The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) is being organized in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 64/236 (A/RES/64/236). The Conference will take place in Brazil on 4-6 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document.
The objective of the Conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and address new and emerging challenges
The Conference will focus on two themes: (a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and (b) the institutional framework for sustainable development.
Rio+20 – WFEO-ICSU Science & Technology Global Forum
WFEO, as a partner within the Scientific & Technological Communities, has a comprehensive program of activities -together with ICSU- in the preparation of the Rio+20 Conference aiming at providing scientific knowledge, engineering expertise and appropriate technologies that are timely, up-to-date, and targeted specifically to the Conference objectives.
The WFEO-ICSU Science & Technology Global Forum is being planned to be held in the week of 25 May with the following tentative program:
1st day
AM Inauguration
PM Food and Water Security
2nd day
AM Climate Change and Environment
PM Energy
3rd day
AM Urban Issues (Transport, Infrastructure,etc.)
PM Natural Disasters
4th day
AM Free (Opening of Preparatory Conference)
PM Ecosystems and Bio-diversity; Traditional Knowledge
5th day
AM Human Welfare
PM Green Economy; Social Models
6th day
AM High Level Session with Science & Technology Ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Europe, South Africa, China.
An International Organizing Committee for this Global Forum will be made up of the following members: ICSU President (Chair), WFEO President, ISSC (Int’l Social Sciences Council) President, UNESCO Deputy Director General for Science, ICSU Senior Advisor for Rio+20, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil, and the President of the Academy of Sciences of Brazil.
A Local Steering Committee with representatives of ICSU, WFEO, the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Academy of Sciences of Brazil will take care of the interaction with Brazilian authorities to facilitate the
implementation of the Forum.
Within WFEO, the WFEO-UN Relations Committee is acting as the focal point for the organization of the Global Forum activities.
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