How can democratic institutions and processes be designed so that they are compatible with, and foster environmental sustainability? This question was at the centre of discussion at the UNITAR-Yale Conference on Environment and Democracy, 10-11 May 2008 at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. The Conference took place in the margins of the 16th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) and was jointly organized by Yale University and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the University of Cape Town, the French Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (ENGREF-AgroParisTech), the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future. Participants took stock of contemporary research and identified knowledge gaps at the intersection of democratic institutions and environmental sustainability. With proceedings and abstracts of conference papers.
