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As the environmental conscience of the UN system, the role of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is to motivate and inspire, to raise the level of environmental action and awareness at all levels of society worldwide. UNEP coordinates the environmental activities of all the UN agencies and works to win the co-operation and participation of governments, the international scientific and professional communities, and non-governmental organisations.
In the field of energy, UNEP seeks to promote and catalyse sustainable and environmentally sound energy development. To this end, the UNEP Energy Unit assists policy-makers to incorporate environmental considerations into energy planning by providing information on the environmental impacts of different energy systems; through the development of environmentally sensitive energy planning tools; and by providing institutional guidelines. Field projects supported by UNEP focus on the environmentally sound satisfaction of energy needs at the community level in rural areas.
For further information contact:
UNEP Energy Unit
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi Kenya
or
UNEP information and Public Affairs
P.O. Box
30552
Nairobi
Kenya
Bellerive Foundation
The UNEP Energy Unit will be focussing in particular on the global problem of atmospheric pollution and climate change: an issue in which energy plays a crucial role.
Established in 1977 by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, the Bellerive Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of environmental protection and sustainable development.
Recognising that development will only be of benefit to future generations if it is based on the sustainable management of natural resources, and that efforts to conserve the environment must take into account the conditions and aspirations of the communities involved, the Bellerive Foundation works to reconcile the demands of conservation with the community’s pursuit of economic growth.
The Foundation’s headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. The Nairobi office, serves as the focal point for the coordination of the Kenya programme and for the design and supervision of further projects to be undertaken in East and Central Africa.
The Foundation’s activities in the region address the issue of deforestation: one of the most serious problems arising from the pressure of development and an expanding population on Africa’s fragile resource base.
For further information contact:
Foundation de Bellerive
P.O. Box 6
1211 Geneva
3
Switzerland
or
Bellerive Foundation
P.O. Box
42994
Nairobi
Kenya
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