India, Dec. 11 -- As geopolitical challenges and tensions escalate globally, one thing is clear: Fragmented politics will not fix a fractured planet. This is why the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) - the world's highest decision-making body on the environment - is so critical to address our shared and emerging environmental threats.

The seventh session of the Assembly, taking place this week (December 8-12) at the headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, has brought together ministers, intergovernmental organisations, multilateral environmental agreements, the broader UN system, civil society groups, scientists, activists and the private sector to shape global environmental policy.

Recent UNEP da...