The fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) will take place from 11-15 March 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya, as agreed during UNEA-3 in December 2017 (UNEP/EA.3/L.2). By the same text, the Assembly decided that following the 2019 session, UNEA will convene during the last week each February, unless otherwise decided by UNEA. The President of UNEA-4 will be Estonia.

Under the overall theme, ‘Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production,’ UNEA-4 will address:

• environmental challenges related to poverty and natural resources management, including sustainable food systems, food security and halting biodiversity loss;
• life-cycle approaches to resource efficiency, energy, chemicals and waste management; and
• innovative sustainable business development at a time of rapid technological change.

dates: 11-15 March 2019
location: Nairobi, Kenya
contact: UNEP
www: http://web.unep.org/environmentassembly/