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GEO BELIZE

GEO BELIZE. Presented By: Marvin Moody/Christian Windsor/Rafael Lima April 7, 2014. PROJECT. Belize Environment Outlook. In 1995, the UNEP governing council instructed the institutions to keep the Global Environment under review in view of the various environmental concerns.

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GEO BELIZE

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  1. GEO BELIZE Presented By: Marvin Moody/Christian Windsor/Rafael Lima April 7, 2014 PROJECT

  2. Belize Environment Outlook • In 1995, the UNEP governing council instructed the institutions to keep the Global Environment under review in view of the various environmental concerns. • Hence, the birth of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report. • Since its inception the GEO has revolutionized from global ideology to being regional then national and currently even local.

  3. THE GEO BELIZE PROJECT • Preparation of Concept paper highlighting issues of environmental concern and its importance for the country of Belize. • In December 2005, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) contacted UNEP seeking financial and technical assistance for the development of the Belize Environment Outlook (Geo Belize ) Report; • In January 2006, the Ministry partnered with the University of Belize (UB) to develop the GEO Belize report;

  4. In January 2006, the MNRE, UB and UNEP signed an MoU for the elaboration of the First Belize Environment Outlook (GEO Belize 2006) report. • Planning initiated to identify activities to be conducted during the process.

  5. GEO CONCEPT GEO is a participatory process for environmental assessment and reporting, aimed at bridging the gap between science and policy decision-making

  6. WHY GEO? The GEO process and methodology is interesting. It addresses the following: • Stakeholder participation • Broad consultation • Capacity building • Data standardization and harmonization at national, regional and global scales • Scenario development • Objective evaluation

  7. WEAKNESSES • Limited expertise in carrying capacity evaluation • Huge data gaps • Financial constraints • University of Belize had problems in Meeting deadlines as per work plan. • Limited Personnel

  8. BENEFITS OF GEO • Facilitates the mainstreaming of environmental issues in national development plans • Integrated environmental analysis • Policy evaluation • Future perspectives • Plan of action development

  9. THANK YOU

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