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Global Environmental Governance: A Reform Agenda (e-book)

Global Environmental Governance: A Reform Agenda (e-book)

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Updated: October 2, 2007, 6:45 pm
Topics: Environmental Law & Policy
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Cutler J. Cleveland

Published: 2006, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Authors: Adil Najam, Mihaela Papa, Nadaa Taiyab
Hardcover: ISBN: 189553691X

  1. Chapter 1: A Primer on the GEG Reform Debate
    1. An Evolving System of Global Environmental Governance
    2. Models of Global Environmental Governance Reform
    3. GEG Reform Initiatives and Why They Don’t Succeed
  2. Chapter 2: Key Challenges to Effective Global Environmental Governance
    1. Challenge #1. Proliferation of MEAs and Fragmentation of GEG
    2. Challenge #2. Lack of Cooperation and Coordination Among International Organizations
    3. Challenge #3. Lack of Implementation, Compliance, Enforcement and Effectiveness
    4. Challenge #4. Inefficient Use of Resources
    5. Challenge #5. GEG Outside the Environmental Arena
    6. Challenge #6. Non-state Actors in a State-centric System
  3. Chapter 3: Elements of a Reform Agenda
    1. Goal #1. Leadership
    2. Goal #2. Knowledge
    3. Goal #3. Coherence
    4. Goal #4. Performance
    5. Goal #5. Mainstreaming
    6. A Last Word

Citation

International Institute for Sustainable Development, Adil Najam, Mihaela Papa, Nadaa Taiyab (Lead Author);Cutler J. Cleveland (Topic Editor) "Global Environmental Governance: A Reform Agenda (e-book)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth October 2, 2007; Last revised Date October 2, 2007; Retrieved May 20, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Global_Environmental_Governance:_A_Reform_Agenda_(e-book)>

The Authors

International Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentThe International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote change towards sustainable development. As of 2007, IISD employed 150 people located in more than 30 countries, and partnered with more than 200 organizations throughout the world. Is efforts are focused on research, commentary, communication and outreach on a range of topics related to sustainable development. Principal areas of focus include Climate Chan ... (Full Bio)

Adil Najam Adil Najam is the Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Global Public Policy at Boston University, where he also is the Director of the Pardee Center and a Professor in the Departments of International Relations and Geography and Environment. Prof. Adil Najam's research focused on issues of global public policy, especially those related to South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human well-being. He served as a Lead Author for the Third and Fourth A ... (Full Bio)

Mihaela PapaMihaela Papa is a graduate researcher and a doctoral student at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she studies forum shopping behavior in global environmental governance. Before coming to Fletcher she worked at the Croatian Foreign Ministry on a wide range of multilateral issues. ... (Full Bio)

Nadaa TaiyabNadaa Taiyab is currently a Fellow at the Acumen Fund, a social venture fund based in New York. She is in Mumbai working with Medicine Shoppe India, one of Acumen Fund's investees, to launch a chain of health clinics in India aimed at the urban and rural poor. Previously, Nadaa Taiyab worked for the World Bank in Indonesia on private-sector development in post conflict areas and Goldman Sachs in New York in their investment banking division. Ms. Taiyab holds an MA from the Fletcher School at Tuf ... (Full Bio)

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