation, health, exposure, economy Global Environment Outlook 6 GEO-6 builds on the findings of previous GEO reports, including the six regional assessments (2016), and outlines the current state of the environment, illustrates possible future environmental trends and analyses the effectiveness of policies. This flagship report shows how governments can put the world on the path to a truly sustainable future. It emphasizes that urgent and inclusive action is needed by decision makers at all levels to achieve a healthy planet with healthy people. Air Quality, Policy, Water, Biodiversity, Land Degredation Healthy Environment, Healthy People This report summarizes for Governments, policy makers and stakeholders the evidence of the linkages between environmental quality and human health and wellbeing,a but also points to the broader drivers of these linkages, including inequality, unplanned urbanization, migration, unhealthy and wasteful lifestyles, and unsustainable consumption and production patterns. Air, Water, Land, Chemicals, Waste health, disease, chemical, exposure, air pollution, sanitation, economy, waste Middle East and North Africa Air Quality Regional Report Regional overview of the actions taken by governments to promote better air quality. Air Pollution, Air Quality air quality, transport, emission, air pollution, waste, national law, air quality standard, emission standard North America Air Quality Regional Report Regional overview of the actions taken by governments to promote better air quality. Air Pollution, Air Quality air quality, air pollution, transport, national law, air quality standard, waste, energy efficiency North, South and West Europe Air Quality Regional Report Regional overview of the actions taken by governments to promote better air quality. Air Pollution, Air Quality air quality, transport, national law, emission, air pollution, waste, energy efficiency Towards a Pollution-Free Planet Background Report This report describes the pollution challenge, explores what is already being done to address pollution, and proposes 50 focused and actionable interventions to address pollution in all its forms. The report is a call to act towards a pollution-free planet. Air, Land, Water, Chemicals, Waste pollution, health, chemical, economy, waste, exposure, air pollution, pesticide

Methodologies, Tools and Guidance Documents Title Description SCP HotSpot Analysis Provides NGO and policy makers country profiles that give information about materials use, GHG emissions, air pollution, and land use, and identify areas where political action is needed Air Pollution, Sustainable consumption and Production sustainable use, policy makers UNEP Guidelines for Conducting Integrated Environmental Assessment This platform is designed for: Governments, practitioners and other stakeholders that are conducting or involved with integrated environmental assessments; Students and educators that are learning about environmental assessment. The "IEA-General" link contains an eight-volume basic training course on integrated environmental assessment (including PDF, PowerPoint). Environment and health, policy, aire, water, waste, chemicals capacity building, climate change, health, management, reporting, evaluation, science

Knowledge Platforms & Campaigns Title Description Beat Pollution Website Pollution hub for UNEP work related to pollution. Air, Water, Land, Chemicals, Waste pollution, health, disease, food, management, implementation, chemical, waste, economy, land BreatheLife2030 A global campaign for clean air, with support of the WHO, CCAC, UNEP, and the World Bank. Air health, air quality, air pollution CCAC Resource Library Collection of resources related to climate and clean air. Air Pollution, Air Quality reporting, science, financial mechanism, governance, health, agriculture, energy, air quality Global Environmental Goals (GEGs) Live Tracker Provides up-to-date information on the progress towards achieving these GEGs. In addition, it puts the information into the context of the currently elaborated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The variables and data are mainly drawn from UNEP's Environmental Data Explorer. Air, Water, Land, Chemicals, Waste disaster, export, import, trade, biomass, economy, industry, conventional energy, agriculture, air pollution