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- The protection, management and restoration of freshwater ecosystems and water resources is fundamental to combating the triple planetary crises of biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change. This forms the crux of the UNEP global Freshwater Strategic Priorities, 2022-2025, which help to implement the Medium-term Strategy 2022-2025.
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a new strategic document outlining its freshwater-related priorities for implementing UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), 2022-2025. These aim to galvanize urgent understanding, prioritization and action for water worldwide.
- About Fresh Water
Fresh water. The protection, management and restoration of...
- About Fresh Water
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a new strategic document outlining its freshwater-related priorities for implementing UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), 2022-2025. These aim to galvanize urgent understanding, prioritization and action for water worldwide.
The protection, management and restoration of freshwater ecosystems is fundamental to combating the triple planetary crises of biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change. As water is under threat, despite it being central to life, there is a compelling need for freshwater action. To meet the water-related Sustainable Development Goals ...
Fresh water. The protection, management and restoration of freshwater ecosystems and water resources is fundamental to combating the triple planetary crises of biodiversity loss, pollution and climate change. This forms the crux of the UNEP global Freshwater Strategic Priorities, 2022-2025, which help to implement the Medium-term Strategy 2022 ...
Through this new document on Freshwater Strategic Priorities, UNEP aims to support the implementation of its Medium-Term Strategy, 2022-2025, and facilitate measurable and substantive progress on freshwater issues at global, regional, and national levels.
The document describes the crucial role of freshwater bodies in meeting water-related SDGs and in addressing the three interlinked planetary crises recognized in UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.
Healthy and productive freshwater ecosystems, including wetlands, constructed wetlands and lakes fight pollution. They can improve water quality by removing pollutants from surface waters through sediment trapping, nutrient removal and chemical detoxification. 6% of total biodiversity rely on freshwater habitats for their survival.
