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December 2011 |
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 22:01 |
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December was a busy month for Stakeholder Forum with our support for the government of Monaco's Sustainable Use of Oceans meeting beign one of major December events. We also had a team at the UNFCCC with the Water and Climate Coalition and also producing the stakeholder newsletter Outreach. In Geneva we ran a stakeholder capacity building workshop prior to the Rio+20 European prepcom. Finally we produced Outreach and spoke at a number of events at the UNCSD2012 session in December before enjoying a good holiday. |
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February 2012 |
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Saturday, 04 February 2012 15:15 |
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The European Economic and Social Council Confernce Go Sustainable Be Responsible opening panel with Felix Dodds Executive Director, Brice Lalonde, Exeuctive Coordinator for Rio+20, Staffan Nilsson EESC President and Janez Potcnik Commissioner for Environment European Commissioner
The Dutch Platform for Rio+20 invited me to address a Rio+20 event (February 2nd 2012). Chairing is the Dutch Ambassador for Sustainable Development Kitty Vander Haijden. The event updated the Dutch stakeholders on the developments the previous week at the UNCSD 2012 preparatory meeting and what might be possible for Rio.
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January 2012 |
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Saturday, 04 February 2012 14:49 |
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I was asked to speak at the French Conference 'Towards a new global governance of the environment' in paris on the 31st of January. Other speakers included the French Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, the great Danish Minister Ida Auken. Her uncle Svend Auken was also environment Minister and helped get WSSD off the ground. Brice Lalonde Executive Coordinator Rio+20, Andre Correa de Lago Rio+20 Brazilian Ambassador and Cherif Rahmani Algerian Minister of the Environment. The event looked at the idea of upgrading the UNEP into a World Environmental Organization and the creation of a Sustainable Development Council of the UN General Assembly. In my presentation i supported both and the call by industry for a Convention on Corporate Sustainability.
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November 2011 |
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Monday, 14 November 2011 20:03 |
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Speaking on Rio+20 at the Kennedy School Harvard John Matuszak (US) Jorge Leguna Celis (Mexico) Joe ALdy (former Special Assistant to the President) and Felix Dodds
launching the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Insecurity book in Montreal at the SBSTA CBD meeting with Ahmed Djoghlaf Executive Secretary of Convention on Biological Diversity
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September 2011 |
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011 22:26 |
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Elizabeth Thompson one of the two Executive Coordinators for Rio+20 visits the Stakeholder Forum office and is given a copy of the UN DPI NGO Declaration from Bonn.
Over 1600 people attened the UN DPI NGO Conference Sustainable Societies - Responsive Citizens which I had the pleasure to Chair.
"Rio must underline that the foundation for a green economy and a strong institutional framework for sustainable development is people. People are consumers, activists, volunteers, and (responsive) citizens. People who are actively engaged in their communities and societies will ensure action to effectively tackle pressing sustainable development issues."
Opening speech by Felix Dodds.
The BBC blog can be read here
The conference agreed unanimously a chairs text which supported a set of Sustainable Development Goals
You can watch the videos of the plenary and round tables on the UN DPI Web Site.
Derek Osborn and Felix Dodds addressed the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee on Rio+20 on the 14th of Septamber and the evidence can be heard here.
On the 18th of September i made a presentation of the UN DPI NGO Conference Declaration to the UN Secretary General Panel on Global Sustainability. |
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