Auf dem Erdgipfel 1992 in Rio de Janeiro bekannten sich Vertreter fast aller Industrie- und Entwicklungsländer zu dem Ziel, »eine neue und gerechte globale Partnerschaft aufzubauen«. Dieses Leitmotiv findet sich in vielen Umweltabkommen der jüngsten Zeit, in der Klimarahmenkonvention ebenso...

Environmental problems have always been part of our history, of life, and work. Yet the way in which environmental problems are perceived and politicized has changed: If it was at first chiefly local and regional environmental problems that were recognized, in recent years global environmental...

In der wissenschaftlichen Literatur und in verschiedenen Gesetzestexten finden sich mehrere Versuche, den Begriff Umweltpolitik näher zu bestimmen. Eine relativ umfassende Definition enthält das erste Umweltprogramm der Bundesregierung von 1971: „Umweltpolitik ist die Gesamtheit aller...

The Committee for Development Policy is required by Economic and Social Council resolution 1991/46 to conduct triennially a review to determine the countries to be added or graduated from the list of least developed countries (LDCs). Since the previous review was conducted in 2000, the Committee...

With the onset of the new millennium, the longstanding need for reform of the United Nations system has gained new momentum. Efficiency gains and better coordination are desirable, though not sufficient to bring about improvement in international relations. It could therefore make sense to look...