Statement from the African Civil Society Forum to the 24th Session of UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum

This document presents the statement of the African Civil Society Forum to the 24th session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, conveying outcomes from a regional meeting in Nairobi on 26–27 October 2006. It outlines concerns and recommendations intended to inform the Council’s agenda and to strengthen practical mechanisms for civil society and major-stakeholder participation, including resourcing and coordination of regional forums and engagement with AMCEN. The text organizes recommendations across themes of gender and environment, chemicals management and SAICM implementation, water and environment (including access, monitoring, transboundary governance, and ecosystem health), and globalization’s links to ecosystem services, human well-being, and poverty.