The Global Environment Outlook

The rigorous assessment process aims to make GEO products scientifically credible and policy relevant by providing information to support environmental management and policy development. The GEO-6 process also supports multi-stakeholder networking and intra and inter-regional cooperation to identify and assess key priority environmental issues at the regional levels.

The GEO-6 for Youth report is a one-stop-shop for a young person to understand the state of the environment, what they can do every day to drive markets to adopt environmentally sustainable products and services and how to develop their skills and choose environmentally sustainable careers. 

GEO for Cities is a project set up by and for city people. Cities can be dynamic engines of economic and social development, offering higher wages, access to amenities and better education for those who move from rural to urban areas. But cities have huge environmental footprints and are also impacted significantly by environmental crises related to climate change. 

The launched GEO for Business briefs examines the GEO findings through a business lens. Written ‘by business for business,’ the briefs bring the science of the GEO to the business community to support them in developing plans, business strategies, technology pathways, mechanisms, and enablers for building a green and circular economy.

The Steering Committee on the Future of GEO, consisting of 36 Member States, fulfilled the mandate provided to it by UNEA-4 in Resolution 4/23 by submitting an options document to UNEA 5.2.

The Adhoc Global Assessment Dialogue (AGAD) is an informal process that brings together the Heads of Secretariats and the Co-chairs of major global environmental assessments supported by the UN and its Member States. It leverages inputs from thousands of scientific authors and stakeholders, with the main objective of finding synergies and opportunities for coordination across major assessments.