The GEO process, since its inception in 1995, has been promoting evidence-based decision making and contributing to relevant international scientific and other professional communities.
GEO is a consultative and participatory process to prepare an independent assessment of the state of the environment, the effectiveness of the policy response to address these environmental challenges, and possible pathways to achieve various internationally agreed environmental goals.
The GEO assessments, and their consultative and collaborative processes, have worked to bridge the gap between science and policy by turning the best available scientific knowledge into information relevant for decision makers (UNEP 2016).
The seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO) process included several preparatory elements, a production phase for several author-writer sprints, and a final review and approval phase.
There was an author and fellows nomination and selection phase, as well as a call for collaborating centres;
During the production phase, authors worked in stages to create first- and second-order drafts and respond to review comments from experts and governments.
GEO is a consultative and participatory process to prepare an independent assessment of the state of the environment, the effectiveness of the policy response to address these environmental challenges, and possible pathways to achieve various internationally agreed environmental goals.
