International Environmental Governance

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International Environmental Governance

• Report of the Executive Director
• UNEP

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1972-2002

• 1972 Stockholm Conference
• 1982 Stockholm10 review UNEP GC
• 1987 WCED Our Common Future
• 1992 Rio Summit - UNCED
• 1997 Rio5 review UNGA
• 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development

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Current Status

• Multilateral processes
• UN system GA, ECOSOC, UNEP, CSD
• specialized agencies
• Other organizations
• Networks, Major groups
• Multilateral Environmental Agreements

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Strengths of the existing arrangements

• Institutional developments for sectoral issues -
  national and international
• Multilateral processes within and outside of the
  UN system
• UNEP global environmental authority
• Multilateral environmental agreements
• Engagement of major groups

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Weaknesses of the existing arrangements

• Inadequate and fragmented institutional
  arrangements
• Inadequate policy coordination
• Inadequate mechanisms to translate the existing
  commitment into action
• Inadequate resources

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Financing the Global Environment

• Sources of finance ODA, multilateral financial
  flows via international organizations,
  conventions, etc
• Multilateral financial mechanisms
• GEF, Global Mechanism, Montreal Protocol
  Multilateral Fund, etc
• Debt relief, Private capital flows,
• Non-traditional financing mechanisms

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Needs

• A greatly strengthened institutional structure
  geared to address global environmental challenges
• Integrated, holistic approach aiming at
  sustainable development
• To address Credibility, Authority and Mandate,
  Financial Resources,
• Participation of all actors

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Options

• Available proposals cover
• Organizational structures
• Coordination
• Multilateral Environmental Agreements
• Effectiveness
• Compliance and enforcement
• Coordination

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Consultation process

• Intergovernmental Group of Ministers
• Committee of Permanent Representatives to UNEP
• Expert group
• Civil Society-NGO-Private sector
• Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment
  Forum, February 2002