Global Environmental Institutions

Author : Elizabeth R. DeSombre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134243075

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Global Environmental Institutions by Elizabeth R. DeSombre Pdf

There has been a concurrent growth in interest in the institutions that deal with global environmental issues. A vast number of international organizations address these matters; this volume provides an overview of the major global institutions attempting to protect the natural environment. It first considers the United Nations Environment Programme and the other entities within the United Nations that play important roles in global environmental governance. It then examines institutions clustered by issue area, introducing institutions that focus on protecting endangered species and biodiversity, those that govern the ocean environment, those focusing on the atmosphere, and a recent set of institutions that regulate the transboundary movement of hazardous substances. It concludes with current debates on financing international environmental action, gaining widespread participation by states, and the question of whether the institutional structure of global environmental governance can, and should, be fundamentally reformed. The volume as a whole focuses on: the underlying causes of global environmental problems the creation of global environmental institutions the effectiveness of action undertaken by these institutions. Written by an acknowledged expert in the field, Global Environmental Institutions is essential reading for students of environmental politics and international organizations.

Author : Peter M. Haas
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0262082187

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Institutions for the Earth by Peter M. Haas Pdf

Can environmental institutions be effective at bringing about a healthier environment? How? Institutions for the Earth takes a close look at the factors influencing organized responses to seven international environmental problems - oil pollution from tankers, acid rain in Europe, stratospheric ozone depletion, pollution of the North Sea and Baltic, mismanagement of fisheries, overpopulation, and misuses of farm chemicals to determine the roles that environmental institutions have played in attempting to solve them. Through rigorous, systematic comparison, it reveals common patterns that can lead to improvements in the collective management of these problems and suggests ways in which international institutions can further the case of environmental protection.The contributors identify three major functions performed by effective international environmental institutions: building national capacity, improving the contractual environment, and elevating governmental concern. The international organizations analyzed within this framework include the United Nations Environment Program, the Intergovernmental Maritime Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, numerous fisheries commissions, the Commission for Europe, the Oslo and Paris Commissions, the Helsinki Commission, and the United Nations Fund for Population Assistance.

Author : Norman J. Vig,Regina S. Axelrod
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000949193

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The Global Environment by Norman J. Vig,Regina S. Axelrod Pdf

All serious environmental threats are now international in scope and more than one thousand international environmental agreements already exist. Yet the prospects for international cooperation leading to the management of impacts on the planet remain grim. The Global Environment meets the need for an authoritative assessment of the state of international environmental institutions, laws and policies at the end of the 20th century. The book examines disagreements over the meaning of sustainable development, problems inherent in implementing environmental policies and the conflict over the exclusion of developing countries from the Kyoto Protocol. It discusses the profound trade-offs that may be required, the role of international financial interests in promoting incompatible forms of development and analyses international environmental institutions, law and policy and sustainable development.

Author : Elizabeth R. DeSombre
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317372400

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Global Environmental Institutions by Elizabeth R. DeSombre Pdf

Global Environmental Institutions continues to provide the most accessible and succinct overview of the major global institutions attempting to protect the natural environment. Fully updated throughout to reflect the latest environmental issues, the second edition includes substantial new material on developments in international agreements and how institutional mechanisms have evolved in the past 10 years, including the creation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This second edition maintains the clear structure of the first edition, examining: • the underlying causes of global environmental problems • the creation of global environmental institutions • the effectiveness of action undertaken by these institutions. Providing an overview of the United Nations Environment Programme and the other entities within the UN that play important roles in global environmental governance, it also examines institutions clustered by issue area, introducing institutions that focus on protecting endangered species and biodiversity, govern the ocean environment (focusing on the atmosphere), and regulate the transboundary movement of hazardous substances. Concluding with an updated chapter on emerging issues and future directions drawing on the latest scholarship in the field, and written by an acknowledged expert in the field, Global Environmental Institutions is essential reading for students of environmental politics and international organizations.

