Delegates met in five working groups to negotiate draft resolutions ahead of the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), which opens next week. Informal consultations took place on marine litter, gender, geoengineering, Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), improvement and the future of Global Environment Outlook reports, and implementation and follow-up of UNEA resolutions. In the evening, UNEA President Siim Kiisler (Estonia) held a consultation on the draft ministerial declaration.
Our ENB team reports that highlights of the day included: review of merged texts on food waste and on mangrove ecosystems; discussions over the different meanings of SCP, a life-cycle approach, and a zero-waste society; opening of debate on sustainable nitrogen management; and a second round of open consultations on the draft ministerial declaration. Read full report in [ English | French ]