List of Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Introduction to the book
Chapter 1: Keeping the World's Environment Under Review
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Global environmental assessment: initial insights
1.3 UNEP meets its mandate to keep the world environmental situation under review - and explores alternative models
1.4 UNEP gets the green light for its new global environmental assessment
1.5 Conclusion
Chapter 2: The Conceptual Framework of the Global Environment Outlook Reporting System
2.1 Introduction: Conceptual framework-a foundation for global environmental assessments
2.2 The role of science
2.3 From GEO's mandate to its assessment framework
2.4 The evolution of GEO's conceptual framework
2.5 Beyond DPSIR
Chapter 3: Collaboration and Participation in the Global Environment Outlook Process
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Partner institutions
3.3 Shifting of roles and responsibilities from partner institutes to individuals
3.4 A closer look at author groups
3.5 Other GEO Participants: A Medley of Roles
3.6 Conclusion
Chapter 4: Evolution of the Global Environment Outlook Reports 1-6, Including Their Use of the Integrated Environment Assessment Approach
4.1 Introduction
4.2 GEO delivery formats and length
4.3 Evolution of the Driving forces and Pressures components
4.4 Evolution of the State and Trends component
4.5 Evolution of the Impacts component, including human well-being
4.6 Evolution of the Policy Responses component in the global GEOs
4.7 Chapter summary
Chapter 5: Beyond DPSIR - Outlook and Other Major Aspects
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Evolution of the Outlook component in global GEOs
5.3 Other main elements found in GEOs 1-6
5.4 Regional aspects, content and treatment in global GEOs
5.5 Other global GEO products
Chapter 6. Global Environmental Outlooks from Subglobal to Local: GEO's Multilevel, Multiscale Geographic Success
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Regional and subregional GEO reports and their origins
6.3 National GEO-style reports
6.4 Local-level GEO reporting
6.5 The special case of the Latin America and Caribbean region
6.6 Conclusions
Chapter 7: Global Environment Outlook Support Systems
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Process coordination
7.3 Expert and advisory groups
7.4 Capacity building
7.5 Data support
7.6 Report preparation process
7.7 Evaluation process
7.8 Additional GEO products
7.9 Funding support
Chapter 8: Outreach to Stakeholders and Users
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Outreach to Governments
8.3 Outreach within UNEP
8.4 Outreach to the rest of the UN
8.5 Outreach to the general public and other audiences
8.6 Strengthening the outreach strategy
8.7 Conclusion
Chapter 9. Global Perceptions and Influence of GEO
9.1 Introduction
9.2 GEO's global role
9.3 A worldwide context informing national-level policymaking and vice versa
9.4 Capacity development: the importance of process, ownership and learning by doing
9.5 GEO, youth and the education community
9.6 GEO and the research community
9.7 GEO and the mass media
9.8 GEO's influence on UNEP itself
9.9 Conclusion
Chapter 10: Regional Perceptions and Influence of GEO
10.1 Introduction
10.2 GEO in Africa: enabling the regional environmental agenda
10.3 GEO in Asia and the Pacific: one size does not fit all
10.4 GEO in Europe: getting noticed in a crowded place
10.5 GEO in Latin America and the Caribbean: riding the GEO wave
10.6 GEO in North America: acting in a region of fading interest
10.7 West Asia and North Africa: GEO as a professionalizing force
10.8 Conclusion
Chapter 11: Beyond GEO-6
11.1 Introduction and setting the scene
11.2 Four scenarios of what could happen to GEO in 2020-2030
11.3 Messages for the future of GEO
11.4 Conclusion
Concluding Remarks
Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Annex I: The Evolution of UNEP Mandates for the Global Environment Outlook
Annex II: GEO Collaborating Centres and other Contributing Institutions listed in GEO reports
Annex III: Structure of GEOs-1 to 6 Reports
Annex IV: GEO-related Reports
Annex V: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Annex VI: List of Interviews
Index
