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Web Updates/Summary
IISD Reporting Services (IISD RS) has produced daily web updates and a summary of this Conference. To download our report, click the HTML or PDF icons below. |
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International Conference on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20
5-7 September 2011 | Kathmandu, Nepal
Highlights for Wednesday 7 September 2011 |
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On Wednesday morning, Andreas Schild, ICIMOD, introduced a session to present the key messages and recommendations from the two-day workshop to the Conference.
The workshop summary was followed by a panel discussion with key stakeholders from mountain regions and international agencies, chaired by Thomas Gass, Ambassador of Switzerland to Nepal. Challenging participants to clarify their expectations of what would change if mountains were reflected in Rio+20 outcomes, MF Farooqui, Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, proposed that the message from mountain community should be that the “world has a problem, and we have a solution.” Olman Serrano, Mountain Partnership Secretariat, highlighted some of the Secretariat’s activities and the importance of influencing the Rio+20 Co-Chairs’ “compilation document” by providing the inputs of this workshop.
On Wednesday afternoon, Andreas Schild, ICIMOD, introduced the session on the way forward for sustainable mountain development and Rio+20. Mohammad Malikyar, National Environmental Protection Agency, Afghanistan, noted his country’s willingness to support the recommendations of this Conference. Sara Ahmed, IDRC, discussed the role of cross-regional collaborations as well interdisciplinary partnerships. In closing the conference, Mathias Jurek, UNEP, urged for the mainstreaming of the outcomes of the Conference in the Rio+20 preparatory process. The meeting closed at 4.45 pm.
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Eklabya Sharma, ICIMOD, and Matthias Jurek, UNEP. |
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Andreas Schild, ICIMOD, and Golam Rasul, ICIMOD. |
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Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI, IISD RS, suggested ways to bring the mountain agenda to Rio+20. |
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The conference room at the Soaltee Hotel. |
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Conference resources
Workshop and Conference Programme
Conference flyer
Green Economy Report
Millennium Ecosystem Assessments Report
Green Economy Coalition
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
Stakeholder Forum
South Centre
IISD RS resources
IISD RS Summary Report of the UNCSD Subregional Preparatory Committee for the Pacific Countries, 21-22 July 2011, Apia, Samoa (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the UNCSD Subregional Preparatory Committee for the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and South China Sea Countries, 7-8 July 2011, Mahé, Seychelles (HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the UNCSD Rio+20 Subregional Preparatory Meeting for the Caribbean, 20 June 2011, Georgetown, Guyana (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the Keeping the Green Economy Blue: A Workshop in Preparation for the UNCSD, 29 April 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2012 UNCSD, 7-8 March 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the First Intersessional Meeting of UNCSD, 10-11 January 2011, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary and Analysis of the First Session of the Preparatory Committee for UNCSD, 17-19 May 2010, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 26 August - 4 September 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
IISD RS coverage of the UN Conference on Environment and Development, 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
IISD RS archive of sustainable development meetings
SDG - A mailing list for news on sustainable development policy
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage |
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