EEAC’s International Scan 2016, Available now!

The International Scan gives an overview of relevant international and European policy developments and sketches trends and emerging issues which could become relevant for the EEAC network and its member councils over the coming years.

The report presents a brief overview of the rapidly changing and challenging global and European arena that forms the context of the council’s advisory activities. The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP21), both adopted in 2015, will challenge governments, the private sector and civil society to engage in new alliances and partnerships. At the same time, important new questions arise about the institutional architecture, the role of UN institutions and the accountability of relevant actors.
In this International Scan 2016, several specific policy areas are explored.

The Scan is aiming to serve as a useful source of information and inspiration to those preparing and advising on policies in the fields of sustainability, the environment and infrastructure.

The International Scan 2016 has been conducted at the request of the board of the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils (EEAC) and was written by the secretariat of the Dutch Council for the Environment and Infrastructure (Rli).

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Paris Agreement came into effect!

The Paris Agreement came into effect on Friday 4 November 2016. The EEAC Network wishes to congratulate the international community with this achievement and especially wishes to congratulate the French colleagues with an outstanding job!

The councils as gathered in the EEAC Network dedicated years to the subject of climate change. The EEAC Network dedicated its 23rd Annual Conference to the Paris Agreement. The conference focused on the role of civil society in climate change mitigation and adaptation processes. The EEAC conference took place just prior to COP21. Now, less than a year after the COP21, and the signing of the Paris Agreement, the first universal climate agreement came into effect on Friday November 4 2016.