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As well as covering the period since 1972, GEO-3 looked forward to the next 30 years. GEO-4 is Module
looking in particular at the 20-year period since the Brundtland Report “Our Common Future”
(1987) and forward to the year 2050. 1

As for GEO- 5, the environmental changes that have swept the planet over the last twenty years are
spotlighted in a new compilation of statistical data by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP),
Abu Dhabi, UAE
released today in a report entitled “Keeping Track of our Changing Environment: From Rio to
Rio+20”.

Discussion Questions

1. What benefits does a strong mandate bring to an assessment process? Think for
example, about needs for financial support, policy relevance and the potential for getting
recommendations implemented.

2. What do you think are the most urgent capacity needs for carrying out an integrated
environmental assessment in your country? Are there enough trained scientists, policy
makers, managers and analysts? Do potential users have enough understanding of causes
and consequences of and responses to environmental change?

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