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Example of regional GEO-4 press release launched by Regional
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Coordinator, West Asia

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Regional Office for West Asia Abu Dhabi, UAE

PRESS RELEASE
11 November 2007

UNEP is Launching the Global Environment Outlook
(GEO-4) in The Kingdom of Bahrain
11th November, 2007,
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Manama 11 November 2007 – Under the Patronage of His Excellency Dr. Nizar Al Baharna,
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Environment Programme/The
Regional Office of West Asia and the Arabian Gulf University in collaboration with the
United Nations Information Center launched the most comprehensive United Nations
assessment report on environment, development and human well-being, which is the Global
Environment Outlook (GEO-4), 10:30 am on the 11th of November 2007, at Al-Tajj Hall,
Sheraton Hotel Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Global Environment Outlook Report is the culmination of five years of intensive
consultation with stakeholders in all regions of the world. It links findings on the state of the
environment with policy analyses, incorporating historical, current and future perspectives,

combining global perspectives with sub-global views. GEO-4 also highlights emerging
environmental issues that require policy attention. The GEO-4 assessment has used the
1987 report – Our Common Future – of the World Commission on Environment and
Development as the baseline for the retrospective analysis of environmental trends and
development in the past 20 years. It highlights both environment and development issues,
focusing on human wellbeing and role of environment in development.

The key priority environmental issues in the West Asia region addressed in the report are
freshwater scarcity and quality, land degradation and desertification, coastal and marine
environments, urban management, and peace, security and environment.

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