Plastics, in all their diverse forms and applications, are embedded in modern life. Their omnipresence, persistence, and potential toxicity pose serious questions for environmental health.
Chemical pollution is a major threat to water quality worldwide. A group of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has emerged as a significant concern.
En septembre 2024, un groupe d’étudiant-e-s et d’enseignants de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’Université de Genève a pu se rendre en Suède pour faire des recherches sur l’évolution du climat.
We had often been told that the 2023 UN Water Conference would deliver an action plan for reaching Sustainable Development Goals targets by the end of 2030. Could we really expect a three-day conference to achieve that ? The water sector is clearly still not on track to reach the targets.
The Institute for Environmental Sciences, through its partnership with UNEP/GRID-Geneva and UN Environment, has developed MapX, an online platform for managing geospatial data on natural resources and the environment.
The water-energy-food nexus is a concept evolving in both research and policy, two tracks that do not often intersect. It is timely to reflect on how to bring these together in a functioning science-policy-practice interface.
