EARTH SUMMIT 2012: 'Sustainable Development - The Peace of the Future'
Since the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesberg in 2002, there has been a dramatic increase in threats to peace and security caused by social, environmental and economic crises.
In light of the new and immense challenges faced by the sustainable development agenda, Stakeholder Forum is supporting the call for a World Summit in 2012.
With this website and a range of other activities, we hereby kick-start the discussions on an Earth Summit in 2012, twenty years on from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
NEWS
The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the College of William and Mary organised an event Global Environmental Governance Forum: Reflecting on the past, moving into the future
At the event the majority of people speaking on the first day did so assuming that a Rio+20 event will happen and it seems that at the Environmental Ministers meeting in Belgrade on Saturday and Sunday on IEG also put Rio+20 into their roadmap.
Dr Toepfer floated his idea of reconvening of the Brundtland Commission to deal with the range of issues centering around Green Economy.
Ambassador Lars Goren Engfelt presented findings from his new book "From Stockholm to Johannesburg and beyond". This book is a must for anyone interested in sustainable development governance. It is published by the Government of Sweden.
- The Brazilian government submit comments on the possibility of holding a high level event on sustainable development in 2012. To read this document and what a possible summit could address click here
On the 26th of May the Brazilian submitted a document on the possibility of convening a high level event on sustainable development in preparation of the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in response to an invitation by the Secretariat.
- In response to the response to an invitation by the Secretariat to submit comments on the possibility of convening a high level event in 2012 the Czech Republic submited its view on behalf of the European Union. To read this document click here
The Czech Republic stated that sustainable development was a fundamental priority of the European Union, and appreciated the opportunity to discuss the possibility of a high level event. The letter stated that the focus of such an event could be on key issues of the environment and development agenda, which have a multiple effect on a larger number of other issues. The European Union welcomes the opportunity to engage with the wider UN community to discuss a high level event and looks forward to elaboration of the Brazilian proposal
Trade Unions endorse Rio+20
Read their CSD article from Outreach Issues!
Tony Manwaring of Tomorrows Company calls for a Rio+20 here
Read Emilio D'Alessio President of Local Agenda21 Italian Assocation on Rio+20 here
Speech Delivered at CSD-17
Felix Dodds spoke on the potential summit at a CSD side event organised by the Brazilian government
Stakeholder Forum launches Earth Summit Blog
Stakeholder Forum has launched a blog to discuss issues and events as we prepare for Earth Summit 2012.
