Accelerated Sea-Level Rise

(Draft) Glossary and Background Information for:

UNEP 10th SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL / GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENT FORUM(council/forum)

PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO, 20-22 FEBRUARY 2008
Theme 1: Globalization and environment—mobilizing finance to meet the climate change

Theme2: International environmental governance and the United Nations reform

Substantive agenda items:

Policy Issues (Item 4):

State of the environment: 4th report of Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4); GEO Yearbook 2008;

Emerging policy issues: Background papers for the ministerial consultations on both Themes;

Environment and development: chemicals management; mercury; progress in implementing GC decision 24/4 on the prevention of illegal int’l trade; waste management;

Follow-up to and implementation of the outcomes of UN summits and major intergovernmental meetings, including GC decisions (Item 5):

ED’s policy statement; proposed Medium-term Strategy 2010-2013; Issues arising from GA 62nd session; Execution of UNEP’s budget for the biennium 2006-2007

Compiled by Weihua Tang: January 26, 2008

Sources: UNTERM/UN-Interpreters.org;

For conference documentation please refer to:

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