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Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Development: The Follow-Up to the UN Conference on Environment and Development

Institutional follow-up to the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) encompasses several related issues. There is insufficient time to discuss them all or in depth, so this presentation will concentrate on proposals for new organs and restructuring in the UN system, including improved modes for the productive involvement of nongovernmental actors in intergovernmental institutions. I will discuss the need for change as well as current developments at UNCED, which today concludes its preparatory work on this subject. First, it may be useful to note the full scope of the institutional questions considered in UNCED, since one of the greatest challenges of institutional reform is not to lose sight of the relationships among the issues involved. Second, I will explore several points about the context within which post-UNCED institutional arrangements must operate. Following a discussion of reform proposals and current developments, I will turn to some questions and speculation about future directions for institutional reform, recognizing that the results of UNCED constitute the beginning, rather than the end, of a reform process.