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The Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities

01 Jun 2026 Video in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… Table of contents 1. Cooperation, and Common but Differentiated Responsibilities Duty to cooperate Common but
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… of the system are laid out well in this handbook. But we need to keep working on them and through them, to … we have created may be complex, but there are simple common threads that hold them together. In conclusion, I … mechanisms ........................ 4-9 4.3.4. Common but differentiated responsibilities ........................ 4-10 …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… on lectures or presentations given during the Course, but have enhanced value as their authors explore their ideas, … the contracting Parties; application of the principle of common but dif- ferentiated responsibility; and the … of some MEAs has been based is the principle of common but differentiated responsibility.32 This principle recognizes …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Effectiveness of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… the framework of the UN have no separate institutions, but are reviewed by governing body meetings, have trust funds … assure compliance • Regular review. Outline CBDR • MEAs, common obligations of parties, differentiation; Meetings • … of Parties • Countries agree on phase out by 2020 but developing countries reliant on industries that make …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

The Kyoto Protocol compliance mechanism

… The Kyoto Protocol in brief • Operationalizes principle of common but differentiated responsibilities & respective capabilities • …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… to sum up all individual contributions to this process, but this worldwide community of professionals is the first to … is, it includes many aspects of impact assessment, already common practice without necessarily being described as … traditional systems, and cause confusion about rights and responsibilities for resources; • Interest groups: may have …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under biodiversity - related conventions

… Committees and Standing Committee, not only supervise but also monitor national action and propose actions, … “bottom-up” regime COP decisions → heavily qualified? common but differentiated responsibility Ex: CBD Art. 8(j) Each …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Compliance under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

… Organic Pollutants (2001, 180 Parties) share the common objective of protecting human health and the … Secretariat (Articles 3, 5 and 13) •No financial mechanism but 14 regional centres and technical assistance •No express … restricted by a Party (Article 12) •Also: •No reporting but notification of information to the Secretariat •No …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… that climate change necessarily violates human rights law, but it stressed that States nevertheless have obligations to … human rights. After acknowledging that climate change is a common concern of humankind, the preamble to the Agreement … immediately adds: “in accordance with their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance