Rio+20 Issues Briefs

The UNCSD Secretariat together with its partners has prepared a series of Rio+20 Issues Briefs. The purpose of the Rio+20 Issues Briefs is to provide a channel for policymakers and other interested stakeholders to discuss and review issues relevant to the objective and themes of the conference, including a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, as well as the institutional framework for sustainable...

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PRIORITIES FOR RIO+20 National Consultation 28 April 2012, Delhi

Favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Flickr: eflon, 2009) The twentieth anniversary of the Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1992) is being celebrated at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) in June 2012. More than 120 heads of the state have already committed to participate in the meeting and it is going to be a watershed event for sustainable development.  A consultation on “Sustainable Development:...

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