Rio+20: “Achieving Global Justice in the Green Economy”

Innovative Thinking towards Fair Natural Resources Sharing

This event is made possible by the support of the Federal Public Planning Service Sustainable Development (PODDO) Belgium

On the way to Rio, where are we ?

• 3rd Prepcom and Rio+20: 13-22 June 2012• Regional preparatory meetings were in 2011• First and second intersessional too• Third intersessional will be next week (19-27 March)

Zero draft: compiled document with input from governments, major groups and international organisations. This document is now being negotiated during the “informal informals” and intersessional.

The green economy

In zero draft more written on what it is NOT.. but still open for discussion. A lot of confusion however.

Some countries against, as they see it as threat for their trade, and some because they are afraid of putting nature (too much) into the market.

Europe wants roadmap, binding agreement and phasing out unsustainable production and consumption.

USA want no roadmap, but a voluntary approach and promoting sustainable consumption.

International Framework for sustainable development

Topics raised:

•From CSD to Council?•From UNEP to UNEO?•From MDGs to SDGs?•International Environmental Court?•Ombudsperson for future generations ?•CSRA convention?•Principle 10?

Today’s topic:

• How to achieve Global Justice and fair sharing of available natural resources ?

• This important issue is often mentioned in the debates, but never really concretised. There is a kind of moral agreement about this, but still not a political one. Same in Climate Change negotiations.

Fair share for all ?

Hypothesis

• The wealth of the overconsumers is often at the expenses of the poorer countries. Material and financial flows are going from South to North: who is helping who ?

• But also on the account of future generations and the planet.

» How to stop this ?

‘Contraction and Convergence’

Environmental Space

Developing countries

Industrial countriesFormer Eastern European countries

Level of welfare

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Floor (= dignity life line)

Based on Rochol

Have an inspiring day !!

Program

09:45-10:00 Welcome Address Opening Introduction - “On the way to Rio: where are we? by Ms. Leida Rijnhout, Executive Director of ANPED

10:0 0-10:15 Introduction by EESC Representative - by Mr. Pedro Narro, Member of Sustainable Development Observatory

10:1 5-10:30 Introduction by EU Danish Presidency - by Mr. Anders Rune Bjerrum, Special Advisor to the Minister on Rio+20

10:3 0-11:00 “Reversed Development Aid” by Dr. Francine Mestrum, researcher and activist

11:0 0-11:30 “MDGs, SDGs: Towards a future international sustainable development framework?” by Ms. Denise Auclair - CIDSE

11:3 0-11:45 COFFEE BREAK

11:45-12:15 “Millennium Consumption Goals” by Thomas Brose – Klimabündnis – Bonn - Germany

12:1 5-13:00 Panel debate: “Will Rio+20 pave the way for a more just world order?” moderated by Ms. Laura Shields, Freelance Journalist

• OECD – M r. Earnán O'Cleirigh, Developm ent Assistance Com mittee • Belgian Directorate G eneral for Developm ent (DG D) – Ms. Renata

Vandeputte • CONCOR D - Sally Nicholson, WWF

14:30-15:00 “Global management of Resource use” by Mr. Joachim Spangenberg - EU Commission Resource Efficiency expert

15:0 0-15:30 “Quotas for resource use” by Ms. Veronika Kiss – CEEweb

15:3 0-16:15 Panel debate: “Can we learn to live well while respecting the Earth’s ecological limits?” moderated by Ms. Laura S hie lds, Free lance Journalist

• EU Commission DG Environment – M .r Jakub Wejchert • ETUC – . Ms Kirton-Darling Judith • UNEP - M .r Chris Vanden Bilck ,e Head of Liaison Office to the EU • EEB – . Mr Jere myW ,ates Executiv e Director

16:1 5 -1 6 :3 0 CONCLUSION ,S

by .Ms Lei da Rijnhout