This report was prepared by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in the context of the European Commission DG Environment framework contract u0093Financing Capacity for Implementation and Enforcement of Harmonizing Environmental Policy in the NISu0094. The first draft of the report was...

This paper provides background information for the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) and the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP) in December 2007 in Bali, Indonesia. Significant action is required at the highest urgency to...

The present brochure reflects the main arguments presented at the conference on ‘The Aarhus Convention: how are its access to justice provisions being implemented?’ which was organised by the European Commission in Brussels on 2 June 2008. The basic aim of the conference was to identify the...

While Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) of both, the United States and the European Union, include labor issues in specific chapters, only US FTAs explicitly have “labor chapters,” while the EU FTAs have a general reference to labor rights through the human rights clause and otherwise refer to...

Sustainable energy is fundamental to social and economic development and to power sustainable growth. It is needed to improve livelihoods in developing countries, ensuring access to clean water, cooking, education and healthcare for their people. Energy poverty is also among the root causes of...

Budget support is central to the international cooperation policy of the European Union. It provides a platform for policy dialogue with partner countries. It contributes to strengthening country systems and budget processes to deliver these policies. It offers additional fiscal space to...

This report presents the external evaluation of the European Union's (EU) strategy of cooperation with the West Africa region and of its implementation over the period 2008-2016. Its main objectives are: i) to provide both the EU institutions and a broader audience with an independent and global...