Effective Forms of Environmental Diplomacy

by Leila Nicolas, Elie Kallab

This book holistically covers the issue of environmental diplomacy by building a firm foundation for readers to understand the different dimensions of the topic. The book begins by exploring the progress the world community has made in understanding the importance of diplomacy in preserving the environment for humankind's survival, peace, and security. Then, it critically analyses the existing system of international environmental treaties and highlights its political and legal gaps. It further examines specific case studies on multilateral diplomacy as well as both formal and informal diplomacy in cases from Europe and the United States to evaluate the diplomatic models followed by different stakeholders in the field. Through this case study analysis, the book develops theoretical and empirical frameworks that can be applied to study how international and regional organisations and NGOs maintain and put forward environmental agendas at an international level. It also examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment to highlight the challenges to reach an effective and equitable environmental governance and draw conclusions around effective versus ineffective forms and tools of environmental diplomacy. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental diplomacy and environmental law and governance, as well as practitioners working in this important field.

75 pages, Hardcover

Published June 11, 2021

Reviews

[Ale Ech · Rating 2 out of 5]

Me gusta la parte en la que se crítica la injerencia de las ONGs en la soberanía de los países, especialmente en la Unión Europea (que se supone que tiene un órgano de representación popular, que es el Parlamento Europeo, pero aún así se busca impulsar la participación de las ONGs) .
El resto del texto es una visión utópica en la que se cree posible la protección al medio ambiente y el crecimiento económico al mismo tiempo. Creo que lo anterior es una utopía porque ya desde los años 70, científicos del MIT advirtieron que el colapso ambiental es posible si el ritmo de crecimiento económico se mantiene igual.
Leí este texto por una tarea que me dejaron, sin embargo, pienso que es un panfleto globalista lleno de "wishful thinking"