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Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance
The United Nations Environment Programme has announced the creation of a Major Groups and Stakeholders Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance that includes International Environment Forum President Dr. Arthur Dahl.
Fifteen core members with significant expertise in international environmental governance have been selected to comprise the Advisory Group, out of over 90 who responded to the call for applications. Each of the nine UN major groups and each of the six world regions are represented. Alternates have also been selected and will step in to represent their respective region or major group if the full member cannot be present. They will collaborate closely with the core members of the Advisory Group and be engaged in deliberations.
Members of the Advisory Group include nationals and residents of 21 countries, and, among others, a former minister for environment and energy of Costa Rica, a Champion of the Earth laureate, a retired US Ambassador and former Deputy Director General of the ILO, a retired DuPont manager, former UN officials, professors, students and many with outstanding experience of grassroots campaigning and successful practical achievements on the ground. For the full list of members and more information, visit the IEG Advisory Group page on the Global Environmental Governance website at http://www.environmentalgovernance.org/internationl-environmental-govern...
The Advisory Group will work closely with a larger group of 100 individuals to collect, compile and communicate ideas to the environment ministers deliberating on reform of the international environmental institutions. It has already participated in a one hour teleconference with the Ministers co-chairing the Consultative Group of Ministers or High Officials on International Environmental Governance, and the Executive Director of UNEP.
13 October 2010, updated 25 November 2010
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Advisory Group contributions
The Advisory Group on IEG prepared an official Information Document for the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in February 2011, held a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, just before the GC/GMEF, and took part in the Governing Council and associated high level panels and round-tables. It also prepared a submission on 31 October 2011 to the Bureau of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) for the compilation from which the zero draft of the conference outcome document will be prepared. These and other materials on the work of the Advisory Group are available on its web site at http://www.agieg.net (hosted by IEF).
Activities of the Advisory Group
UNEP is reporting on the work of the Advisory Group on its web site at http://www.unep.org/civil-society/GlobalMajorGroupsStakeholdersForum/Reg.... They have recently posted the report on the teleconference between Advisory Group members, the Executive Director of UNEP and the ministers co-chairing the Consultative Group on IEG. The Advisory Group is now preparing a discussion document on the following topics as an Information Document for the UNEP Governing Council:
1. The importance of IEG and its potential outcomes for developing countries
2. The need for fundamental reform in IEG, and not just incremental reform
3. The value of supporting the United Nations despite poor results from multilateralism
4. Reasons for strengthening the Environment Programme, even when the environment should be everyone's responsibility and integrated into all other programmes
5. Innovative proposals for civil society involvement in IEG
Any contributions you may have on these topics should be sent to Arthur Dahl at info@iefworld.org by 7 January 2011. The Advisory Group would like to reflect views from across civil society.