Summary
Highlights for Wednesday, 6 March 2019
On Wednesday, delegates continued meeting in five working groups to negotiate draft resolutions, ahead of the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) next week in Nairobi, Kenya. Informal consultations took place during the day 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 second consultation session on the draft ministerial declaration. Many delegates worked in small drafting groups through the day to revise text for discussion in the larger working groups.Highlights of the day included:
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Consultation on the Ministerial Declaration




Working Group 1 - Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production




Working Group 2 - Resource Efficiency, Chemicals and Waste






Working Group 3 - Ecosystems and Biodiversity Management and Protection




Working Group 4 - Environmental Governance





Working Group 5 - UNEP Programme of Work and Related Issues




Between Sessions





