United Nations Environment Programme North American Regional Civil Society Consultation In Preparation for the 5th Global Ministerial Environment Forum Moderator’s Summary

Background 1. This is the Moderator’s Summary of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) consultation with North American civil society to provide input into UNEP’s upcoming Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GMEF) to be held in March, 2004, in Jeju, South Korea. The Civil Society Consultation was held on 10 December 2003. It was co-hosted by UNEP’s Regional Office of North America (RONA) and the Environmental Change and Security Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC.