Green Economy for Sustainable Mountain Development
ICIMOD is pleased to announce the release of a new publication, ‘Green Economy for Sustainable Mountain Development: A Concept Paper for Rio+20 and Beyond’.
Monthly Archive: October 2011
Green Economy for Sustainable Mountain Development
ICIMOD is pleased to announce the release of a new publication, ‘Green Economy for Sustainable Mountain Development: A Concept Paper for Rio+20 and Beyond’.
Financiers search for sustainable future
Finance experts gathered in Washington, DC this week to decide how the sector can contribute to creating a stable and sustainable economy.
Rio+20: An Opportunity to Secure a Sustainable Future
Earlier this year the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, said young people needed to be included in national delegations to UN meetings, including next year’s increasingly crucial Rio+20 conference.
UNEP FI Global Round Table webcast
UNEP FI’s Global Round Table webcast is broadcasting live today from Washington D.C. To view the on demand webcast click here.
Conference urges reviewing of Arab development patterns and creation of sustainable development bodies
CAIRO: Officials and experts participating in a meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) called for seizing the opportunity of political and social changes of the Arab Spring...
Asia-Pacific Women’s Major Group Statement
Asia Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+2019-20 October 2011Seoul, South Korea We, the Women’s Major Group representatives* at the Asia Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 call on governments to reaffirm their commitments to...
UN asks Korea to share ‘green experiences’
A senior U.N. official has praised South Korea for its efforts to boost its low-carbon, anti-pollution “green economy” in the context of sustainable development, asking the country to share its experience with the rest...
Is the 12th Plan Sustainable?
The Indian government has repeatedly talked of the need for ‘sustainable development’, in which environmental and human development concerns are integrated. Does the draft 12th Plan Approach Paper move India closer to this goal?...
End looting of natural resources: Sudarshan
For sustainable development, looting of natural resources must stop, H. Sudarshan, Director of Karuna Trust and Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra (VGKK), Bangalore, has said.