Programming Principle: Environmental Sustainability

1. Programming Principle: Environmental Sustainability

2. 3 groups of global environmental problems: Global Commons Ozone depletion Shared Natural Resources Cod fishery Trans-boundary Externalities Chernobyl Policy options for countries: Informally agree on the solution and implement individually. Formally agree on the solution in “soft law” Rio Declaration Treaty agreement in “hard law” or Multilateral Environmental Agreement (MEA) Convention on Biological Diversity Multi-lateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): In 3 broad clusters (climate, biodiversity, chemicals) with standards, rules, decision-making procedures, programmes to govern state parties Many National Action Plans (NAPs) Environmental Sustainability in the UN system

3. Principles of Environmental Sustainability • Environmental Policy Integration • Transparency, Public Participation, and access to Information and Remedies • Precaution; • Polluter-Pays; • Responsibility for trans-boundary Harm; • Subsidiarity & Decentralisation

4. Analyse and monitor the linkages between major development problems and the environment Screen for environment linkages during country analysis Advocate to include environment linkages in national development processes (PRSs, MDG strategies) Set priorities addressing linkages and develop strategic programmes for UN-Government cooperation Preliminary environmental review of draft UNDAF results Sustain Country-led effort to “operationalize”: from plan to implementation Engage with state actors, non-governmental actors and other development partners Methodology

5. Find the right entry point Find “champions” Ensure the commitment of the planning or finance team Provide country-specific evidence Perform integrated policy appraisals Engage key sector agencies Consider the environment agency capacity Acknowledge the need for sustained support Challenges