Stakeholder Forum is calling on Development and Environment Group (DEG) members and UK stakeholders to respond the Secretary-General’s Questionnaire.
How can Scotland's experience of local green economies inform global policy discussions on sustainable development? SSDF has partnered with Stakeholder Forum for a day of discussion and debate with high profile speakers and workshops. The conference will take place in Edinburgh on Tuesday 21st September.
The UNCSD has confirmed dates for PrepCom meetings, intersessional meetings for Earth Summit 2012 as well as the dates of the actual conference itself. To view a road map to Earth Summit 2012 click here.
The conference is titled: Strengthening Institutions to Address Climate Change and Advance a Green Economy as a contribution to the rio+20 process and the UNFCCC process.
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To read Felix Dodds' speech click here.
The UNCSD have uploaded a new Rio+20 Questionnaire on their official website. There are currently three Questionnaires on Experiences, Success Factors, Risks and Challenges with regards to the Objectives and Themes of UN Conference on Sustainable Development. To view the questionnaires click here.
The UN Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability has launched its official website, which enumerates its members, terms of reference and other documents relating to the Panel's work. The High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) brings together leading global policymakers, private sector and civil society experts in order to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable growth and low-carbon prosperity for present and future generations.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today unveiled a new Panel on global sustainability that is tasked with finding ways to lift people out of poverty while tackling climate change and ensuring that economic development is environmentally friendly.