Burning of agricultural crop residue to clear fields is a major contributor to air pollution. When rice farmers in northwestern India burn their fields, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations in Delhi, the highly populated capital citylocated downwind of burning areas, spike to about 20 times beyond the World Health Organization’s threshold forsafe air.Results of this study suggest that li...

Agriculture is the second-largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions after the energy sector (including transport), producing 12.28% of all emissions. This page shows you where emissions come from (including direct and indirect emissions), what actions countries have proposed in their NDCs and resources for more action. Agriculture activities are responsible for more land-clearing than...

The Waste Collectors’ Toolkit is a thorough manual created to help waste-collecting specialists handle waste more effectively. Aiming to enhance waste collection procedures and contribute to a more sustainable andenvironmentally friendly waste management system, this toolkit serves as an invaluable resource and set of tools that address the challenges faced by waste collectors in daily operations....

The reports A Seat at the Table: The Role of the Informal Recycling Sector in Plastic Pollution Reduction, and Recommended Policy Changes (GRIDArendal 2022), Just Transition of Women in the Waste Management Sector (Tsakona et al. 2023), and Findings of the WOW! Global Survey II: Mapping the Status of Women in the Global Waste Management Sector (Godfrey et al. 2023) highlighted the need for a compr...

This toolkit aims at providing step-by-step guidance accompanied by tools to develop and implement “Action Plans” to close the loops of material and resources at any school level, considering a system approach and focusing on low-tech options that could be applied in any low- and middle-income settings.This toolkit was built on existing proven methodologies from the sanitation and solid waste mana...

Municipal solid waste in developing countries is often poorly managed resulting in high methane emissions and environmental harm. While carbon finance offers a promising tool to improve project viability by monetizing emission reductions, current mechanisms remain insufficient and carbon finance must be complemented by performance-based mechanisms and embedded within a supportive policy, regulator...

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted on 22 March 1989 by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Basel, Switzerland, in response to a public outcry following the discovery, in the 1980s, in Africa and other parts of the developing world of deposits of toxic wastes imported from abroad.ObjectiveThe overarching objective of ...

Agricultural residue burning, particularly stubble burning in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, has emerged as a critical environmental crisis affecting air quality, soil health, and human welfare across South Asia. This comprehensive review examines the Pusa Decomposer technology developed by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) as a sustainable alternative to traditional stubble burning pra...

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) provide businesses a means to support renewable energy generation and meet clean energy goals. This fact sheet answers some basic questions about RECs and REC purchasing....

This paper aims to help countries think through the process of enhancing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to include strengthened actions in the agriculture sector. The paper underscores the need for a tailor-made approach to NDC enhancement that is suited to a country’s unique set of circumstances. This paper also identifies a broad range of actions that can benefit adaptation and...