strategy
Promoting environmental accountability
Context:
The role and responsibility of nations based on the Rio Principles, as well as the role and responsibility of the main actors including Governments, the private sector and civil society, must be emphasized in addressing the environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. Governments are the primary agents in this process, whose actions are vital in implementing United Nations environment-related instruments since Stockholm, institutional capacity-building and strengthened international cooperation. Claim:
1. A greater commitment by the private sector should be pursued to engender a new culture of environmental accountability through the application of the polluter-pays principle, environmental performance indicators and reporting, and the establishment of a precautionary approach in investment and technology decisions. This approach must be linked to the development of cleaner and more resource efficient technologies for a life-cycle economy and efforts to facilitate the transfer of environmentally sound technologies. Broader:
Providing accountabilityProtecting global environmentRecognizing environmental justiceDeveloping international environmental lawPromoting proactive approaches to sustainable development Narrower:
Applying polluter-pays principleProtecting the environment through criminal prosecutionRecognizing citizen's rights in relation to the environmentIntegrating biodiversity concerns into liability mechanismsIncreasing accountability of institutions degrading the environmentAdopting community right-to-know for environmental risk reductionDetermining environmental liability Facilitates:
Restoring environmental damageEmpowering citizens to challenge pollutersEmpowering citizens to challenge pollutersEnhancing corporate environmental responsibilityEnsuring national policies account for environmental effects Facilitated by:
Creating business accountabilityProviding legal basis for accountabilityIncreasing accountability for disaster preventionEstablishing international environmental court of justiceFacilitating public access to justice in environmental mattersIncreasing accountability of international financial institutions Problems:
Lack of environmental accountabilitySubjects:
Communication → PromotionEnvironment → Environment
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
