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Global Environmental Policy - Final Message - Where do we go with Global Environmental Policies? Why was this class structured in this way? What did we learn? Environmental Policy is not complicated. Its really about Common sense! So why do we need GEP? • Environmental problems travel! • Global problems affect many countries • Most environmental problems are long-term • Different types of stakeholders are involved What does GEP look like? Key GEP tool: Multilateral Environmental Agreements as starting points What does GEP look like? There are more than 250 MEAs, but remember the “big three”: Climate Change Biodiversity Desertification Climate Change Biodiversity Desertification Unfccc.int cbd.int unccd.int What did we learn? We are fundamentally changing the environment around us Haiti and Dominican Republic Brazil and Bolivia United States and Mexico What did we learn? Local to Global links are important What did we learn? All environmental problems start with our everyday lifestyles, and therefore, global policies need to eventually target individual citizens at the local/micro level Citizens What did we learn? Focus on lifestyles choices and decisions! What did we learn? Our real skills in policymaking for the environment will lie in linking global and local issues, and in bringing all stakeholders together What did we learn? Much more needs to be done by local governments What did we learn? Don’t forget businesses – environmental problems can become business opportunities! What did we learn? Changing consumer behaviour Innovation and technology Conflict Resolution Consensus Building Citizens Awareness Raising What did we learn? Policy package: Focus on governance, education and technology National Governments Schools Universities Local Governments and agencies, departments NGOs Community groups Civil Society Community Daily lifestyles and consumption patterns Business, Industry, band trade The Future for GEP … Watch out for the “SDGs” which will replace the MDGs from 2015 to 2925 SDGs = Sustainable Development Goals MDGs = Millennium Development Goals Environmental policies at the global level will be significantly influenced by the SDGs. The Future for GEP … Watch out what international organizations will be doing: UN Agencies Global Banks Intl. NGOs UN UNCSD UNEP UNDO UNESCO UNESCAP World Bank IUCN Greenpeace Friends of the Earth WWF ADB AfDB IADB Websites of all the and global banks can be accessed by adding .org to the end of its name, except Friends of the Earth, which is foe.org and WWF – panda.org