• DOI:10.1007/S10784-007-9052-4
Corpus ID: 153356802

Designing the United Nations Environment Programme: a story of compromise and confrontation

@article{Ivanova2007DesigningTU,
  title={Designing the United Nations Environment Programme: a story of compromise and confrontation},
  author={M. Ivanova},
  journal={International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics},
  year={2007},
  volume={7},
  pages={337-361}
}

M. Ivanova

Published 2007

Political Science

International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics

The role of the United Nations in global environmental governance was determined in 1972 when a new international body for the global environment was created as a programme within the United Nations rather than as an autonomous specialized agency. A set of political dynamics between developed and developing countries led to the decisions on the functions, form, financing, and location of the new intergovernmental organization—the United Nations Environment Programme. This article traces the… CONTINUE READING

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