This is the second edition of this unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG), written and compiled by two veterans, Richard E. Saunier and Richard A. Meganck. It provides a compilation of over 5500 terms, organizations and acronyms, drawn from hundreds of official sources. An introductory essay frames the major issues in GEG and outlines the pitfalls of taking past one another when discussing the most critical of issues facing the planet. It challenges those who are concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often-opposing objectives sought in the many GEG instruments. This fully revised and updated edition contains over 500 new entries and acronyms on global environmental governance as well as a new introductory section on global water governance.

The book is divided in two part, Part 1 contains an Essay on Global Environmental Governance, and Part II: A Dictionary of Selected Terms, Concepts, Jargons, Acronyms Used in Global Environmental Governance.

This book, authored by Cledan Mandri-Perrott and published by IWA provides practical guidance on applying public private partnership structures within the constraints of European legislation, with examples on how to ensure consistency with EU procurement, competition law and the Water Framework Directive. It reconciles the need for adequate regulation within the context of a monopoly provision of service–a major concern of the European competition policy.

The book is intended to provide practical guidance on how to introduce a Public Private partnership (PPP) as a strategy towards helping meet the demands for massive capital investments and improved management and performance in the water and wastewater sector. The priciples discussed in this book will also be useful outside European context.