Author : Frank Biermann,Bernd Siebenhüner,Anna Schreyögg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134031337

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International Organizations in Global Environmental Governance by Frank Biermann,Bernd Siebenhüner,Anna Schreyögg Pdf

Provides a comparative study of the role of international organizations in environmental governance and features case studies on the World Bank; OECD; the UN Environment Programme and secretariats to environmental treaties; and hybrid organizations.

Author : Adil Najam,Mihaela Papa,International Institute for Sustainable Development,Nadaa Taiyab
Publisher : International Institute for Sustainable Development = Institut international du développement durable
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Environmental economics
ISBN : 189553691X

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Global Environmental Governance by Adil Najam,Mihaela Papa,International Institute for Sustainable Development,Nadaa Taiyab Pdf

Author : Frank Biermann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351961424

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A World Environment Organization by Frank Biermann Pdf

In recent years, the debate on the establishment of a new international agency on environmental protection - a 'World Environment Organization' - has gained substantial momentum. Several countries, including France and Germany, as well as a number of leading experts and senior international civil servants have openly supported the creation of such a new international organization. However, a number of critics have also taken the floor and brought forward important objections. This book presents a balanced selection of articles of the leading participants in this debate, including both major supporters and opponents of creating a World Environment Organization. The volume is especially relevant to students and scholars of international relations, environmental policy and international law, as well as to practitioners of diplomacy, international negotiations, and environmental policy making.

Author : Maria Ivanova
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262542104

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The Untold Story of the World's Leading Environmental Institution by Maria Ivanova Pdf

The past, present, and possible future of the agency designed to act as "the world's environmental conscience." The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) was founded in 1972 as a nimble, fast, and flexible entity at the core of the UN system--a subsidiary body rather than a specialized agency. It was intended to be the world's environmental conscience, an anchor institution that established norms and researched policy, leaving it to other organizations to carry out its recommendations. In this book, Maria Ivanova offers a detailed account of UNEP's origin and history. Ivanova counters the common criticism that UNEP was deficient by design, arguing that UNEP has in fact delivered on much (though not all) of its mandate.

Author : Regina S. Axelrod,Stacy D. VanDeveer
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483322988

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The Global Environment by Regina S. Axelrod,Stacy D. VanDeveer Pdf

The new edition of Regina S. Axelrod and Stacy D. VanDeveer’s award-winning volume, The Global Environment: Institutions, Law, and Policy, reflects the latest events in global environmental politics and sustainable development while providing balanced coverage of the key institutions, issues, laws, and policies. The volume has been reorganized to better highlight global environmental institutions, major state and non-state actors, and includes an expanded set of cases such as climate change, biodiversity, hazardous chemicals, ozone layer depletion, nuclear energy and resource consumption. Based on reviewer feedback, the new edition broadens coverage of the growing global environmental agenda and explores the relationships between states, NGOs, and international organizations.

Author : Thaddeus C. Trzyna,Julie Didion
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134204144

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World Directory of Environmental Organizations by Thaddeus C. Trzyna,Julie Didion Pdf

A reference and sourcebook to the organizations involved in environmental and resource conservation in all parts of the world and to their activities. It describes over 2000 organizations and programmes in over 200 countries, providing access to sources of information, expertise and action. A user's guide identifies who is doing what in over 50 areas, such as air quality, environmental economics, toxic materials and wildlife. There are also regional overviews, detailed analyses of the UN system, over 250 intergovernmental agencies, over 400 international NGOs, and over 1500 national organizations with full country and area listings, plus indices, a glossary and a list of landmark events.

