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UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution aims to reduce Black Carbon emissions

… Geneva The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on Black Carbon … carbon poses significant risks to human health and the environment.  It is an important component of particulate … Group on Particulate Matter - http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/ExpertGroups/pm/welcome.htm The 1999 Gothenburg …

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Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine commit to further cooperation on air pollution abatement

… On 16-17 November 2010, representatives from Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine convened in … Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). The meeting also served as an official launch of the … The meeting resulted in representatives from the environmental ministries of the four participating countries …

The Russian Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan launch joint project to combat air pollution

… Geneva The Russian Federation in cooperation with Belarus and … Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP). The project was launched during the 46th Session of … Representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of …

Albania renews commitment to join the Air Convention’s Protocols on POPs, Heavy Metals and Gothenburg

… Geneva On May 26-27 2010, the UNECE secretariat of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), in cooperation with Albania’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration, held a …

Article in Science magazine stresses relevance of UNECE Convention in integrating science and policy to address Air Pollution

… An article in the last issue of Science magazine by Dr Stefan Reis of the … cost-effective air pollution policies that address serious environmental issues. Their priority list includes the need … Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP), a multilateral agreement aiming to reduce air …

Parties adopt new air pollution and climate change related areas of work for the Air Convention

… Geneva The twenty-eighth meeting of the Executive Body (EB) of the Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention (LRTAP) took place in Geneva on 13-17 December 2010 … Transboundary Air Pollution addresses some of the major environmental problems of the UNECE region through

UNECE Air Convention Parties adopt more stringent controls of heavy metals emissions and measures to help Parties from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia to join in

… Following three years of negotiations, Parties to the 1998 Protocol on … currently ongoing in the framework of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). To ensure coherence between … counts 33 Parties – see list at: http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/status/98hm_st.html . Heavy metals released into the …

Improved regulations on persistent organic pollutants in the UNECE region

… Geneva On 18 December 2009, the Parties to the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants … techniques for controlling POPs emissions and for the environmentally sound disposal of wastes containing POPs, as … Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) entered into force in October 2003. The Protocol …

Air pollution puts cultural heritage at risk

… Air pollution is a key factor in the degradation of surfaces of historical buildings and … identity. A recent study led by the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and the … UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention) . Recently, a study on five cultural …

Working Group on Strategies and Review, Fortieth session

held at the Palais des Nations (Salle V) 17 - 20 September 2007 … changes to the POPs Protocol Annexes, English fileadmin/DAM/env/lrtap/WorkingGroups/wgs/Informal …

The Measurement and Economic Valuation of the Health Effects of Air Pollution

… A symposium sponsored by the United Kingdom Department of the Environment, Transport and Regions on behalf of the UNECE … the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) have, over the past 15 years or so, developed a …

Side event on UNECE tools and approaches for preventing accidental water pollution and its transboundary consequences

… Programme A side event on "UNECE tools and approaches for preventing accidental water pollution and its … information can be found here: http://www.unece.org/env/water/mop7   … Side event on UNECE tools and approaches …

UNECE convention offers policy response to tackle newly-declared-carcinogenic air pollution

… The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the … Commenting on these findings, Professor Martin Williams, Environmental Research Group at King's College London, Chair … Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution   (CLRTAP) recalled the Convention’s 30-year track record in …

Mohamed H. Taha, Nuclear Materials Authority of Egypt

… Subject: Comments to the Draft Guidelines for the Application of UNFC-2009 to Uranium and Thorium …

Residential heating with wood and coal: health impacts and policy options in Europe and North America

… Residential heating with wood and coal: hea lth impacts and policy … for Europe (UNECE) Long- range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) Convention Task Force on Health Aspects of Air … The Regional Office thanks the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment and the French Ministry of Social Affairs and …

Decision VI/8h concerning Romania

… Document Status Date received or posted by the Secretariat Decision VI/8h of the Meeting of the Parties … implementing decision VI/8h Annex 2 : Flyer on access to environmental information Annex 3: Guide to public authorities on access to environmental information including cover Annex 4: Letter …

UNECE shares 40 years of experience under its Air Convention at 1st WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health

… killer, leading to an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year- some 600,000 alone in the European region. This makes it by far the biggest environmental health risk in the world. Air pollution is … more information, please visit: https://www.unece.org/env/lrtap/welcome.html.html … UNECE shares 40 years of …

UN Regulation extends ‎automated driving up to 130 km/h in certain conditions ‎

… A new milestone in mobility has been reached with the adoption of a proposal to extend automated driving in certain traffic environments from the current limit of 60 km/h to up to 130 … for the regulatory frameworks regarding the safety and environmental performance of vehicles, their subsystems and …

3rd UNECE Public-Private Roundtable on Green Economy

… Geneva UNECE, the London Business School and Carbon Club will co-host the … de Janeiro, Brazil, and the upcoming Seventh Ministerial Environment for Europe Conference, 21 - 23 September 2011, …