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T1 Review of the Initial Impact of the GEO-4 Report
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 International Union for Conservation of Nature, 
K1 evaluation
K1 environmental policy
K1 book review
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30207
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30207
NO This Review of the Initial Impact of the GEO-4 Report, conducted ten months after GEO-4’s launch, was designed to assess the extent to which target audiences have used the global GEO-4 Report and the Summary for Decision Makers, the influence it has had to date, and to identify the main factors affecting its use and influence. The premise of the Review is that the extent and types of use and influence are good indications of the potential impact of GEO-4 over time, and that understanding the patterns and the reasons will highlight issues that need to be considered in the design of GEO-5. Current literature on leading global assessment processes, previous assessments, the project logic and a mixed methods approach were used to capture and analyze the perceptions and experiences of just over 150 users and potential users, as well as key UNEP staff. Surveys and Internet research provided additional insights beyond GEO’s ‘inner circles’.
NO http://unenvironment.org/global-environment-outlook
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026