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By Benita Nsabua
Created 04/16/2012 - 12:32

RIO+20

Jun 20 2012 - Jun 22 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

About the Rio+20 Conference
At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, will come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet to get to the future we want.
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236), and will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg.
The Rio+20 Conference It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document.

 

Themes of the Conference

 The Conference will focus on two themes:

(a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development poverty eradication [1]; and

(b) the institutional framework for sustainable development [2].

 

Seven priority areas

The preparations for Rio+20 have highlighted seven areas [3] which need priority attention; these include decent jobs, energy, sustainable cities, food security and sustainable agriculture, water, oceans and disaster readiness.

 

Meeting Documents

- Decision on Africa Consensus Statement to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO +20) – [EN [4] | FR [5]]

- Common Positions and Strategies In The Face Of The Challenge Of Green Economy And International - Governance Of The Environment – [EN [6] | FR [7]]

- Decision on the Report of the Thirteenth Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (Amcen) – [EN [8] | FR [9]]

- Africa Consensus Statement to Rio+20  – [EN [10] | FR [11]]

- The Future We Want – [EN [12]]

- The Green Economy in Africa: Setting up the Political Context – [EN [13]]

Follow the link below for more information on Rio+20:

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.html [14]

Event Information

Event Location

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil





    

    



    

    
Source URL: http://www.nepad.org/climatechangeandsustainabledevelopment/earth-summit-rio20

    
Links:
[1] http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/greeneconomy.html

[2] http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/isfd.html

[3] http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/7issues.html

[4] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/18th%20AssemblyJan2012_EN.pdf

[5] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/18th%20Assemblyjan2012%20FR.pdf

[6] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/Assembly%20Decision%20381%20EN.pdf

[7] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/Assembly%20Decision%20%20381%20FR.pdf

[8] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/EX.CLDec_.612_AMCEN_GREENECONOMY.pdf

[9] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/EX.CLDec_.612_AMCEN_GREENECONOMY_FR.pdf

[10] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/COncensus-english.pdf

[11] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/COncensus-french.pdf

[12] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/The%20Future%20We%20want.pdf

[13] http://www.nepad.org/system/files/The%20Green%20Economy%20in%20Africa_Updated25thApril.pdf

[14] http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.html