Modeling Facilitation in Collaborative Environmental Governance: An Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) Study of the United Nations’ Greening the Blue Initiative

Diplôme Master Modeling Facilitation in Collaborative Environmental Governance: An Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) Study of the United Nations’ Greening the Blue Initiative eng 2026-02-25 author Lu Zhuoxin 425001 director Shakra Rasha 0000-0003-4542-3173 774678 Services communs de l'Institut des sciences de l'environnement (ISECO) Collaborative governance is increasingly used to address environmental challenges that exceed the capacity of individual organizations. Within the United Nations system, the Greening the Blue initiative represents a system-wide effort to reduce the environmental footprint of organizational operations through coordination and information sharing, coordinated primarily by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As part of the broader UN system, entities such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) participate in these efforts while operating under diverse resource constraints. Although participating entities share sustainability objectives, such differences introduce uncertainty regarding implementation, making facilitation a key element of the collaborative process. This study examines how facilitation shapes collaborative outputs under conditions of bounded rationality, using Greening the Blue as the primary analytical context. An agent-based model (ABM) is developed to simulate repeated interactions among organizational actors, capturing how information sharing and facilitation influence collective outcomes over time. The study demonstrates the usefulness of agent-based modeling for analyzing collaborative environmental governance in international organizations. Collaborative Governance International Telecommunication Union (ITU) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Greening the Blue Facilitation Agent- Based Modeling United Nations Dewey 354.3 MIHDS Master in Innovation, Human Development and Sustainability 199 Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial TF false 81861a2d-1e4b-46b8-9fee-1bbd7e08cb5e Master thesis Private Internship_Report_Zhuoxin_Lu_24-327.pdf 2792970 application/pdf b8a2a78733e514a7eef91f67f7e3bc670af20ef1d2b795020d9a662ae3132241 closedAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial

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