UN 80 – Clustering the Climate Conventions
By Stacey Azores, participated in UN climate negotiations in various capacities, playing a crucial role in addressing one key adaptation issue. Her work included science, business, and government projects, academic programs, rural expeditions, and raising awareness about implementation and sustainability. O riginally published here at Inter Press Service Introduction The international governance of environmental challenges has progressively evolved over the past decades, transitioning from isolated treaties addressing specific issues to a complex web of multilateral agreements that aim to foster sustainable development and environmental integrity. Early efforts, such as the 1972 Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, laid foundational principles emphasising the importance of environmental protection within a broader development agenda (UN, 1972). The 1992 Rio Earth Summit stands out as the most significant UN gathering dedicated to global environmental governan...