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
Occasional Papers
Brief 1: Financing International Environmental Governance: Lessons from the United Nations Environment Programme, Maria Ivanova
Brief 2: Overcoming Fragmented Governance: The Case of Climate Change and the MDGs, Oran R. Young
Brief 3: Clustering Assessment: Enhancing Synergies among Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Judith Wehrli
Brief 4: Lessons from the Multilateral Trading System for Reforming the Architecture of the International Environmental Regime, Thomas Cottier, Manfred Elsig, and Judith Wehrli
Brief 5: Enhancing Environmental Governance for Sustainable Development: Function-Oriented Options, John E. Scanlon
Brief 6: Environmental Emergencies: Challenges and Lessons for International Environmental Governance, Rene Nijenhuis and Carl Bruch
Brief 7: Building an International Court for the Environment: A Conceptual Framework, Philip Riches and Stuart A. Bruce