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Global Environmental Governance: A Reform Agenda
» Adil Najam, Mihaela Papa, Nadaa Taiyab, IISD, 2006. Book, 124 pages, copyright: IISDGlobal Environmental Governance (GEG) is the sum of organizations, policy instruments, financing mechanisms, rules, procedures and norms that regulate the processes of global environmental protection. Since environmental issues entered the international agenda in the early 1970s, global environmental politics and policies have been developing rapidly. The environmental governance system we have today reflects both the successes and failures of this development. It has become increasingly clear that the GEG system, as we know it, has outgrown its original design and intent. This book identifies a number of practical steps that can foster more efficient and effective global environmental governance, making better use of the resources available and designed in a way that will be more helpful to the implementation of international environmental agreements for developing as well as developed countries. This publication was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
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Chapter 1
A Primer on the GEG Reform Debate- An Evolving System of Global Environmental Governance
- Models of Global Environmental Governance Reform
- GEG Reform Initiatives and Why They Don't Succeed
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Chapter 2
Key Challenges to Effective Global Environmental Governance- Challenge #1. Proliferation of MEAs and Fragmentation of GEG
- Challenge #2. Lack of Cooperation and Coordination Among International Organizations
- Challenge #3. Lack of Implementation, Compliance, Enforcement and Effectiveness
- Challenge #4. Inefficient Use of Resources
- Challenge #5. GEG Outside the Environmental Arena
- Challenge #6. Non-state Actors in a State-centric System
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Chapter 3
Elements of a Reform Agenda- Goal #1. Leadership
- Goal #2. Knowledge
- Goal #3. Coherence
- Goal #4. Performance
- Goal #5.Mainstreaming
- A Last Word
- Annex
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
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Our Vision is 20/20: A proud past and a vital future: IISD 2010 Annual Report
» Dave Wilkins, IISD, 2010.The 2009–2010 IISD Annual Report highlights the theme: Our Vision is 20/20. The theme articles provided recognize IISD's 20th anniversary by reflecting on our accomplishments over the past 20 years and the major challenges we face in the next two decades. The report includes a guest essay by Richard Matthew, Senior Fellow, IISD, and Director, Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, University of California, Irvine. We also provide thought-provoking articles on: the way forward after the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference; the latest interactive online communication tools; a review of agricultural practices and the changes required to help ensure long-term preservation of the environment; why sustainable public procurement is stimulating markets for greener goods and services; how the trouble with the Earth's credit limit is intricately linked with the problems in financial markets and major economies and the need for a transformative change; how place-based governance initiatives can address socioeconomic and environmental policy issues; and our financial performance for the year ending March 31, 2010.
Our Knowledge
» Themes
- Adaptation and Risk Reduction
- Climate Change and Energy
- Economics and SD
- Foreign Investment for SD
- Governance for Sustainable Development
- Internet and Technology
- International Trade
- Measurement and Assessment
- Natural Resources
- Networks & Partnerships
- Security
- Sustainable Markets
- Tomorrow's SD Leaders
» Initiatives
- Water Innovation Centre (WIC)
- The Sustainable Commodity Initiative (SCI)
- Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI)
