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International Governance of Sustainable Development European Hearing Rio+20. Sascha Gabizon, executive director WECF Women in Europe for a Common Future Women Rio+20 Steering Committee. UN GA RESOLUTION 64 /236 (from 24/dec/2009). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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International Governance of Sustainable Development
European HearingRio+20
Sascha Gabizon, executive director WECF Women in Europe for a Common Future
Women Rio+20 Steering Committee
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UN GA RESOLUTION 64/236 (from 24/dec/2009)
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Living with less than 1 dollar a day
•Social and economic inequities are especially hard on women and children
•Women are 70% of the 1.3 billion poor
•More pressure on women from current food, fuel and financial crises
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Priorities for women and international governance of SD
•The economy should support well-being for all within the carrying capacity of the planet
•Currently; most of humanity (women) and the planet are used for the economy of a few
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Markets needs legal frameworks and incentives to assure equity
•The vulnerable and poor cannot rely on market mechanisms alone
•They need rights to protect their lives and livelihoods
• A ‘green’ economic system must promote social equity and gender equity
• Link International Government and Green Economy
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Linking IFSD x IEG x GE ?
ENVIRONMENTAL
SOCIAL ECONOMICAL
INSTITUTIONALFRAMEWORK FOR SD
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ExistingStrongMultilateralOrganizations
GAPS IN CURRENTSD COMMITMENTS
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Possible priorities for women and the Green Economy
•Target: 40% women’s share in new green jobs
•Social protection floor - especially for women house-workers / informal sectors
•Regulation for safe, decent and healthy jobs (chemicals, radiation..)
•Beyond GDP•The American way of life: obsolete
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Promote women’s economic contributions: enable them!
•Secure women’s property rights, land tenure, and control over natural resources
•Promote women’s access to finance, technologies, information, health care
•Enable women - and men - to combine their jobs with childcare
•Promote women in decision making in policy and business (e.g. Norway)
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Possible priorities for women and international governance
Outcome from Rio+20:
•Support an agreement to implement Rio Principle 10*
•Assure women’s equal access to information, public participation and justice
* Examples exist a.o. in UNECE Aarhus Convention, Biosafety Protocol as essential elements of capacity-building, in many national legislations in all regions
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Making the economic sector work for society and environment
• Governance of financial and economic systems
• Abolishing perverse subsidies = cheapest way to sustainable development
• New funding for social and environmental protection, and women in GE:
– Financial Transaction Tax (tobin) – Ocean levy– Kerosene tax– Mining/Primary extraction tax
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Strengthen international environmental governance structure Which fits these objectives (form fits function):• Bring environment ministers higher on the
agenda • Influence financial decisions with impact on the
environment• Assess and monitor new technologies before
widespread use (geo-engineering, nanotech, ..)• Provide new funding means, incl.soft funding• Have the authority to improve coherence
between international agencies• Equitable, transparent, accountable, dispute
settlement
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Possible Options?
Fundamental reform:•Cost reductions at the right places: review UN/Bretton Woods privileges
•Upgrade UNEP •Cluster (the smaller) MEAs as with the 3 chemical conventions?
•Review of UN commissions - CSD, CSW..
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Bottom up - support local women’s organisations
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Thank You