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The ministers of the environment and heads of delegation attending the first session of the Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Malmö in 2000 noted an “alarming discrepancy between commitments and action” and “the tremendous risk of climate change” and called for a strengthened UNEP with a broader and more predictable financial base. The need for a strengthened UNEP was repeated in the “Cartagena Package” decision of 2002, 11 by which the UNEP Governing Council called for, among other things, a strengthening of the role, authority and financial situation of UNEP; strengthening of the science base of UNEP; improved coordination and effectiveness. | WWF GATS Water and the Environment Implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services for Water Resources CIEL and WWF International Discussion Paper October 2003 This paper was researched and written by Aaron Ostrovksy Robert Speed and Elisabeth Tuerk of the Center for International Environmental Law CIEL . The authors benefited from numerous discussions on related issues and are grateful to comments on an earlier version of this paper from Nathalie Bernasconi Osterwalder Tom Crompton Suzanne Garner Richard Holland Eva Royo Gelabert Aimee Gonzales Ellen Gould Ruth Kaplan Markus Krajewski Steve Porter and Keith Tyrell. Special thanks to Mireille Cossy Pete Hardstaff and John Hilary. The views in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of CIEL and WWF. For comments and or queries on this paper please contact Elisabeth Tuerk Staff Attorney CIEL Europe 15 rue des Savoises 1205 Geneva tel 41 22 321 4774 fax 41 22 789 0500 Email etuerk@ Cover picture Jay Arraich 2000 Richard Holland Policy Advisor - Sustainable Water Use WWF Living Waters Programme WWF Netherlands Boulevard 12 3707 BM Zeist The Netherlands tel 31 30 693 7819 fax 31 30 691 2064 Email rholland@ For other publications or more information please contact Sabine Granger WWF International Ave du Mont Blanc 1196 Gland Switzerland tel 41 22 364 9012 fax 41 22 364 8219 Email sgranger@ Website trade Published October 2003 by WWF- World Wide Fund for Nature Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must mention the title and credit the abovementioned publisher as the copyright owners. Text 2003. All rights reserved. The material and the geographical designations in this report do not imply the expression on an opinion whatsoever on the part of WWF concerning the legal status of any country territory or area or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Acronyms AB Appellate Body WTO CBD .