The Quadripartite Joint Offer - A call for targeted One Health investment

United Nations 1 year ago

The Quadripartite Joint Offer is a strategic call for targeted One Health investment aimed at supporting member states in implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action. It provides a coordinated platform that brings together resources and expertise across sectors to more effectively prevent, prepare for and mitigate health risks at the human-animal-environment interface. Preventive investments through a One Health approach have consistently demonstrated strong returns, significantly reducing the expected costs associated with health emergencies. The Joint Offer provides a comprehensive package of services designed to generate measurable impact in four core areas: Contextualizing and supporting the implementation of the One Health Joint Plan of Action Strengthening knowledge and evidence to guide decision making Fostering political engagement for a high-level commitment and cross sectoral coordination Leveraging investments to ensure efficient and sustainable implementation By aligning donor contributions with coordinated Quadripartite technical support, the Joint Offer will promote sustainability and upscale the collective impact of One Health investments at global, regional and country levels. More information One Health webpage
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Sustainable construction is moving from ambition to delivery, with Bradford’s £75m heat network showing how decarbonising the built environment is becoming practical urban infrastructure. Built around a former 19th-century gasworks, the scheme supplies low-carbon heat to city buildings and signals a shift beyond showcase net zero carbon buildings towards municipal systems that cut operational emissions at scale. For a sector linked to around 40% of global emissions, the priority is clear: green infrastructure, energy-efficient buildings and low carbon building upgrades must be integrated into existing towns and cities, not confined to new sustainable architecture.

Carbon management is tightening across the supply chain. New guidance for civil engineering SMEs on PAS 2080 reflects the growing importance of whole life carbon, whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle assessment in procurement, design and delivery.

Smaller firms are being drawn into life cycle thinking in construction, with embodied carbon in materials and the carbon footprint of construction now central to project scrutiny. The result is a stronger commercial case for low carbon design, sustainable material specification, low embodied carbon materials and environmental product declarations (EPDs), supported by clearer expectations on life cycle cost and building lifecycle performance.

The policy and market direction favours sustainable building design that reduces bills as well as emissions. Environmental sustainability in construction is increasingly tied to cost-of-living pressures, resource efficiency in construction and carbon footprint reduction. This strengthens demand for eco-design for buildings, sustainable design, sustainable building practices and circular economy in construction, including end-of-life reuse in construction and circular construction strategies.

Claims around carbon neutral construction and net zero carbon are facing closer scrutiny. Offsets and vague language are giving way to audited data, credible standards and measurable net zero whole life carbon outcomes.

Frameworks such as BREEAM and BREEAM v7 are likely to reinforce expectations for low-impact construction, green building materials, renewable building materials and low carbon construction materials as the industry moves towards more accountable, eco-friendly construction.

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