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ICLEI World Congress 2012. Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 14-17 June 2012
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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The Congress programme exposed delegates to a wide variety of solutions to the local sustainability challenges they face. State of the art, holistic and innovative solutions to urban challenges were presented by technical providers, businesses and local government representatives. A panel of experts reviewed and discussed the potential and implementation of these solutions. From cities with integrated climate resilience strategies, to those leading the way in developing strategies for ensuring food security, to debates over the Green Urban Economy, these parallel sessions informed, inspired and provided an opportunity for our Members and partners to showcase their work. Presentations are available online.
Green growth and environmental governance in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
Posted on: 17 July 2012
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The OECD Green Growth Strategy, launched in May 2011, provides concrete recommendations and measurement tools to support countries’ efforts to achieve economic growth and development, while at the same time ensure that natural assets continue to provide the ecosystems services on which our well-being relies. The strategy proposes a flexible policy framework that can be tailored to different country circumstances and stages of development. OECD Green Growth Papers complement the OECD Green Growth Studies series, and aim to stimulate discussion and analysis on specific topics and obtain feedback from interested audiences. The latest paper in the series takes stock of the latest developments in the overall economic and social conditions in countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), market signals and environmental governance arrangements that may facilitate the shift towards green growth, and discusses possible barriers and measures to overcome them. At the same time, the report delineates the possible elements of a more coherent and effective reform agenda. In such a way the report aims to serve as background and a starting point for follow up development of green growth policies in EECCA.
The Rio+20 Conference: Objectives, processes and outcomes
Posted on: 17 July 2012
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Being published soon after the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) that took place on 20-22 June 2012, this ESDN Quarterly Report provides a comprehensive overview of the road to the Rio+20 and what the outcomes the conference produced.
Rio+20 and its implications for Sustainable Development Policy at the EU and national level. Copenhagen, 28-29 June 2012
Posted on: 17 July 2012
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The European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN) Conference 2012, organised by the ESDN in cooperation with the Danish EU Presidency, took place shortly after the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), enabling the ESDN Conference to reflect on the results of Rio+20 and to discuss their implications for sustainable development policy and governance for the different political levels and the different actors. Documentation of the conference, including videos, slides of all presentations, the conference discussion paper, the conference program, the participant list and a photo documentation can be found online. The conference report will follow later.
Rio+20 Debrief: Trading places
Posted on: 10 July 2012
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Whereas the first Rio conference in 1992 produced international treaties on climate change and biodiversity that were hailed as landmarks in human history, this year’s summit produced a 53-page document entitled The Future We Want, which has been widely derided for being weak and meaningless. KPMG has issued this special edition of Sustainable Insight for an overview of the outcomes of the conference, the implications for business and a summary of the Rio+20 commitments.
New knowledge for resilient futures
Posted on: 3 July 2012
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The Transition Research Network (TRN) is a self-organising peer group of academics and community activists which aims to: help advance understanding and practice in transition; support transition groups to address their research needs; help transform the crisis in our universities into an opportunity for positive change in research culture, making research relevant, fulfilling, and fun. A report has been published which highlights the outcome of two recent meetings. The first, held in Manchester on 28 November 2011, identified some of the key issues, along with approaches through which they might be addressed. The second meeting, held in Plymouth on 29 February 2012, aimed to identify solutions.
Who’s going to save the planet? Brighton, 17 May 2012
Posted on: 27 June 2012
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The STEPS Centre and the Institute of Development Studies hosted a public debate as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. The panel included Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion; Solitaire Townsend, MD of the sustainability communications agency Futerra; Thurstan Crockett, Head of Sustainability and Environmental Policy, Brighton and Hove City Council; and Nick Robins, Head of HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence. An audio recording of the event is available online.
The future we want
Posted on: 27 June 2012
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The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development agreed on the above outcome document at Rio20+.
Local sustainability 2012: Taking stock and moving forward. Global Review
Posted on: 27 June 2012
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The aim of the Local Sustainability 2012 study is to document the variety of local processes for sustainability that have emerged globally since the 1992 Earth Summit. Local initiatives, many of them inspired by Local Agenda 21, have made a lasting mark not only on local but also on national and international governance systems, changing profoundly the way we think about sustainable development and pushing the boundaries of what is achievable. The Local Sustainability 2012 study consists of two complementary reports: Taking Stock and Moving Forward. Global Review and Showcasing Progress. Case Studies.
Rio+20: where it should lead
Posted on: 25 June 2012
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Although progress has been made since 1992, sustainable development has not gained the traction those at the original summit would have hoped. The authors, including leaders from politics, business, NGOs, economics, science and the youth movement, including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, give opinions about why this is, the lessons we have learned and where we go next. Taken together they make a powerful case for sustainable development being at the centre of any new settlement that emerges from the current economic crisis.
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