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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 3d

The 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to @minamataconvention.bsky.social will take place from 3-7 November 2025 in #GENeva.

With key online pre-COP events taking place next week, learn more about various GEN engagement on the road to #MinamataCOP6.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 1d

11 October is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay!

Celebrated on 2nd Saturday of May & October, this year focuses on creating bird-friendly cities and communities.

Learn how #GENeva plays a key role in supporting migratory birds through #SharedSpaces ➡️ tiny.cc/GENMigratory...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

"We cannot allow ourselves to become resigned. We have only one responsibility: act and act together."

Thank you for joining the #GENeva launch of #wipoGREEN Technology Book EXPO25 Special Ed. as part of 10 year of #ParisAgreement series celebration!

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

The host of the event @wipo.int formally passes the baton - symbolizing the shared commitment to the #ParisAgreement - to #2050Today, host of one of the next events in the series commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Agreement.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Highlighting #GENeva’s pivotal role in climate action, Diana Rizzolio of GEN shares that 10 years after the #ParisAgreement, Int'l Geneva with its multitude of expertise continues driving its implementation, especially in the lead up to #COP30noBrasil.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Heather Jacobs gives a preview of the 2025 edition of #wipoGREEN Book to be launched at #COP30noBrasil, highlighting climate disaster response technologies for water-related disasters, dry weather-related disasters, extreme heat and cold events & disaster response logistics.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Natasha Mahezabin of @wipo.int presents the publication, which provides an in-depth look into the #AsiaPacific region, where nearly half of the world's energy is consumed. She shares an overview of of energy solutions to be applied in urban, rural, and key service sectors.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Peter Oksen provides an overview of @wipo.int Green, aimed at showing how innovation & technology are part of the solution to the global challenges like #ClimateChange, #FoodSecurity & environment. WG is based on a free, public, UN-based, inclusive database storing techs & patents.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Highlighting #Japan's active involvement in the development of #wipoGREEN initiative, H.E. Amb. Katsuro Nagai underscores how WIPO Green provides a platform for connecting providers and seekers of environmental technologies across the globe for more than a decade.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Ahead of #COP30noBrasil, H.E. Amb. Céline Jurgensen of #France highlights that as energy transition is underway, #WIPOGreen is a showcase of innovation & action.

She stresses France’s role in driving concrete impact with technology, in keeping with the #ParisAgreement spirit.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

Opening the event, @wipo.int Assistant Director General Edward Kwakwa underscores that, in the face of increasing #climate challenges, innovation & technology are powerful tools for change, whose deployment #WIPOGreen works to accelerate by closing the knowledge gap and their implementation.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 2d

#Live now!

Launching #wipoGREEN Technology Book EXPO2025 Special Ed. in #GENeva, the event, part of a series celebrating 10 years of #ParisAgreement, will discuss scaling energy tech for #ClimateAction. @wipo.int @franceonugeneve.bsky.social

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 3d

This #MinamataCOP6 online event will discuss how mercury exposure, including from ASGM, impacts Indigenous Peoples #HumanRights & identify ways to strengthen IPs protection & participation in @minamataconvention.bsky.social processes.

🗓️ 16 October, 13:00 CEST
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 3d

This #MinamataCOP6 online event explores [email protected] has bridged science and policy & consider emerging priorities on metals, metalloids & minerals for the Intergovernmental SPP on Chemicals, Waste & Pollution. #ISPCWP

🗓️ 16 October, 11:00 CEST
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 3d

This #MinamataCOP6 online event co-organized with @toxicsfree.bsky.social will highlight the urgency to accelerate the end of primary #mercury mining, restrict mercury trade & establish a phase-out date for mercury use in #ASGM.

🗓️ 14 October, 16:30 CEST
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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 3d

The 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to @minamataconvention.bsky.social will take place from 3-7 November 2025 in #GENeva.

With key online pre-COP events taking place next week, learn more about various GEN engagement on the road to #MinamataCOP6.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

From #ISDS, water-energy nexus, ocean #pollution, #JustTransition & #COP30, to implementing climate advisory opinions, the @GENetwork has co-organized & covered #HRC60 side & parallel events related to environment.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

In the last session of UN @srtoxics.bsky.social Marcos Orellana at the Human Rights Council, the 2025 #GENeva #ToxicFreeTalks highlighted the importance of ensuring that international law and policies create real & tangible impacts on the ground towards a #ToxicFree world.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

Environment-related resolutions adopted at #HRC60 include:

🔹 #SeaLevelRise
🔹 Mandate renewal of SR #IndigenousPeoples
🔹 Rights to safe drinking #water & #sanitation
🔹 Rights of #IndigenousPeoples
🔹 #RightToDevelopment
🔹 & more

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

The 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council has just concluded this afternoon in #GENeva!

With the #environment high on the agenda, consult the outcomes and decisions taken from #HRC60 ▶️ tiny.cc/HRC60Environ...

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

"Pharmaceutical residues in wastewater is not just an env't issue. It mirrors how our health, ecosystems & economics are interconnected."

Thank you for joining the event that highlighted that available solutions are available & must be scaled up.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

Popi Karaolia of @unep.org stresses that pharmaceutical residues are a systemic issue spanning their entire lifecycle, calling for fit-for-purpose wastewater treatment, raising awareness, technology innovation, coherent policies & stronger science–policy partnerships.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

Olfa Mahjoub of INRGREF, University of Carthage discusses how, given rising levels of #water stress, finding alternative water resources & strategies is crucial for farmers and stakeholders. She highlights the need to develop technologies to ensure safety of treated wastewater.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

Drawing on an example from #India, Rajeshwari Sinha of @cseindia.bsky.social urges collective action on #AMR — a global #OneHealth challenge, calling for collaboration across stakeholders, preventive measures, & locally driven, cost-effective solutions to tackle pharma waste sustainably.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 4d

Amid challenges posed to agriculture by water scarcity, Sara Rodriguez Mozaz of @icrawater.bsky.social presents relevant examples and studies, the potential use of reclaimed water in the Mediterranean Area, and risks associated.

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