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Current Plans for UNEP’s GEO-5 Current Plans for UNEP’s GEO-5 reporting process and the next pan-reporting process and the next pan-

European assessment report for AstanaEuropean assessment report for Astana

Regional Environmental Information Regional Environmental Information Networking Meeting for the Caucasus and Networking Meeting for the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, Hotel Khreschatyk, Kyiv, Eastern Europe, Hotel Khreschatyk, Kyiv,

Ukraine, 3-5 November 2009Ukraine, 3-5 November 2009

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UNEP’s Assessment Mandate

is to provide leaderis to provide leadership and encourageship and encourage

Keep under review the state of & trends in the

global environment, and provide early warning of emerging environmental

problems and threats.

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What is Integrated Environment Assessment?

A participatory and structured approach that linksA participatory and structured approach that linksassessment-derived knowledge with actions:assessment-derived knowledge with actions:- Links environmental state and trend analysis with policies;- Links environmental state and trend analysis with policies;- Incorporates global and (sub-)regional perspectives;- Incorporates global and (sub-)regional perspectives;- Includes historical and future perspectives (“scenarios”);- Includes historical and future perspectives (“scenarios”);- Covers a broad spectrum of issues, policies and sectors; and- Covers a broad spectrum of issues, policies and sectors; and- Integrates environmental change and human well-being.- Integrates environmental change and human well-being.

IEA also allows policy-makers to address complexIEA also allows policy-makers to address complexchallenges; e.g., adaptation to climate change.challenges; e.g., adaptation to climate change.

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GEO-4 Report and Website

www.unep.org/geo/geo4/mediawww.unep.org/geo/geo4/media

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Pan-European Reporting by EEA et al.(regional reporting examples)

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……pan-European Reporting Series.pan-European Reporting Series.

Astana: fifth assessment

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UNEP Medium-Term Strategy 2010-13

The six cross-cutting priority areas:The six cross-cutting priority areas:

Climate changeClimate change Disasters and conflictsDisasters and conflicts Ecosystems managementEcosystems management Environmental GovernanceEnvironmental Governance Harmful substances and hazardous wastesHarmful substances and hazardous wastes Resource efficiency (SPC)Resource efficiency (SPC)

These six priorities provide an increased focus for UNEP’s work, These six priorities provide an increased focus for UNEP’s work, including implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan…including implementation of the Bali Strategic Plan…

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UNEP’s global-scale IEA process ~ GEO-5

GEO as both a process and products...GEO as both a process and products...

Global Environment Outlook Global Environment Outlook (GEO) series of (GEO) series of reportsreports on the state of the global environ- on the state of the global environ-ment, and associated products.ment, and associated products.

the GEO Process:the GEO Process: a consultative, participatory, a consultative, participatory, capacity-building process initiated and led capacity-building process initiated and led since 1995 by UNEP since 1995 by UNEP for global environ-for global environ-mental assessment and reporting.mental assessment and reporting.

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Past IEA/GEO Global-level Assessments

GEO series of products...GEO series of products...

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Options proposed for the GEO-5 report

A “classic” IEA report in the style of GEOs-1 to 4.A “classic” IEA report in the style of GEOs-1 to 4. An expert assessment report (a la HDR/WRR).An expert assessment report (a la HDR/WRR). A coherent set of integrated & thematic assessments A coherent set of integrated & thematic assessments

relating to the six priority areas of UNEP.relating to the six priority areas of UNEP. A purely indicator-based report (like MDG report).A purely indicator-based report (like MDG report). A so-called “UNEP-live” approach for continual,A so-called “UNEP-live” approach for continual,

on-line reporting (thematically based).on-line reporting (thematically based).

Options 1-5 discussed by UNEP’s GC-25:

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Decision: Option 3/transition to Option 5

Flexible/parallel/more rapid (6-18 mo.) assessments.Flexible/parallel/more rapid (6-18 mo.) assessments. Able to focus on specific issues (e.g., “food crisis”) Able to focus on specific issues (e.g., “food crisis”)

under the six priority areas of UNEP’s PoW.under the six priority areas of UNEP’s PoW. Will include a global report on interlinkages between Will include a global report on interlinkages between

the six priority areas (“chapeau” or umbrella).the six priority areas (“chapeau” or umbrella). The latter will still be produced every five years.The latter will still be produced every five years. This approach combines global/macro analysis of This approach combines global/macro analysis of

environmental state and trends, with a more environmental state and trends, with a more flexible, rapid and targeted set of reports.flexible, rapid and targeted set of reports.

Features of Option 3: Set of IEAs/Thematic assessments

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Schematic Diagram of “UNEP-Live” Concept

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The next global IEA generation ~ GEO-5

GEO-5 will access all of UNEP’s sub-programmes GEO-5 will access all of UNEP’s sub-programmes and their resources; a bold new approach.and their resources; a bold new approach.

GEO-5 will cover the six thematic programme areas, GEO-5 will cover the six thematic programme areas, using using expert scientific input from the existing expert scientific input from the existing collaborating centres network and individual collaborating centres network and individual scientists, to provide an up-to-date picture onscientists, to provide an up-to-date picture onthe state and trends of the global environment.the state and trends of the global environment.

GEO-5 will build on existing data & indicators work GEO-5 will build on existing data & indicators work and applications such as the GEO Data Portal, ex- and applications such as the GEO Data Portal, ex- panding these into a broad “Platform” for all of panding these into a broad “Platform” for all of UNEP to use in a wide variety of assessment types.UNEP to use in a wide variety of assessment types.

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The next global IEA generation ~ GEO-5

Timetable of GEO-5 related events in 2009 is as follows:Timetable of GEO-5 related events in 2009 is as follows: First Experts’ Group Meeting, Nat’l Environment First Experts’ Group Meeting, Nat’l Environment

Agency, Netherlands, held 13-15 October.Agency, Netherlands, held 13-15 October. First Global and multi-Stakeholders’ Consultation,First Global and multi-Stakeholders’ Consultation,

[venue tbd], week three of January 2010.[venue tbd], week three of January 2010. Initial development, testing and launch of UNEP’s Initial development, testing and launch of UNEP’s

Environmental Data and Indicators PlatformEnvironmental Data and Indicators Platformto support a scientifically-sound GEO-5 and to support a scientifically-sound GEO-5 and eventually, a “GEO-live” (on-line process to eventually, a “GEO-live” (on-line process to service/underpin future GEO reports).service/underpin future GEO reports).

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Spasibo / Spasibo / Thanks for your Thanks for your

attention!attention!

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EEA history of European-level environmental assessements

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

SOER 2010

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ropean

2015

SOER 2015

1998 2003 2007

Aarhus Kiev BelgradeDobris

2011

Astana

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Dobris +25

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GEO1

AR2 AR3 AR 4AR1 AR5

GEO2 GEO5GEO3

The broader assessment landscape

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Millenium ecosystem Assessment

Assessment of

Assessments

2001 2007 2014

IPCC

GEO

20022015

Stern Report

2010 year of biodiversity

GEO4

2009

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