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Towards a Pollution Free Planet - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the elderly, and people with lung or cardiovascular disease. It reduces the ability of plants to absorb carbon … productivity, thus negatively impacting livelihoods, disease control and food security. They can also cause a … used in the nuclear weapons industry and chronic beryllium disease has been diagnosed in workers, despite exposure …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… chemicals already in the environment, e.g. pesticides, or disease outbreaks after natural disasters. Investing in … underwater noise, ship strikes, poisoning, pollution, disease, invasive species, illegal and unsustainable take and … preamble recognizes the substantial lessons of Minamata Disease, in particular the serious health and environmental …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Scientific Assessment Report - UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution - Summary for policy makers

… (WHO) published its latest estimates of the burden of disease related to ambient (outdoor) and household (indoor) … peak ozone exposure since the 1990s. However the burden of disease from ozone is not restricted to exposure during … as one of the top10 causes of the global burden of disease. Air pollution policy can significantly contribute to …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

… treatments for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for parties not operating under Article 5 2 181 … for the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and for the delivery of leuprolide to the … (MDIs) for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nasal dexamethasone, and specific cleaning, bonding …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… in particular, shall take appropriate measures “to combat disease and malnutrition… through the provision of adequate …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries

22 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… as do mortality and illness from heat waves, drought, disease and malnutrition. In general, the greater the … in eastern and southern Africa were at risk of hunger, disease and lack of water because of drought conditions. Lake …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Ozone Depletion - Chapter 9 - UNEP Training Manual on International Environmental Law

… eye cataracts and a reduction in the body’s immunity to disease. A 1% decrease in ozone would lead to about a 4% …
22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment

22 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Common Ozone-Depleting Substances and Some Alternatives

22 Jun 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere