A constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
(AUTONOMOUS ORGANISATION UNDER THE DEPT. OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, GOVT. OF INDIA)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global authority on environmental issues. Its mission is to inspire, inform, and enable nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
Established in June 1972 after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, UNEP provides leadership, delivers scientific research, and develops solutions on a broad range of environmental challenges, including:
UNEP plays a key role in supporting nations to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also hosts the secretariats of major environmental agreements, including:
CSIR-NEERI has actively collaborated with UNEP, UNIDO, UNDP, and other international agencies to implement various environmental management projects in India. These collaborations have focused on capacity building, policy development, and innovative solutions for environmental sustainability.
Some of the key ongoing and completed projects funded by UNEP and UNDP include:
For more details on UNEP and its global environmental initiatives, visit: www.unep.org.
