text: (i)Establishment inthecountries mosthardhitbydrought ofdevelopment planswhichtakeaccount ofitsinevitable recurrence; (ii)Establishment ofanetwork ofinstitutes whichwouldspecialize inthe application ofnewscientific knowledge tolocally developed techniques andtechnologies inagricultur.e, silviculture, rangemanagement anduse of~aterresources; (iii)Establishment ofamechanism tosupport regional training centres or networks for.training thelargebodyofSkilled professionals and technicians needed bythedeveloping countries invarious fieldsof desertification control;5. sho pre to~::::::'=~:::C;:-'l;'~jjE.""';" .~~~lJlil>?!"'~Scl·""'l&'~~§S""""'''''''~'''~~;;P;;-_~-­ I (e) Clim~tic change: Establishment ofanetwork ofinstitutions dealing withpossible climatic change, especially thatinduced byC02build-up, toallowqualified institutions indeveloping countries toparticipate meaningfully inthestudyofthisglobal problem, particularly itspossible so~io-economic impacts; (f)Poo:ofexperts: Establishment ofapoolofexperts frombothdeveloped anddeveloping countries inthevarious aspects ofenvironmental impactassessment and environmental cost-benefit analysis, tobefinanced fromspecial voluntary accounts established byGovernments forthatpurpose withaninternational organization, on whichanycountry coulddrawtorstudyoftheenvironmental aspects ofitsmajor development activities; (g)Relations between non-governmental organizations: Establishment andsupport ofmodalities forfurthering practical co-operative efforts betw~en environmental non-governmental organizations indeveloped and developing countries; (h)Someunresolved oremerging environmental issues: Establishment ofanintergovetnmental expertgroup(withbalanced representation ofdeveloped anddeveloping countries), inwhichrepresentatives of industry andparliamentary bodiesshouldparticipate, todiscuss someofthe unresolved oremerging environmental issues. Thisexpertgroupshould make concrete recommendaticns totheGoverning Council onhowtoreachsolutions to theseissuesinaco-operative ratherthanaconfrontational manner. Suchissues mayinclude: (i)Tradeintoxicorseverely restricted chemicals; (ii)Conditions oftransfer ofenvironment-protection technologies; (iii) Internaliza~ion ofadverse external environmental costsinthe cost/benefit andprofit/loss calculations ofnational development projects andprogrammes; (iv)Establishment ofacodeorcodesofenvironmental conduct oran international ecological order. 5.Iftheseproposals areaccepted bytheGoverning Council, theroleofUNEP should remaincatalytic. However, thiscatalytic rolewouldrequire agooddealof preparatory workwhichwouldneedasmallhigh-level unit,within thesecretariat, todealwiththeco-ordination andfollow-up ofthenegotia·tions referred toabove. -41-I, I I' ~f I' I,.I, I 13/10. Administrative Committee onCo-ordination TheGoverning Council 1.TakesnoteofthereportoftheAdministrative Committee onCo-ordination totheCouncil atitsthirteenth session; 22/ 2.Expresses itsappreciation totheCommittee foritscontinued interest in andco-operation withtheUnitedNations Environment Programme andrequests the Executive Director toconveytheappreciation oftheCouncil totheCommittee; 3.Reiterates itsappreciation fortheco-operation shownbytheentire UnitedNations systemindeveloping themethodology forthepreparation ofthe system-wide medium-term environment programme fortheperiod 1984-1989; 4.Invites theCommittee, through theDesignated Officials forEnvironmental Matters, toreviewandfurther develop themethodology inthelightofexperience gained, asthefirststeptowards thepreparation ofthesystem-wide medium-term •programme for1990-1995. 15~hmeeting 24May1985 13/11. Cross-organizational programme analysis for~onsideration by theCommittee fo!':Programme andCo-ordination in1988 TheGoverning Council 1.Welcomes theinitiative oftheCommittee forProgramme andCo-ordination indeciding toconsider across-organizational programme analysis ofthe
analysis: The text appears to focus on the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) efforts to address environmental issues, particularly in developing countries. It discusses proposals for establishment of networks and institutions to tackle desertification, climate change, and other environmental concerns. The text also touches on the importance of cooperation among international organizations, governments, and non-governmental organizations. Given the emphasis on environmental protection and sustainable development, I hypothesize that the most fitting category is likely to be "Natural resources and environment".