United Nations Department of Field Support on 29
th Nov 2016 launched a new strategy to maximise its peace operations' efficiency in the use of natural resources.
The strategy will also help in minimising peace operations' risk to people, societies and ecosystems.
The step was to ensure environmental protection during peacekeeping missions.
The strategy aims to lower overall demand through increased efficiency, increase the proportion of energy from renewable sources such as solar arrays and reduce pollution levels.
Scheme aims at conserving water and reducing level of risk to personnel, local communities and ecosystems from practices linked to waste water management.
Six year strategy is in line with UN SDGs.
It identifies challenges based on 5 pillars- energy,
- water and wastewater,
- solid waste,
- wider impact and
- environmental management systems.
The first phase of the strategy will be monitored in July 2020.
The aim will be on improving environmental analytics to monitor progress.
The UN Department of Field Support is for support of peacekeeping field missions and political field missions.
It aims to protect the fragile peace, and nurture it– a critical role of the UN.
DFS has been headed by Atul Khare since March 2, 2015.
