It has begun -but will the biggest UN event, also be the biggest failure in terms of real global commitments? Three newspapers provide a little optimism but mainly relate to the gathering storm clouds: The Hindustan Times -20th June 2012 The biggest divergences lies in four areas. They include action on climate change, protectingContinue reading “RIO+20…or RIO – 20? …UN Conference on Sustainable Development 2012”
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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 differentContinue reading “RIO+20 : optimistic or are we on the road to failure?”
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 perContinue reading “RIO+20 – Earth Summit -countdown to the conference”
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 secureContinue reading “RIO+20 – Earth Summit 2012 – Where do we begin? (rio+20 brief 1)”
Capacity Building for Sustainable Development 