This series of short policy papers on governance and sustainability aims provides analytical input to contemporary political discussions on institutional reform for environment and sustainable development. The issue briefs present analytically grounded and politically plausible reform options that negotiators could consider in the run up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, and beyond.

Editorial Board:
  • Series Editor: Prof. Maria Ivanova
  • Managing Editor: Michael Denney

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Occasional Papers

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Brief 10: How the United Nations Should Promote the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Kara S. Alaimo

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Brief 11: Gender and the Sustainable Development Goals: Moving Beyond Women as a "Quick Fix" for Development, J. Michael Denney

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Brief 12: Energy Transitions to Modern Renewables: Context, Barriers, and Promises, Stanislav Vavilov

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Brief 1: Financing International Environmental Governance: Lessons from the United Nations Environment Programme, Maria Ivanova

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Brief 2: Overcoming Fragmented Governance: The Case of Climate Change and the MDGs, Oran R. Young

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Brief 3: Clustering Assessment: Enhancing Synergies among Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Judith Wehrli

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Brief 4: Lessons from the Multilateral Trading System for Reforming the Architecture of the International Environmental Regime, Thomas Cottier, Manfred Elsig, and Judith Wehrli

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Brief 5: Enhancing Environmental Governance for Sustainable Development: Function-Oriented Options, John E. Scanlon

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Brief 6: Environmental Emergencies: Challenges and Lessons for International Environmental Governance, Rene Nijenhuis and Carl Bruch

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Brief 7: Building an International Court for the Environment: A Conceptual Framework, Philip Riches and Stuart A. Bruce

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Brief 8: International Fisheries Governance that Works: The Case for a Global Fisheries Organization, J. Samuel Barkin and Elizabeth R. DeSombre

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Brief 9: UNDP: Reviving a Practical Human Development Organization, Craig N. Murphy and Stephen Browne