About UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.Activities by UNEP
United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)
Global Not ApplicableU4SSC is a global UN collaboration that supports cities in advancing the SDGs by promoting people-centered, digitally inclusive, and climate-resilient urban development. It provides guidance on integrating ICTs and AI into city operations and has developed a globally recognized set of KPIs for smart sustainable cities, implemented in more than 250 cities worldwide.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceAwareness/AdvocacyNetworks/Mentorship/ExchangeUNEP International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO)
Global Not ApplicableIMEO’s Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) is the first global satellite detection and notification system providing actionable data on very large methane emissions. Using over a dozen satellite instruments, coupled with scientific expertise and advanced AI, UNEP’s IMEO notifies governments and companies of emissions to enable climate mitigation.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsHola ISUD plan (Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plan for Hola Town, Tana River County, Kenya).
Africa KenyaThis project, part of the "Go Blue project," used AI, specifically machine learning, for remote sensing to extract land cover information from satellite imagery to prepare an integrated strategic urban development plan for Hola Town, Kenya. It used open-source datasets from AI processes to fill data gaps.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsTechnical assistanceNBSAP Knowledge Navigator
Global Not ApplicableThe NBSAP Knowledge Navigator is a custom GPT built for the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership to provide members, country focal points, facilitators, and partner organisations with on-demand, multilingual access to selected reference material on biodiversity governance, climate action, and sustainable development. The current knowledge base draws on knowledge products generated by the GIZ global project, Strengthening National Implementation of Global Biodiversity Targets, under the umbrella of the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership. It synthesises guidance on NBSAP and NDC synergies, gender equality in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Indigenous Peoples' rights and perspectives, youth participation in biodiversity governance, and whole-of-society approaches, drawing on country experiences from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Madagascar, Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lao PDR and Indonesia. The GPT lowers the barrier to knowledge by allowing natural-language queries against curated reference material rather than requiring users to navigate multiple documents and portals.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsAwareness/Advocacy