Key Findings and Lessons Learned from the Asia-Pacific Multi-stakeholder Consultation

on Rio+20

Hironori HamanakaChair, Board of DirectorsInstitute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 19-20 October 2011, Seoul, Republic of Korea

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International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2011)~ New Asia-Pacific Perspectives towards Rio+20: Implications of

the East Japan Disasters~

The 3rd ISAP: 26-27 July 2011, Yokohama, Japan. Co-organized by IGES and UNU-IAS. Collaborators: UNESCAP, UNEP-ROAP, and ADB. Participants: 850 people. ISAP2011 is designated as the Asia-Pacific Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Rio+20 Themes:

(1) Implications of the recent triple disaster in Eastern Japan.

(2) Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication

(3) Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD)

The outcome and elaborated messages will be submitted as input from Asia and the Pacific to UNDESA for the compilation document as a basis of zero-draft of the outcome document of Rio+20 on 1 November 2011.

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Key points

‘Resilience’ is key for SD

Green economy is an interim milestone for SD.

Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD) is necessary condition for SD.

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Sustainable and Resilient Society (1)

Why Resilience?

A resilient society has adaptive capacity and robustness Handle shocks while maintaining functionality Grow stronger over time.

• Extreme events can damage past achievements • Delay progress on sustainable development.

Resilience enables a quick returnResilience enables a quick return

Social, Economic, and Environmental

Condition

Time

Disruption from shock due to vulnerability

Sustainable Development PathwaySustainable Development Pathway

Greater emphasis in policy and research to resilience and vulnerability in sustainable development.

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Decentralized & Diversified Infrastructure

Mitigation & Recovery Finance

Multi-stakeholder Multi-level Governance

Approaches to a Sustainable and Resilient Society Multi-stakeholder and Multi-level Governance with better participation and

pro-poor, vulnerable approach Financial Schemes for risk mitigation and smooth recovery Decentralised and Diversified Infrastructure of energy, water, transportation, etc.

- safe, secure and green energy systems

Human CapitalHuman Capital

Physical Capital

Physical Capital

Natural CapitalNatural Capital

GovernmentGovernment

RedistributionRedistribution Building infrastructure

Building infrastructure

MarketMarket

ProductionProductionCirculationCirculation

Regulation/ ConservationRegulation/

Conservation

Sustainable and Resilient Society (2)

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Why green economy?

Overcome vulnerability caused by excessive pursuit of economic efficiency

Socialvulnerability

Environmentalvulnerability

Economicvulnerability

Economic efficiencyProfit maximisation Competitiveness

Mass consumption & production

Poverty & income gaps

Worsened labour conditions

Price volatility of natural resources

Ecosystemdegradation

& natural disasters

Key aspects

Green investment

International policy coordination Precautionary principle

Job creation

Green Economy (1)

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Key Approaches and RoadmapShort-term Mid-term Long-term

Low-carbon economy

Sustainable consumption & production

Sustainable use

of ecosystem services

Ecological tax reforme.g. carbon tax

Regional energy market harmonisation

Multilateral agreement on adjustment measures

NAMAs in Non-Annex I countries

3R policies & top-runner approach

Analytical tools to identify effective policy interventions

Int’l fund for sustainable resource management

Innovative reduction policies

Enlargement of PES

Accurate valuation techniques

Firm methodology on green accounting

Ecological decision making

Green investment in renewable energy:

Key Approaches

Change in consumption patterns e.g. natural

resource tax, resource cap

Sustainable agriculture and green production supply chain

Green Economy (2)

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Updating IFSD to respond to current and future challenges

Key Principles/Directions- Multilevel governance- Multistakeholder participation- Integration among 3 SD dimensions and others- Strengthen environmental dimension of SD- Subsidiarity

Interventions Strengthen integration and mainstreaming of SD at all

levels of governance Increase capacity building, tech. transfer, funding

– Close persistent implementation gap

Phased Approach (short, medium and long term )

Context Present institutional framework inadequate to meet

current and future challenges and development goals SD agenda overshadowed by foreign policy concerns;

– Although global commons management and transboundary issues increasingly are of national level interest

IFSD (1)

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Reform phases and content

IFSD (2)

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Thank you very much for your attention.

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