1. Global Environmental Policy - Final Message - Where do we go with Global Environmental Policies?

2. Why was this class structured in this way?

3. What did we learn? Environmental Policy is not complicated. Its really about Common sense!

4. 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

5. What does GEP look like? Key GEP tool: as starting points Multilateral Environmental Agreements

6. What does GEP look like? There are more than 250 MEAs, but remember the “big three”: Climate Change Biodiversity Desertification Unfccc.int cbd.int unccd.int Climate Change Biodiversity Desertification

7. What did we learn? We are fundamentally changing the environment around us

8. Haiti and Dominican Republic

9. Brazil and Bolivia

10. United States and Mexico

11. What did we learn? Local to Global links are important

12. What did we learn? Citizens All environmental problems start with our everyday lifestyles, and therefore, global policies need to eventually target individual citizens at the local/micro level

13. What did we learn? Focus on lifestyles choices and decisions!

14. What did we learn? Our real skills in policy- making for the environment will lie in linking global and local issues, and in bringing all stakeholders together

15. What did we learn? Much more needs to be done by local governments

16. What did we learn? Don’t forget businesses – environmental problems can become business opportunities!

17. What did we learn? Citizens Changing consumer behaviour Innovation and technology Awareness Raising Conflict Resolution Consensus Building

18. What did we learn? Policy package: Focus on governance, education and technology

19. Community National Governments Civil Society Civil Society NGOs Schools Universities Schools Universities Community groups Community groups Local Governments and agencies, departments Local Governments and agencies, departments Business, Industry, band trade Business, Industry, band trade Governance Laws, regulations, policies, strategies Education Awareness, capacity building, training, knowledge management Technology Techniques, transfer, skills  Daily lifestyles and consumption patterns Finance Taxes, fees, subsidies, allocation …

20. 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.

21. The Future for GEP … Watch out what international organizations will be doing: UN AgenciesGlobal BanksIntl. NGOs UN UNCSD UNEP UNDO UNESCO UNESCAP World Bank ADB AfDB IADB IUCN Greenpeace Friends of the Earth WWF 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