In preparation for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD; Rio+20 Conference), scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, member States of the United Nations Economic Commission for...
15 December 2011: At an event organized by the Ford Foundation on the sidelines of the Second Intersessional Meeting for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
As indicated in our contribution to UN DESA, in our view the main operational outcomes of the Rio+20 should include a green economy roadmap with specific goals, objectives and actions at international level as...
In Rio, equity and sustainability will be central parameters of thinking about the future of our economies. That allows us to address some of the crises before this [current economic] crisis. Some of the...
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, “Rio +20”, will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 20 to 22 June 2012. The conference will be preceded by the third Preparatory Committee meeting...
Nairobi, Kenya – Poor countries across the world are engaging with the rich countries to reduce emissions from forests and fast track transitions to a low carbon, resource efficient Green Economy, the UN Environmental...
The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus Conference took place between 16 – 18 of November, 2011 in Bonn, Germany. Around 500 delegates from governments, intergovernmental organisations, civil society and the private sector attended...
With the upcoming 2012 Earth Summit marking the 20th anniversary of the Rio 1992 Conference and 30 years since the Brundtland Commission, the dialogue on the need for a convention on social responsibility has...
The UN Environment Management Group (EMG) & the UN Development Group (UNDG) Invite you to a Side-Event on UN system contributions to Rio+20. 14 December 2011 at 3:00-5:00 PM Room E UNHQ, NEW YORK
Humanity has come to think of ocean resources and their potential as limitless. But the planet and its resources are finite. Humanity has carelessly exploited the oceans and its resources. This puts at risk...
