An international meeting convened by the United Nations General Assembly to be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 2-3 June 2022, commemorating the 50 years since the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.
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Gayeon Shin

Created an Event in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

Stockholm+ 50 Youth Task Force - Launch Event

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United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)

Stockholm+50 is an international UN meeting that will take place on 2 and 3 June 2022 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. The launch of its Youth Taskforce will take place at COP26 on 10 November, in light of the… Read More

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Nina Arden

Created an Event in Stockholm+50, Climate Change
3 years ago

Stockholm+50: Taking Stock of Our Responsibility & Opportunity

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United Nations Environment Management Group(EMG), UN EMG Secretariat, the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), Green Growth Knowledge Partnership(GGKP)

Stockholm+50 will be an opportunity to highlight the environmental dimension of sustainable development and accelerate the implementation of international commitments in the context of the Decade of Action, the Multilateral Environmental Agreements, the Sustainable Development Goals as well as… Read More

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Nina Arden

Created an Event in Stockholm+50, Climate Change
3 years ago

Stockholm+50: Foreseeing the Future of Our Responsibility & Opportunity

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UN EMG Secretariat, United Nations Environment Management Group(EMG), the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), Green Growth Knowledge Partnership(GGKP)

Stockholm+50 will be an opportunity to highlight the environmental dimension of sustainable development and accelerate the implementation of international commitments in the context of the Decade of Action, the Multilateral Environmental Agreements, the Sustainable Development Goals as well as… Read More

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Esther Goodwin Brown

in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

Putting people back in the frame to win the hearts and minds of decision-makers

How does the circular economy impact jobs to reach climate targets? How important is equipping people with the right knowledge and skills to achieve climate goals? At Circle Economy, we work to make the global economy more circular: one where waste is designed out, everything is used at its… Read More

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Erin Remblance
Erin Remblance

in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

We are not supposed to live like this

In her book, Braving the Wilderness, research professor, Brené Brown, recounts a story of women who lived in a village and would gather by the river often to wash their clothes together. These women all moved onto the latest technology – washing machines – and not long after the rates of depression… Read More

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Anowyesha Dash

in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

Encompassing adaptation and resilience in climate action - need of the hour

Recent global events have foregrounded the uncertainty of the times we live in. A pandemic, followed by struggling economies in the backdrop of extreme weather events not only highlighted the need for action on multiple fronts, but also emphasized that mitigation is not solution enough. In view of… Read More

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Monica Troilo & Clément Charnaillat

in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

Nature as an ally to mitigate deadly heatwaves in India and Pakistan

 Today more than ever before, extreme weather events across the world are making it hard to turn a blind eye to the potentially devastating consequences of climate change. In April and May 2022, over one billion people in India and Pakistan suffered soaring temperatures peaking in disparate… Read More

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Ligia Noronha

in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

Why does Stockholm+50 matter? What did it achieve? What does it offer going forward?

 In the weeks that have passed since the gavel dropped on 3 June, marking an end to Stockholm+50, a handful of important questions have emerged. The unique meeting, which brought together UN member states and an incredibly diverse set of other stakeholders, was both a commemoration and an… Read More

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ANDREW AZIZ

in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

Stockholm commemoration to spotlight the planetary emergency

With 2022 marking 50 years since the world first came together to take action on the environment, the enormity of the environmental emergency the planet is facing is now sharply in focus. Earlier this year, countries gathered to take action on climate change at COP26 in Glasgow. There, a… Read More

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Ana Birliga Sutherland

in Stockholm+50
3 years ago

With a circular economy, we can bin overconsumption and boost equality

The current buzzword of climate talks is overconsumption—and for good reason: we've collectively surpassed the 100 billion tonnes mark in fulfilling our wants and needs for goods, both the necessary (housing and food) and the trivial (consumables like fast fashion and disposable items). Just five… Read More

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