GEO MATTERS December 2016

The Co-chairs of the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook assessment, Prof. Paul Ekins and Prof. Joyeeta Gupta, met with The Global Environment Outlook Secretariat at the Economy Division offices in Paris to discuss the most recent developments of the assessment process and the preparations for the upcoming first authors meeting. The Co-chairs meeting highlighted key issues for GEO-6, such as how to add value in a crowded assessment landscape and how to focus GEO-6 on the environmental dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals. Co-chairs and the Secretariat also discussed the type of drafting guidance to be provided to the authors, dates and timings for key author meetings and review periods, data and analysis questions, and finally how best to conduct outreach during the GEO-6 process in order to inform and create anticipation for the assessment