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The “contribution of the environmental dimension of sustainable development to building a resilient and inclusive post-pandemic world” was discussed by delegates taking part in the Leadership Dialogues during the Fifth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5).
Mr. Gaetano Leone, Coordinator of UNEP/MAP-Barcelona Convention Secretariat, made the following (pre-recorded) statement.
Ladies and gentlemen,
In spring last year, the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan-Barcelona Convention Secretariat set about determining how assets available within the MAP system could be used to support the regional response to COVID-19.
We framed our contribution in two main strands.
The first involved staying the course on strengthening the normative environmental protection framework within the context of Agenda 2030.
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UB takes part in first assessment report on climate and environmental change in Mediterranean
The final version of the first Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) has been published recently. The report is prepared by an independent scientific network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and Environmental Change (MedECC), formed by 187 scientists from 25 countries –31% of them from the southern and eastern area of the Mediterranean–. Among the experts is the professor of Atmosphere Physics M. del Carmen Llasat, who is also part of the directive committee and head of one of the chapters, as well as researchers from the Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF) and the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), centers in which the UB takes part. Also, MedECC has been awarded the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe Award.
2020 North-South prize focuses on right to life and climate change
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The jury acknowledged the unique contribution of the ICDP during its ten years of existence to the global trend against the death penalty and its key role in the international movement that advocates for its abolition. On the 10th anniversary of the ICDP, the North-South Prize recognises its contribution to the promotion of the most fundamental human right – the right to life; and to international solidarity and partnership. 22 personalities and 23 states from all over the world contribute to the mission of the ICDP with the purpose to act universally for the achievement of this common goal.