Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Swiss stress governance at environment forum


The Swiss will be pressing for better governance at a meeting of environment ministers in Dubai on Tuesday, says Franz Perrez of the Federal Environment Office.

Perrez, head of global affairs at the office, said the Swiss particularly wanted to see more coherence in the way the environment is managed on a global level.

The Dubai meeting is the largest ever gathering of environment ministers, and will discuss, among other things, how best to deliver sustainable energy and more environmentally friendly tourism.

Almost 130 environment ministers are expected to attend the 9th Special Session of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum.

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