Mission: To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
Description: UNEP assesses global, regional and national environmental conditions and trends; develops international agreements and national environmental instruments; strengthens institutions for the wise management of the environment; integrates economic development and environmental protection; facilitates the transfer of knowledge and technology for sustainable development, and encourages new partnerships and mind-sets within civil society and the private sector.
Water Activities: UNEP facilitates and catalyses water resource assessments in various developing countries, implements projects that assist countries in developing integrated water resource management plans, creates awareness of innovative alternative technologies and assists to develop, implement and enforce water resource management policies, laws and regulations. Programmes: Integrated Water Resource Management, Freshwater Assessment, DAMS and Development, Ecosystem Services, International Waters, Rainwater Harvesting Partnership,Training on Waste Water Management, Water and Sanitation.
UN-Water Focus Area(s) : Sanitation / Health, Transboundary Waters, Integrated Water Resource Management, Pollution
Activity Region: Global
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