RIO+20 : optimistic or are we on the road to failure?

There are mixed comments on the potential of the UN conference on sustainable development (Earth Summit 2012) beginning tomorrow (20th June) in Rio de Janeiro. Here are some points raised in the latest DEVEX newsletter Expectations are high for the upcoming U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. But with various groups pushing different

RIO+20 – Earth Summit -countdown to the conference

Before looking to the future it may be worth reflecting on the past to see what happened after the last two major conferences in Rio and Durban. This is one comment from Cicero Lucena (president of GLOBE Brazil): Since 2000 alone, forests equivalent in size to the landmass of Germany have been lost; 80 per

New Training Resources on GENDER from INEE

INEE  has produced another excellent module to add to their Education in Emergencies resources. INEE, the INEE Gender Task Team, and the Global Education Cluster are pleased to announce the addition of a new training module on Gender Responsive Education to the Education in Emergencies Training Package.   The Gender Responsive Education in Emergencies Module complements the rest

RIO+20 – Earth Summit 2012 – Where do we begin? (rio+20 brief 1)

RIO+20 – Earth Summit 2012 United Nations Conference on  Sustainable Development The week of the conference has finally arrived and there are many preparation meetings, some threats if decisions are not made,and everyone living in hope. From the conference web site Why is the conference so important? The objective of the Conference is to secure