Will the High Level Panel report on Global Sustainability change anything?

'Resilient people, resilient planet: a future worth choosing' - Report of the High-level Panel of the Secretary-General on Global Sustainability is now under consideration in the UN Secretary General's office & is expected to considerably influence the Rio+20 outcome document. Following is the link to the report: http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/66/700 Following is a critique published in The Hindu: http://ww...

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Committee on Allocation of Natural Resources - Latest from the Government

The Prime Minister of India chaired a meeting with the Ashok Chawla Committee to oversee the recommendations with regard to allocation of Natural Resources. What was the role of the committee? The Committee on Allocation of Natural Resources was constituted to examine the approach to allocating natural resources such as land, coal, minerals, petroleum, natural gas, etc. The purpose was to obtain recommendations which would enhance transparency, effectiveness and sustainability in the allocation, pricing and utilization of natural resources...

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For more updates on events in SB 36 UNFCCC Meeting in Bonn

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Work Programme on Agriculture; Priorities for Small Holder Farmers

A brief report of the SB 36 side event, Bonn NGOs slam proposed work programme on agriculture UNFCCC Climate change Conference (SB36) 16th May, 2012 Bonn In a side event at UNFCC SB 36 titled “Work Programme on Agriculture; Priorities for Small Holder Farmers” network of organizations came out heavily on the proposed work programme on agriculture, which many of the Annex 1 and also developing countries are proposing SBSTA to undertake. In SB 36, SBSTA work is focused on analyzing submission and discussing views of country parties...

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PRIORITIES FOR RIO+20 28th April, 2012, Conference Room No.2, India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi Organizers Beyond Copenhagen, Bharat Jan Vigyan Jathha, CECOEDECON, IDS, Jaipur, PAIRVI, Pan Himalayan Grassroots Development Foundation, SADED, SANSAD Brief Report The National Consultation was organized with a view to bring in multiple stakeholders, persons and institutions to build an understanding on the sustainable development agenda and chart out a distinct road map...

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