Towards the People’s Summit at Rio+20
On 24-29 January 2012, thousands of representatives from civil society organizations and social movements gathered in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to participate in the Thematic Social Forum on Rio+20. The Forum was designed as a major preparatory moment towards the “People’s Summit in Rio+20” which will run in parallel to the official Rio+20 Conference in June. [More...]
First round of Rio+20 negotiations: Major Groups urge Member States to be more ambitious
The initial discussions on the “zero draft” outcome document for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) took place on 25-27 January at UN Headquarters in New York. Expectations were high at the start of the initial discussions, especially concerning the reactions on the draft outcome document. The latter was prepared by the Co-chairs of the Rio+20 Bureau on the basis of inputs submitted by Member States, Political Groups, United Nations institutions and Major Groups and civil society organizations, and serves as a basis for (...) [More...]
Abu Dhabi: the centre of the renewable energy debate
On 14-15 January 2012, the second session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The session was immediately followed by the fifth World Future Energy Summit (Abu Dhabi, 16-19 January 2012). While the first meeting was held among Member States of IRENA, and discussed IRENA’s future work programme, the second event was open to a wider audience involved in innovative renewable and sustainable energy production (...) [More...]
Río+twenties publishes a Río+20 Participation Guide: an introduction for children and youth
Río+twenties, a platform that facilitates the active participation of youth in the lead up to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), published a “Rio+20 Participation Guide” in order to enhance children’s and youth’s understanding of the Rio+20 (...) [More...]
November 2011 NGLS Civil Society Consultation for the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability
At the request of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP), NGLS conducted a civil society consultation from 1-11 November 2011 to gather inputs for consideration by the GSP before the final meeting of the Panel on 13-14 December (...) [More...]
Effective Access to Data for Environmental Progress: the Eye on Earth Summit
Making data accessible to all, especially emerging economies, to address environmental and social concerns was the focus of the recent Eye on Earth Summit. [More...]
