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Global Environmental Governance Project

Global Environmental Governance Project

Bellagio Study and Conference Center
Bellagio, Italy
September 18-21, 2000


The fourth meeting of the Global Environmental Governance Dialogue convened on September 18-21, 2000 at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study & Conference Center in Bellagio, Italy. This meeting brought together a vibrant and diverse group, including 13 women and 9 men from academic institutions, governments, and international NGOs. This group represented a total of 11 nations and provided developing world perspectives form Asia, Africa, Central America, and Eastern Europe.

Discussions focused on the following core themes:
1. Blueprint for revitalized global environmental governance
2. Action plan for lobbying in the course of the preparations for Rio+10
3. Innovative approaches to environmental governance in the 21st century
The following outputs arose from these discussions:
1. Policy Statement (Revitalizing Global Environmental Governance) on the need for a global environmental organization, to be distributed to policy makers worldwide.
2. Establishment of a global public policy network of professionals working on mobilizing state and international policy for revitalizing global environmental governance.
3. Commitment to broaden the dialogue through spin-off dialogues and institutional partnerships.
4. Commissioning of further analytical work on models and best practices for global governance

Additional Resources:
List of Participants
Agenda
Discussion Papers
Minutes