A historical review on the roles of science and politics in addressing global environmental issues

Abstract

Based on a historical review of the so-called Ozone crisis in the late 1970s and global climate changes since the 1980s, this paper examines the role of sciences and policies in the international community in dealing with the global environmental issues. Lessons show that a multi-discipline, multi-organizational and multi-national UN agency which remains relevant, assisting rather than guiding the process of climate negotiations is important.

Keywords

global environmental change / policy / multi-disciplinary sciences

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