Author : Oran R. Young,Leslie A. King,Heike Schroeder
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262740333

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Institutions and Environmental Change by Oran R. Young,Leslie A. King,Heike Schroeder Pdf

This overview of recent research on how institutions matter in tackling environmental problems reports the findings and policy implications of a decade-long international research project. Studies show that institutions play a role both in causing and in addressing problems arising from human-environment interactions. But the nature of this role is complex and not easily described. This book presents an overview of recent research on how institutions matter in efforts to tackle such environmental problems as the loss of biological diversity, the degradation of forests, and the overarching issue of climate change. Using the tools of the “new institutionalism” in the social sciences, the book treats institutions as sets of rights, rules, and decision-making procedures. Individual chapters present research findings and examine policy implications regarding questions of causality, performance, and institutional design as well as the themes of institutional fit (or misfit), interplay, and scale. Institutions and Environmental Change is the product of a decade-long international research project on the Institutional Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (IDGEC) carried out under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions Programme. The book's policy insights demonstrate that research on institutions can provide the basis for practical advice on effective ways to deal with the most pressing environmental problems of our times. Contributors Frank Biermann, Carl Folke, Victor Galaz, Thomas Gehring, Joyeeta Gupta, Thomas Hahn, Leslie A. King, Ronald B. Mitchell, Sebastian Oberthür, Per Olsson, Heike Schroeder, Uno Svedin, Simon Tay, Arild Underdal, Oran R. Young

Author : Jean-Frederic Morin,Amandine Orsini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136777042

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Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance by Jean-Frederic Morin,Amandine Orsini Pdf

Aligning global governance to the challenges of sustainability is one of the most urgent environmental issues to be addressed. This book is a timely and up-to-date compilation of the main pieces of the global environmental governance puzzle. The book is comprised of 101 entries, each defining a central concept in global environmental governance, presenting its historical evolution, introducing related debates and including key bibliographical references and further reading. The entries combine analytical rigour with empirical description. The book: offers cutting edge analysis of the state of global environmental governance, raises an up-to-date debate on global governance for sustainable development, gives an in-depth exploration of current international architecture of global environmental governance, examines the interaction between environmental politics and other fields of governance such as trade, development and security, elaborates a critical review of the recent literature in global environmental governance. This unique work synthesizes writing from an internationally diverse range of well-known experts in the field of global environmental governance. Innovative thinking and high-profile expertise come together to create a volume that is accessible to students, scholars and practitioners alike.

Author : Michael W. Manulak
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1009165895

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Change in Global Environmental Politics by Michael W. Manulak Pdf

As wildfires rage, pollution thickens, and species disappear, the world confronts environmental crisis with a set of global institutions in urgent need of reform. Yet, these institutions have proved frustratingly resistant to change. Introducing the concept of Temporal Focal Points, Manulak shows how change occurs in world politics. By re-envisioning the role of timing and temporality in social relations, his analysis presents a new approach to understanding transformative phases in international cooperation. We may now be entering such a phase, he argues, and global actors must be ready to realize the opportunities presented. Charting the often colorful and intensely political history of change in global environmental politics, this book sheds new light on the actors and institutions that shape humanity's response to planetary decline. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of international relations, international organization and environmental politics and history.

Author : Jean-Frederic Morin,Amandine Orsini,Sikina Jinnah
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198826088

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Global Environmental Politics by Jean-Frederic Morin,Amandine Orsini,Sikina Jinnah Pdf

Global Environmental Politics provides a fully up to date and comprehensive introduction to the most important issues dominating this fast moving field. Going beyond the issue of climate change, the textbook also introduces students to the pressing issues of desertification, trade in hazardous waste, biodiversity protection, whaling, acid rain, ozone-depletion, water consumption, and over-fishing. . Importantly, the authors pay particular attention to the interactions between environmental politics and other governance issues, such as gender, trade, development, health, agriculture, and security.

Author : Ronnie D. Lipschutz,Judith Mayer
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0791431177

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Global Civil Society and Global Environmental Governance by Ronnie D. Lipschutz,Judith Mayer Pdf

Explores the growing role of global civil society and local environmental activism in the management and protection of the environment worldwide.