Greening International Institutions

Environmentally sustainable development has become one of the world's most urgent priorities. But countries cannot achieve it alone; it depends on international coordination and action. This volume assesses how far and how successfully intergovernmental organizations have responded to the challenge. The organizations it discusses include: the UN General Assembly, UN Specialized Agencies and the new Commission for Sustainable Development, UNCTAD, UNCTC, GATT, NAFTA, UNEP, the EU, the IMF and the World Bank and regional institutions, as well as international environmental agreements and the means of settling international disputes. For each, the contributors provide an accessible overview of the organization's mandate and structure, examine substantive policy initiatives undertaken and assess the need and scope for procedural and institutional reform..