UNEP’s Global Environmental Outlook 6 Terry J Keating, PhD U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Three Part Structure A. State and Trends Air, Water, Land, Biota, … B. Environmental Policies, Goals and Objectives A review of Policy Responses and Options C. Global Environment Outlook Scenarios and Projections
Stage 1: 6 Regional Assessments by 2016 Stage 2: Global Assessment by 2017
Transition from Periodic Assessment to Living Database: 150 page, 55,000 word limit for each regional assessment and the global assessment. National Reporting System to help developing countries prepare and submit data. uneplive.unep.org
Regional Assessments Stage 1 Review ended last week Stage 2 Review by end of year Global Assessment Drafting January to August