An unfinished foundation : the United Nations and global environmental governance
Conca, KenAuthor
This volume examines the origins, effectiveness, and limitations of the United Nations system's approach to global environmental governance. It traces the history of the UN's approach, maps its increasingly apparent limits, and suggests needed reforms to use conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding, accountability mechanisms, and rights-based approaches as tools in the UN's environmental work.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume examines the origins, effectiveness, and limitations of the United Nations system's approach to global environmental governance. It traces the history of the UN's approach, maps its increasingly apparent limits, and suggests needed reforms to use conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding, accountability mechanisms, and rights-based approaches as tools in the UN's environmental work.
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United Nations
Environmental justice
Human rights
Sustainability
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences