
As part of UNEP’s role in enhancing the technical and statistical capacities of Member States in environment statistics, UNEP, in collaboration with various partners, organize Expert Group Meetings at international and regional levels to strengthen capacities in specific areas related to the environment. More details on UNEP’s work at National Level can be found here.
Activity Title | Location | Date | Partners | Indicators | Topic |
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The Global Webinar on Strengthening Climate Change and Disaster-Related Statistics: Needs, Priorities, and Action: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean | Virtual Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya | 10th - 11th May 2023 | ESCAP | 13.1.1,13.1.2,13.1.3,13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.3.1, 13.3.2, 13.a.1, 13.b.1 | Climate Change and Disaster-Related Statistics |
The Global Webinar on Strengthening Climate Change and Disaster-Related Statistics: Needs, Priorities, and Action: Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Western Asia | Virtual Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand | 03rd - 04th May 2023 | ESCAP | 13.1.1,13.1.2,13.1.3,13.2.1, 13.2.2, 13.3.1, 13.3.2, 13.a.1, 13.b.1 | Climate Change and Disaster-Related Statistics |
Global Webinar on Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics: Asia, Europe and North Africa | Virtual Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya | 18th - 20th April 2023 | UNODC | 6.6.1, 14.1.1(a), 8.4.2, 12.2.2 | Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics |
Earth Observations In Support of water Action UN Water Conference Side Event | Virtual Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya | 22nd - 22nd March 2023 | United Nations Environment Programme, Deltares, Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat, Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands (RAMSAR), GEO AquaWatch, GEO BluePlanet, GEOGloWS | 6.1.1, 6.2.1, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.6.1, 6.a.1, 6.b.1 | - |
Global Webinar on Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics: Assessing the Impact of the Economy on the Environment | Virtual Meeting, Nairobi, Kenya | 21st - 23rd March 2023 | UNODC | 6.6.1, 14.1.1(a), 8.4.2, 12.2.2 | Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics |
Activity Title | Location | Date | Partners | Indicators | Topic |
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2nd Expert Consultation – Measuring Progress: Nature and the SDGs | Virtual Meeting | 23rd - 24th September 2020 | University College London and Chinese Academy of Sciences | 14.5.1, 15.1.2, 15.4.1, 14.2.1, 15.2.1, 6.5.1, 6.6.1, 15.1.1, 15.3.1 | - |
Expert Consultation - Measuring Progress: Nature and the SDGs | Virtual Meeting | 21st - 22nd April 2020 | University College London and Chinese Academy of Sciences | 14.5.1, 15.1.2, 15.4.1, 14.2.1, 15.2.1, 6.5.1, 6.6.1, 15.1.1, 15.3.1 | - |
Expert Group Meeting on measuring Food Waste | Paris, France | 18th - 18th October 2019 | International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), UN-Habitat | 12.3.1.b, 11.6.1, 12.5.1 | Food Waste Index |
Expert Consultation on Marine Litter National Source Inventories | Nairobi, Kenya | 25th - 26th March 2019 | - | 14.1.1 | Marine Litter |
50th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission | New York, USA | 05th - 08th March 2019 | UNSD | ALL SDGs | Better data, better lives |
Second Expert Group Meeting on Chemicals and Waste SDG Indicators | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11th - 13th February 2019 | UN Habitat | 11.6.1, 12.4.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Chemicals and Waste |
Activity Title | Location | Date | Partners | Indicators | Topic |
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Expert Group meeting on SDG 14.1, Coastal Eutrophication and Marine Pollution | Paris, France | 12th - 13th September 2018 | IOC-UNESCO | 14.1.1 | Coastal eutrophication and floating plastic debris density |
Contribution to the implementation of SDG indicators 6.3.2 (Water Quality) and 6.6.1 (extension of continental aquatic ecosystems) | Bogota, Colombia | 24th - 25th April 2018 | IISD-GSI | 6.3.2, 6.6.1 | Water quality and water-related ecosystems / Water quality and water-related ecosystems |
Expert Group Meeting for SDG Indicator 17.7.1: Environmentally Sound Technologies | Paris, France | 28th - 29th March 2018 | - | 17.7.1 | Global Methodology |
Expert consultation on gender-environment statistics | New York, United Nations Headquarters | 12th - 12th March 2018 | IUCN | 1.4.2, 5.a.1, 5.a.2, 11.2.1 | Gender-Environment indicators |
Expert consultation on gender-environment statistics | Virtual Meeting | 30th - 30th January 2018 | IUCN | 1.4.2, 5.a.1, 5.a.2, 11.2.1 | Gender-Environment indicators |
Joint UN Environment & UN-Habitat Expert Group Meeting on waste SDG indicators 11.6.1, 12.4.2 & 12.5.1 | Geneva, Switzerland | 22nd - 24th January 2018 | UN Habitat | 1.6.1, 12.4.2, 12.5.1 | Global methodology |
Expert Group Meeting on SDG indicator 12.C.1 on Fossil Fuel Subsidies | Italy | 29th - 29th September 2017 | OECD, IISD-GSI and Italy | 12.c.1 | Fossil fuel subsidies |