The untold story of the world’s leading environmental institution: UNEP at fifty

Abstract

"A revisionist history of UNEP that recounts previously untold stories, corrects misperceptions, and reveals the life within what is often considered a lifeless bureaucracy"-- Provided by publisher. UNEP : the past and potential of a global environmental institution -- Deliberate design : form, function, finances, and location -- Delivering on an evolving mandate : reconciling normative and operational expectations -- Addressing environmental problems : successes and challenges -- Place matters : impacts of location on capacity and connectivity -- Executive leadership : the individual and the institution -- The UNEP we need : potential for transformation.