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Issue Briefs

International Fisheries Governance that Works: The Case for a Global Fisheries Organization

2013

The brief argues for a new global fisheries organization that could serve the core functions of coordinating institutional participants in international fisheries governance.

Issue Briefs

Enhancing Environmental Governance for Sustainable Development: Function-Oriented Options

2012

As States move towards the ‘sharp end’ of the Rio 20+ negotiations, this brief analyzes some of the risks and benefits of the identified options for the reform of international environmental governance.

Issue Briefs

Environmental Emergencies: Challenges and Lessons
for International Environmental Governance

2012

This brief addresses the efforts to improve coordination among the international sectors of environmental emergency response.
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Issue Briefs

Financing International Environmental Governance: Lessons from the United Nations Environment Programme

2012

This brief on Financing International Governance: Lessons from UNEP examines the relationship between institutional form and funding and offers insights into innovative financing.

Report

Workshop on International Environmental Governance:
Grounding Policy Reform in Rigorous Analysis

2012

The Center published a summary report for the Workshop on International Environmental Governance: Grounding Policy Reform in Rigorous Analysis held in June 2011.

Issue Briefs

Lessons from the Multilateral Trading System for Reforming the Architecture of the International Environmental Regime

2012

This brief discusses how insights from over sixty years of experience of the multilateral trading system might provide ideas for redesigning the architecture of the international environmental regime.

Issue Briefs

Clustering Assessment:
Enhancing Synergies among Multilateral
Environmental Agreements

2012

This issue brief considers whether streamlining international environmental regimes by grouping or ‘clustering’ international agreements could improve effectiveness and efficiency.

Video

Conversations with Environmental Leaders

2011

A compilation of videos reflecting the work of of the Global Environmental Governance Project. The GEG Project aims to foster dialogue, thought and action for global environmental governance.

Issue Briefs

Overcoming Fragmented Governance:
The Case of Climate Change and the MDGs

2011

This brief argues the way to fulfill the MDGs is to launch programmatic initiatives focusing on adaptation to climate change and the transition to a green economy.

Video

Global Environmental Governance: Quest for Symphony

2009

This video outlines the past, present, and future of global environmental governance centering on interviews with key participants at the 25th UNEP’s Governing Council.

Video

Global Environmental Governance: Quest for Leadership

2009

This video recounts the story of environmental governance through the eyes of the individuals who created and led national and international institutions for environment and development.

Global Environmental Governance Project

School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Northeastern University

420 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02115 USA

Email: info@environmentalgovernance.org

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