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Is there a crisis in international environmental and development policy? After the Johannesburg Summit
Globale Umwelt- und Entwicklungspolitik in der Krise? Nach dem Gipfel von Johannesburg
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Abstract Some two months after the UN Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg discussion is now focused on how to effectively implement the resolutions that were passed on such matters as fighting poverty, protecting natural resources and changing modes of production and consumption. For many obser... view more
Some two months after the UN Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg discussion is now focused on how to effectively implement the resolutions that were passed on such matters as fighting poverty, protecting natural resources and changing modes of production and consumption. For many observers and decision makers, the least-common-denominator-type consensus that was reached - typical for UN-brokered compromises - does not go far enough. They are asking whether alternative approaches for the implementation of international agreements is possible. The German-European unilateral course on renewable energy suggests a pragmatic and promising development for making progress in environmental and development policy, despite the current paralysis of multilateral mechanisms in international politics. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
environmental protection; environmental policy; development policy; development aid; combating poverty; resources; production; consumption; Federal Republic of Germany; EU; international cooperation; renewable energy
Classification
Ecology, Environment
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2002
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 03/2002
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications