New Foundations for the Future Side Event, 17th May

Stakeholder Forum and UN NGLS hosted a joint side event during the first day of the PrepComm, sharing the outcomes from the ‘New Foundations for the Future’ conference that was held on 15^th May.

The side event was addressed by Derek Osborn, President of Stakeholder Forum; Hannah Stoddart, Policy Coordinator at Stakeholder Forum; Zac Bleicher of UN NGLS, and Flore-Anne Bourgeois-Prieur of UN NGLS.

All four speakers outlined some of the issues raised during the conference on 15^th May, proposing options for possible outcomes from Rio+20 to advance the sustainable development agenda. Presentations built on the draft report that emerged from the conference – an advanced unedited version of the report was circulated. A final comprehensive version of the report will be available by the end of June 2010.

In official coverage of PrepComm1, this side event was identified as a ‘highlight’ of the meeting.