#PlasticPollution 🍴 sneaks into our meal 🌏 harms the environment 🩺 endangers our health Read more in the Global assessment of #SoilPollution 👉🏿 fao.org/documents/card… Via FAO Land, Soil and Water

. UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji is greatful for the partnerships #govermentofTuvalu towards promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency through#Fastnettproject. We had the last board meeting today which marked operational closure of this project.

Girls can change the world. 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋🏾‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️ RT if you agree! #GenerationEquality

So much wisdom: a young Afghan girl argues the case for girls’ education (and why only women can rebuild the country) and she makes perfect sense ⬇️

This Diver rescues a fish trapped in plastic. Countless marine animals get trapped in plastic waste we discard. Even the smallest plastic packaging is deadly underwater. It's time to end plastic pollution. #ActOnClimate #ocean #useless #buyless #wasteless vid The Pearl Protectors

The UNDP Pacific Multi Country Office received Gender Equality Gold Certificate Seal today. Thrilled that UNDP Pacific Accelerator Lab (Fiji) was part of the journey and supported the achievement, and as well received special recognition from the appraisal team for our contributions. UNDP Accelerator Labs

💧Water scarcity in Kenya requires data-driven #solutions! 📊💧 Through UNDP Accelerator Labs & thanks to our #CommunityDataScouts, we are working to create comprehensive water maps, analyze trends & take decisive actions to conserve water resources in Tana River. #SolutionsMappingKe

.UN Development & World Health Organization (WHO) partner to support Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu & Vanuatu to📈 climate resilient health systems. W/ US$17.85 mil funding from Global Environment Facility (GEF), this project is one of the largest & the most ambitious projects in the Pacific UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. More☟ who.int/westernpacific…

As the world’s largest climate fund, GCF: 💡 accelerates green market creation; 💡 deploys blended finance structures; and 💡 scales up private sector capital Join us at #GPIC2023 to unlock the investment opportunities for #climateimpact. Register👉 gcfconference.com

A million plastic bottles are used every minute. And plastics that are used only for minutes can last for hundreds of years, scattered everywhere. We need to rethink & change the way we produce, consume, & dispose of plastics to #BeatPlasticPollution. undp.org/blog/call-life…

On an annual basis, plastic production & the incineration of plastic waste gives rise globally to approximately 400 million tons of CO2, according to research. 99% of plastics are fossil-based, 90% of plastic produced uses virgin fossil fuel feedstocks.

Powerful and inspiring solutions to combat the #impacts of #climatechange and #plasticspollution #crisis was presented by Tongan students as part of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Challenge 2023 in Tonga, co-implemented by the UNDP Pacific Accelerator Lab (Fiji). UNDP Accelerator Labs

#collectiveintelligence for #climateadaptation in action- a short preview. Watch out for the full documentary- Coming soon. UNDP Accelerator Labs

Amazing cohort of inspiring innovators being provided much needed performance based grants to accelerate their sustainable businesses to greater heights. I am humbled by the catalytic value of development finance when it is used in the right spaces.

My beautiful hometown, Nausori in 1969, #environmental #sustainability #indigenousknowledge!

What a great engagement it has been during the 10th EAPAC #BIOFIN dialogue in #Georgia. In the #Pacific, BIOFIN provides innovative financial solutions to conserve biodiversity, secure funds, develop sustainable financing mechanisms, and implement conservation projects.

Pacific voices are loud, clear, anxious - urgent global climate action w/ financing to make it happen is a must! We also hear 'decarbonize shipping', 'decongest plastic-filled Pacific seas'. Thx 🇯🇵 外務省／ＯＤＡ広報 as angel investor to #PacificGreenTransformation w/ UNDP in Asia and the Pacific

#Fiji on the frontlines of climate change gets $12.9M from Green Climate Fund for early warning systems, supporting a partner effort by Fiji Government UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji UNDRR Int’l Telecommunication Union World Meteorological Organization IFRC. This #EW4All effort, weaves indigenous wisdom with latest tech, designed to skill and empower

I am proud to share the UN Development's new Annual Report. The results are a powerful reminder that development has delivered extraordinary results over the past 60 years, transforming millions of lives. Opportunities arise when we choose collaboration. 📖 annualreport.undp.org

Countries in the #GlobalSouth are leveraging each others expertise to step into a sustainable future ☀️ This #EarthDay2025, for our #IndiaSSCstories we take you to #Tuvalu, one of the smallest nations in the🌏, where rising seas & climate change are a daily threat, but hope