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UNEP's North American region comprises Canada and the United States of America. UNEP RONA’s mission is to build support in the region for UNEP's work, to promote effective responses to international environmental challenges and to foster cooperation on environmental issues between North America and the broader international community. To achieve this mission, UNEP RONA’s strategy is to promote collaboration between UNEP and all sectors of North American society, including U.S. and Canadian governmental institutions, the private sector and civil society groups, and to provide UNEP with North American perspectives.

 

Activities
International Summit, Toronto October 4, 2011, Greenbuild NEXT 2011
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable development “Rio +20”
International Summit, Toronto October 4, 2011, Greenbuild NEXT 2011
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  • 10 May 2012
    Better measuring of water supplies and uses vital to meet global and local needs Many water problems the world faces are economic, social and political and could be solved by switching to the Green Economy

    Better measuringCopenhagen, Denmark, 10 May 2012 - Understanding how much water we have and then prioritizing our uses of it will be pivotal as the world strives in the coming decades to meet the water, energy, land and material needs of up to 9 billion people. Such an effort is taking on special urgency against the backdrop of climate change, the need to reverse the rate of loss of biodiversity, improve public health and keep humanity’s environmental footprint within planetary boundaries. According to a report released today, the latest in a series of scientific assessments from the International Resource Panel, a multi-disciplinary grouping of eminent experts in natural resource management hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme, the world is entering a period of growing water scarcity: by 2030, global demand for fresh water could outstrip supply by more than 40 per cent if no changes are made with the way water is used.
    More: View Measuring Water File
  • 9 May 2012
    UN Pavilion Opens its Doors at Expo 2012 Visitors Taken on Interactive Journey from Land to Deep Ocean

    Supporting Canada’sYeosu (Republic of Korea) / Nairobi, 9 May 2012 - The United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, will open its doors on 12 May 2012 to the estimated 11 million visitors who are expected to visit the event over the next three months.

    More: Press Release in Korean

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UNEP's Regional Office for North America (UNEP-RONA) held a North American Major Groups Consultation on October 13-14, 2011, at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. For more information, click here, click here.
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-Achim Steiner,
UNEP Executive Director

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