International Strategy 1

Question 1

Tasks of UN Environment

Answer 1

• Assessing global, regional and national environmental conditions and trends
• Developing international agreements and national environmental instruments
• Strengthening institutions for wise management of environment
• Integrating economic development and environmental protection
• Facilitating transfer of knowledge and technology for sustainable development
• Encouraging new partnerships and mind sets within civil society and private sector

Question 2

Divions of UNEP

Answer 2

eight Divisions to promote and facilitate sound environmental management for sustainable development:
1. Communication division
2. Economy division
3. Ecosystems division
4. Law division
5. Science division
6. Policy and programme division
7.Corporate Services division
8. Regional Presence

Question 3

What are strategies for sustainable development?

Answer 3

co-ordinated set of participatory and continuously improving processes of analysis, debate, capacity strengthening, planning and investment, which integrates economic, social and environmental objectives of society, seeking trade offs where this is not possible

Question 4

What are strategies for sustainable development? …in practice

Answer 4

• brings together aspirations and capacities of government, civil society and the private sector to create a vision for future
• builds on ‘what works’ and improves intergration

Question 5

Strategy for sustainable development (regenschirm)

Answer 5

system made out of
- a shared vision
- pilot activities
- principles and standards

Question 6

An Efficient Strategy needs…

Answer 6

• Definition of Goals and targets
• Knowledge the state of the art
• Political and Legislative support
• Economic support
• Monitoring tools

Question 7

An Efficient Strategy needs… (in practice)

Answer 7

• targets, objectives
• standards, limits, …
• data, databases, indicators
• funds, incentives
• expertises and technologies

Question 8

Kyoto Protocol

Answer 8

G&T: e.g. EU-15 cutting its greenhouses gas emissions
by 8%, from 1990 levels, by 2012
SoA: difficulties in demonstrating link between greenhouse gases and climate change
P&Ls: European Climate Change Programme
Es: Structural Funds (e.g. european social fund ESF)
Mt: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Question 9

Montreal Protocol…

Answer 9

…on Substances that deplete Ozone Layer (1987)
- international treaty designed to protect ozone layer by phasing out production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion

Question 10

Montreal Protocol

Answer 10

• G&T: Global participation and elimination of consumption and production of ODS
• SoA: CFCs 11 and 12: long lived compounds with no significant tropospheric removal processes (1983)
• P&Ls: several steps until 1999
• Es: multilateral fund
• Mt: MDG (Consumption of all Ozone Depleting Substances in ODP metric tons)

Question 11

Why was Montreal more efficient than Kyoto?

Answer 11

• all countries included
• link was clear