The Future We Want. RIO+20. Rio de Janeiro. BRASIL

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Our Future Common Report or Brundtland. UNITED NATIONS

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Issues relevant to the objective and themes of the RIO+20. UN

Objective & Themes

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 Issues Briefs

The UNCSD Secretariat together with its partners has prepared a series of Rio+20Issues Briefs. The purpose of the Rio+20 Issues Briefs is to provide a channel for policymakers and other interested stakeholders to discuss and review issues relevant to the objective and themes of the conference, including a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, as well as the institutional framework for sustainable development.

Issues Brief 5 - Sustainable Cities, UN-DESA

This brief is aimed at providing a basic reference fact sheet relative to international time-bound commitments in the area of cities, with a view to facilitating constructive discussion around sustainable cities in the course of the preparation for UNCSD. It examines existing commitments; briefly reports on the implementation of those; examines proposals that have been made to date in relation to future goals with time-bound targets for the international community to consider. Finally, suggestions are made on how goals for the future in this area could be structured.

Issues Brief 11 - Water, UN-DESA

This brief is aimed at providing a basic reference relating to international time-bound commitments in the area of water, with a view to facilitating discussion around water resources, management and quality in the course of the preparation for UNCSD. It examines existing commitments; briefly reports on their implementation; examines proposals that have been made to date in relation to future goals with time-bound targets for the international community to consider. Finally, a number of examples are cited of good practices in improving access and sustainable management of scarce water resources.

Issues Brief 13 - Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport in Emerging and Developing Economies , UN-DESA

At the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg in 2002, Member States agreed to ?promote an integrated approach to policymaking at the national, regional and local levels for transport services and systems to promote sustainable development, including policies and planning for land use, infrastructure, public transport systems and goods delivery networks, with a view to providing safe, affordable and efficient transportation, increasing energy efficiency, reducing pollution, congestion and adverse health effects and limiting urban sprawl, taking into account national priorities and circumstances.?

Source: RIO+20. UN

A Presidente Dilma Rousseff inagura a RIO+20. Rio de Janeiro. BRASIL

Dilma Rousseff. Presidente do Brasil.

Fonte: Globo.com

A presidente Dilma Rousseff afirmou nesta quarta (13), durante a inauguração do Pavilhão Brasil na Rio+20, Conferência das Nações Unidas sobre Desenvolvimento Sustentável, que o Brasil é exemplo de que é possível crescer com sustentabilidade e pediu que "todos os países do mundo" assumam compromissos de proteção ao meio ambiente.

"A Rio+20 faz parte de um processo que começa com a Rio 92. Naquela época se colocou o meio ambiente na agenda internacional. Teremos que dar outra partida, outro início, um recomeço. Temos que provar que esse mundo que julgamos possível e real é também um mundo em que cabe um alerta, sobre a necessidade de um compromisso de todos os países do mundo”, afirmou.

Dilma defendeu ainda um modelo econômico que alie "preservação", "construção" e "crescimento". Segundo a presidente, as crises financeiras internacionais não podem prejudicar a busca pelo desenvolvimento sustentável. “Temos um desenvolvimento e modelo de desenvolvimento e não achamos correto mudá-los ao sabor das crises”, disse.

“O meio ambiente não é um adereço, faz parte da visão de crescer e incluir”, destacou, fazendo um alerta voltado aos países desenvolvidos. "Sobretudo durante crises, é importante que tenhamos consciência de que não tem desenvolvimento possível com base em ajustes que prejudicam pessoas, ajustes que prejudicam o meio ambiente e a biodiversidade."

Fonte: Globo.com

Fonte: Globo.com

World Habitat Day 2011. CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

"The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, World Habitat Day will be celebrated on 3 October 2011 and the Global Celebration will be hosted by the Government of Mexico. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all, to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.The United Nations chose the theme Cities and Climate Change was chosen because climate change is fast becoming the preeminent development challenge of the 21st century. Indeed, no-one today can really foresee the predicament in which a town or city will find itself in 10, 20 or 30 years time. In this new urban era with most of humanity now living in towns and cities, we must bear in mind that the greatest impacts of disasters resulting from climate change begin and end in cities. Cities too have a great influence on climate change." (Source: UNHABITAT)

World Habitat Day celebrations