Environment Ministers Meeting

We convene regular meetings with Commonwealth Environment Ministers to discuss priority issues on environment, natural resources management and climate change for sustainable development.

The Commonwealth Consultative Group on Environment (CCGE) was established by the Commonwealth Secretary-General in 1993 following the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), often known as the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

The aim is to facilitate discussion among member countries in the wings of appropriate international meetings. CCGE’s terms of reference are to:

• provide a forum for high-level exchange of views on environmental issues of particular concern to member countries.
• exchange views and experiences at national and regional levels in planning for environmentally sustainable development.
• develop proposals for more effective Commonwealth action in priority areas.
• assist the post-UNCED process by facilitating informal discussions on critical environmental and development issues on which the Commonwealth can contribute to the development of an international consensus.
• provide strategic guidance to the Commonwealth Secretariat's work programme on the environment.

CCGE is the Commonwealth's primary intergovernmental forum for consultations on environment and sustainable development issues. It meets in the wings of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum.

Recent Meetings

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