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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · 1d

In the Middle East, an already fragile region of ongoing conflicts, #climatechange aggravates the pressure on resources. The five #maps in our publication explain the water, energy, food, and environment nexus and how these challenges are interconnected.

📌 Learn more: zoinet.org/product/midd...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 1d

🌍🔥 Climate change fuels insecurity—from resource conflicts to forced migration.

@unep.org explains how climate adaptation & peacebuilding can go hand in hand to build resilience.

Learn more:https://www.unep.org/topics/disasters-and-conflicts/environment-security/climate-change-and-security-risks

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · 8d

🧐Curious to see how we transform complex chemicals and waste issues into clear, accessible knowledge for non-specialists?

👉Discover our products: zoinet.org/products/?me...

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · 8d

⚠️ Chemicals can not only severely damage the environment but also endanger human health and lives.

☝️That is why we cooperate and work on various #UN chemicals conventions and support the making of international legal instruments on #waste and #chemicals, such as the #Mercury Convention.

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · 8d

Zoï’s webmaster Karma visited our offices last week! It was a great opportunity to (re)connect, exchange, and plan next steps together.

Pictured: Karma and Otto at the Zoï office

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · 22d

How do the #MinamataConvention and the #EscazuAgreement connect to protect people and the environment from #MercuryPollution in Latin America and the Caribbean?

🌱 Discover the linkages in the new @minamataconvention.bsky.social fact sheet: zoinet.org/product/mina...

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Sep 2

⁉️ Why are co-developed adaptation portals essential for mountain #adaptation to #ClimateChange?

📑 Zoï contributed to this study, which examines solutions from the Adaptation at Altitude #SolutionsPortal.

Read more here 👉 lnkd.in/emEupxwh

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Sep 1

⚡ Last week, SWEET RECIPE brought together partners to present and discuss #EnergyResilience and climate-related hazards.

Thank you to Prof. Sonia Seneviratne (@ethz.ch) and Dr. Lukas Küng (Primeo Energie) for their reflections, and to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy for organizing the event!

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Aug 27

Organized by @caritasschweiz.bsky.social, Zoï Environment Network, Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz, @heks-ch.bsky.social, Helvetas and INNOVABRIDGE FOUNDATION. With financial contribution from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Aug 27

📢 SAVE THE DATE!

Swiss DRR Learning Days & Annual Event 2025

📆 10-12 September
📍 online and in #Bern

🌿 The event will invite a grounded conversation on what Nature-based Solutions #NbS can—and cannot—achieve for #climate and #disaster #resilience.

Read more: 🔗 drrplatform.org/events/learn...

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Aug 19

Zoï worked on a series of illustrations for the @minamataconvention.bsky.social that highlights the results of a survey on how mercury affects #IndigenousHealth, #TraditionalKnowledge, and ways of life.

🔗See the illustrations on our website: ow.ly/hZpT50WHoiA

#MakeMercuryHistory #IndigenousPeoples

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · Aug 14

🏔️ Join the Adaptation at Altitude session 'Solutions for adapting to climate change in mountains' at #IMC2025 to explore innovative solutions & connect with others building climate resilience in mountain regions!

Read more ➡️https://buff.ly/Fcfhimb
#OurChangingMountains #MountainsMatter

Solutions for adapting to climate change in mountains: an exchange of lessons learned and ways forward – Mountain Research Initiative MRI

Mountains feature some of the clearest indications of climate change, disrupting water flows and affecting ecosystems, creating and worsening natural hazards and threatening livelihoods and…

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Aug 18

✨Zoï is excited to welcome Rupa Mukerji as our new Board Member!

Rupa is CEO of Skat Consulting and brings 30+ years of global experience in #ClimateAdaptation, #SustainableDevelopment, policy and capacity development.

🌱 Welcome, Rupa! We're thrilled to have you on board!

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 30

Have you read the #Minamata Digital Strategy?

📖 Zoï has contributed to the publication that showcases the @minamataconvention.bsky.social Secretariat’s goals for enhancing and strengthening its digital and knowledge management ecosystem.

🔗 Download it from our website: zoinet.org/product/mina...

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 29

What a journey! From a work commute to #LEtapeduTour 2025, Zoï designer Carolyne Daniel shares her incredible cycling journey.

Zoï is so proud of Carolyne's commitment, dedication, and focus (on and off the bike)! 👏

Photo credits:
©sofigato
©conseilsportnature
©corentin.vidalenche
©sportograf

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 22

Alex shared that, despite existing barriers and the challenges of war, the Palestinian team remained steadfast in their commitment to finalize their project. And the lesson she learned in #resilience was a bonus and a gift.

Read her story in our Annual Report: ow.ly/E8VX50Wsscf

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 22

🌱 Over the past several years, Zoï's Project Manager Alex Mackey has been part of the team assisting the Environment Quality Authority in #Palestine with its implementation of #InternationalAgreements on the management of #ChemicalsAndWaste.

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 9

Discover more 👉 zoi-annual-report-2024.webflow.io

#MountainsMatter #OurChangingMountains #GLOFs

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 9

❄️ In 2024, as part of the preparations for the #IYGP2025, her work focused on reducing the risks of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods, highlighting available solutions and sharing recommendations from a global review of case studies through a communication campaign aimed at decision-makers.

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 9

📖 This week, featured in our Annual Report stories, read Johanna Zwahlen's article about her work with Adaptation at Altitude, a collaborative Swiss programme focused on mountains.

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 8

Zoï is proud to have contributed to this edition with visuals and infographics.

Download the publication here 👉 zoinet.org/product/rese...

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 8

💧 The eighth edition of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation RésEAU Brief focuses on the #water challenges and #opportunities in #urban areas, highlighting initiatives that support water services and resource management for the urban poor.

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Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 7

🚴‍♀️ Zoï participated in the #BikeToWork challenge once more in 2025. Together, our team covered 1,772 kilometers!

A big shoutout to our top cyclist, Carolyne Daniel, who contributed 1,200 kilometers to that total! 💪

We're already looking forward to next year!

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 1

The excellent discussions and questions showed there is plenty of collaboration to come!

Photo credit: Zoï and PHOTO.KG

Zoï Environment Network @zoinet.org · Jul 1

The meeting was organized together with the Kyrgyz National Hydrometeorological Service and the @uni-freiburg.de, and with the support and advice of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

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