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GEO Matters July/August 2022
(2022-08)The fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) approved the resolution UNEP/EA.5/Res.3 on the future of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) on March 2, 2022. In the resolution, Member States established the ... -
GEO Matters September 2022
(2022-09)UNEP Nominates Dr. Nyovani Madise and Sir Robert Watson co-chairs of the Seventh Edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). Dr Edgar Gutierrez-Espeleta and Prof. Ying Wang selected as vice-chairs. In March 2022, ... -
Terms of Reference for the Adhoc Global Assessments Dialogue Modelling and Scenarios Subgroup
(2022-11)The Adhoc Global Assessments Dialogue (AGAD) is an informal process that brings together the Heads of Secretariats, Co-chairs and selected experts of major global assessments with the main objective of exploring possible ... -
Expert Dialogue – Energy Systems: The Global Environment Outlook 7 Scoping Meeting
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-10)There is no singular pathway to 1 5 o C, but the direction of travel is clear The energy sector must be one of the first to drive decarbonization, especially between now and 2030 focused on efficiency, renewables, and ... -
Expert Dialogue – Circularity: The Global Environment Outlook 7 Scoping Meeting
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-10)Applying the circular economy in just five key areas (cement, plastics, steel, aluminum, food) can remove nearly half of these remaining emissions 9.3 billion tonnes in 2050. -
Food Systems and the Environment: Challenges and Solutions - The Global Environment Outlook 7 Scoping Meeting: Expert Dialogue – Food Systems
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-10)“Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.(World Food ... -
GEO-7 IMAG Membership List
(2022-10)The Seventh Edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) was mandated by UNEA through resolution 5/3, approved in March 2022. In the resolution, the United Nations Environment Assembly, “Requests the Executive ... -
Tasks and Responsibilities of Assessment Report Co-chairs and Vice-chairs
(2022-10)Assessment report co-chairs and vice-chairs are responsible for ensuring that an assessment report is completed to the highest scientific standard. The names of all assessment report co-chairs and vice-chairs will be ... -
Scoping of the Seventh Edition of the Global Environment Outlook: Action for a Healthy Planet
(2022-12)GEO7_6 and other major global assessments have established several key policy findinds. GEO-7 proposes to build on these findings, and those of other major assessments to explore the solutions pathways that are available ... -
Briefing Note on Process and Nominations for the Secretariat’s Proposal for a Bureau of the GEO-7 Ad-hoc Open-ended Meetings of Experts
(2022-09)Following the invitation to Member States and Stakeholders to nominate experts from UNEP’s Executive Director in her letter dated 17 June 2022, the Secretariat has received more than 250 nominations to attend the 2 inaugural ... -
Regular Assessments (Regional, Global, Thematic, and Methodological) - Info Sheet 3
(2022-09)This document details the process and time to produce an IPCC or IPBES assessment which is typically about three to four years (similar to the time to produce a GEO assessment). -
Global Environment Outlook (GEO): Intergovernmental and Expert-led Scientific Assessment Procedures
(2022-09)The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) initiates GEO assessments and provides overall oversight over the GEO process. The GEO process is undertaken by the Executive director of UNEP in consultation with the ... -
Draft Terms of Reference for Officers to Preside over the GEO-7 Open-ended Meetings
(2022-09)The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) through resolution 5/3 entitled “Future of the Global Environment Outlook”, requested the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to “Convene an ... -
Provisional Agenda - Meeting GEO-7/2: Scoping Meeting for the Seventh Edition of UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). Nairobi Conference Room 1 (hybrid), 17-20 October 2022, 10h00-18h00 EAT
(2022-09)PROVISIONAL AGENDA 1) Opening sessions, introductory remarks. 2) Introduction of meeting officials. 3) Expert dialogues 4) Review of GEO-7 scoping document. 5) Review of the GEO-7 work plan and budget. 6) Agreement on ... -
GEO Matters May 2022
(2022-05)The resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) requested the preparation of the seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). This request directed UNEP’s Executive Director to prepare ... -
GEO Matters April 2022
(2022-04)The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is often referred to as United Nations Environment Programme’s flagship environmental assessment as it fulfills the core functions of the organization which date back to the United ... -
GEO Matters March 2022
(2022-03)The relationship between humankind and nature is out of balance. The planet is facing several fundamental crises brought on by human actions. These include the climate crisis, the loss of biological diversity and increasing ... -
GEO Matters February 2022
(2022-02)The Russian version of the sixth Global Environment Outlook report was launched in Moscow on 27 January 2022 jointly with support of TASS News Agency, UNEP Russia Office and UNEP European Regional Office. The Executive ... -
Guidance for Developing Executive Summaries and Summaries for Policy makers in GEO Assessments
(2022-08)An Executive Summary is, in principle, located at the start of each chapter to outline its key findings. These summaries are crucial to communicate the outcomes of the assessment to its primary audience: Member States ... -
Procedural Guidance for Interaction with Authors
(2022-08)This document provides guidance on how the advisory bodies of the sixth Global Environment Outlook should interact with the authors or author teams during the drafting process of the report. The Global Environment Outlook ...
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