Malawi introduces ban on thin plastic
In late 2011, the Poverty-Environment Initiative facilitated south-south cooperation between Malawi, Rwanda and Mozambique, where Government representatives from Malawi learned from the experience of...
View ArticleLao PDR and Philippines collaborate to discuss best practices on...
In early May this year, delegates from the Government of Lao PDR visited the Philippines to exchange lessons and experiences on the issue of environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA) and...
View ArticleMalawi’s appraisal manual and preparation handbook for Public Sector...
Public and private sector investments can have a significant impact on environmental sustainability and local livelihoods. If managed in a transparent, inclusive and sustainable manner public and...
View ArticlePEI Rwanda supports mining, agriculture and livestock business to become more...
Rwanda’s Vision 2020 recognizes the private sector as one of the six main pillars for driving social and economic development. The private sector can play an important role in securing livelihoods,...
View ArticleSouth-South Learning Exchange brings together four countries to share tools...
In December this year, as countries will gather in Paris to decide on goals and actions to tackle climate change and its far-reaching effects, the question on everybody’s mind will be one of economics...
View ArticleGlobal environmental leaders explore policies to put world on inclusive...
NEW YORK– Environment ministers and representatives from governments, international organizations, civil society and the finance sector met today to build momentum for new policies that will accelerate...
View Article$710,000 allocated for the implementation of three green district development...
Rwanda’s Environment Management Authority (REMA) together with the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) has worked together with the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) to green Rwanda’s...
View ArticleBunda District in Tanzania invests in sustainable fisheries
Bunda District in Tanzania invests in sustainable fisheries With Lake Victoria being overfished and environmental and ecosystems degradation widespread, sustainable fisheries is a key concern that...
View ArticleAdding value to Mauritania’s artisanal fishery sector with a particular focus...
The artisanal fishery sector in Mauritania is an important sector from a poverty-environment and gender perspective. Currently artisanal fishermen/women work in harsh conditions and with rudimentary...
View ArticleOn International Women's Day, UNEP Staff Support Hera Community Initiative
Pledge For Parity is the campaign theme of International Women's Day, being celebrated today, 8 March 2016. UNEP’s Michael Stanley-Jones and his colleagues at the Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI)...
View ArticleMalawi’s Minister of Agriculture calls for closing the gender gap in...
On 24 March 2016, UN Women, the World Bank and the UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative together with the Royal Norwegian Embassy organized a country-level launch of the Cost of the Gender Gap in...
View ArticleIntegration of environmental sustainability into sector plans and budgets...
Rwanda’s Environment Management Authority and the joint UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) Rwanda programme developed an environment and climate budget and planning checklist for the first...
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