Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development in the Context of the Forthcoming Rio+20 Summit
This report provides an overview of the evolution and main challenges faced by sustainable development frameworks and environmental governance. Options to reform the governance framework in the context of the upcoming Rio+20 Summit are also discussed. The report concludes with recommendations to improve the governance of the sustainable development system.
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Arkaitz Usubiaga (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy), Bettina Bahn-Walkowiak (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy), Philipp Schepelmann (Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy), Julio Andrés Rozo (UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production), Burcu Tunçer (UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production), Cheryl D. Hicks (UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production) and Georgina Guillén (UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production)
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- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- business organisation
- cooperation policy
- corporate social responsibility
- economic policy
- ECONOMICS
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental cooperation
- environmental policy
- environmental protection
- international affairs
- international cooperation
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- multilateral agreement
- multilateral relations
- sustainable development
- UN Conference on Environment and Development
- UN Environment Programme
- United Nations