Centre for International Environmental Studies
CIES was established in 2010 for the purpose of developing political, legal and economic discourse on problems related to the global environment. It is dedicated to the better understanding of the social, economic and political facets of global problems related to the environment.
NewsEXTENSION OF GRANT AWARDED FOR PROJECT 'GOVERNANCE ENTREPRENEURS: INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS'
Lecture by achim steiner at the graduate institute
Lecture by EU Commissioner for the Environment JANEZ POTOCNIK
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The Swiss National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant for the continuation of Professor Liliana B. Andonova's book-length project "Governance Entrepreneurs: International Organisations and Public-Private Partnerships". The project analyses the rise of global public-private partnerships and how it influences change in global governance. 
On May 8th, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner delivered a lecture at the Graduate Institute, in the Geneva Dialogues series organised by CIES. Mr. Steiner reflected on developments in international environmental affairs since the Rio+20 conference of 2012, placing this in a longer term perspective and highlighting the triple helix as a conceptual tool for tying together the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. 
On April 17, CIES welcomed Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment to the Graduate Institute for a talk at the AJF. He delivered a lecture entitled 'Towards a Green Economy: Are we moving forward?'. His speech can be viewed 
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