Global Environment Outlook Scenario Framework: Background Paper for UNEP’s Third Global Environment Outlook Report (GEO-3)

UNEP's Global Environment Outlook (GEO) series provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of the global environment, a review of policy responses and an outlook on the future. This report introduces the scenario approach, a means of illuminating challenges and appropriate responses toward the achievement of certain development pathways based upon current conditions and driving forces.