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As a number of background papers were prepared for the report and more than 50 contributing 1
partners were involved, the initiative has definitely enhanced know-how in Environment Agency -Abu

Dhabi to carry out IEA in full cooperation with other agencies and organizations. The exercise helped
to institutionalize and formalize environmental assessment and reporting. The tools for assessment and
reporting employed in the process were expected to have potential in the day-to-day work of public
and private agencies. Abu Dhabi, UAE

Impact and follow-up

Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi hoped that this report be a milestone for further reports on the state
of environment in the Emirate. Since it is the first report of a kind in the country, it is too early to judge

its impact on the economy sector in general and on environmental management in particular.

Discussion Questions

Discuss some of the important lessons learned from Abu Dhabi›s example of a national GEO
assessment. What role do you think that government participation played in the assessment
process? What do you see as the most successful elements of this assessment? Why do you
feel that way?

7.4 Sub-national example - GEO Mexico City

Mandate
The GEO Cities initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) started in 2000 in response to calls
by UNEP’s Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF), the Initiative for
Sustainable Development in the Latin America and Caribbean region, the LAC Forum of Ministers, and

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