The Rio+ 20 Conference has come to an end! This
post would attempt to summarize the final resolution; which I must say is quite
a lengthy read – two hundred and eighty three (283) points in all, reached at
the conference. The link to the actual document can be found below, please take
out time to read it.
The first paragraph; “our common vision”,
basically has the heads of state and government and high level representatives
reaffirming their commitment to sustainable development and eradication of
poverty, which is a means to this. They also reaffirmed their commitment to the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and a whole lot of other
things.
The next paragraph; “renewing political
commitment”, has the heads of state and government and high level
representatives reaffirming Rio
principles and past action plans, assessing the progress to date and the
remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on
sustainable development and addressing new and emerging challenges.
“Green economy
in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication”, takes into
account the fact that there are different approaches, visions, models and tools available to
each country, in accordance with its national circumstances and priorities, to
achieve sustainable development. Yet, they should be guided by and in
accordance with all the Rio principles, Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of
Implementation.
Paragraph four, “institutional framework for sustainable development”, talks about strengthening the three dimensions of
sustainable development, strengthening intergovernmental arrangements for
sustainable development; the roles of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council and the
establishment of a high level political forum and what the forum hopes to
achieve.
The fifth paragraph, “framework for action and follow-up”, makes up
for the bulk of the document as it talks about a whole lot of thematic areas and
cross-sectoral issues like poverty eradication, food security and nutrition and
sustainable agriculture, water and sanitation, energy, sustainable tourism, sustainable
transport, sustainable cities and human settlements, oceans and seas etc.
Special focus was placed on Africa.
“Means of
implementation”, is the sixth paragraph and talks about the means of
implementation identified in Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further
Implementation of Agenda 21, Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, the Monterrey
Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development and the
Doha Declaration on Financing for Development. Finance, technology, capacity
building and trade were some of the finer points hampered on.
In conclusion, the final point of the
document, “We welcome the commitments voluntarily entered into at Rio+20 and
throughout 2012 by all stakeholders and their networks to implement concrete
policies, plans, programs, projects and actions to promote sustainable
development and poverty eradication. We invite the Secretary-General to compile
these commitments and facilitate access to other registries that have compiled
commitments, in an internet-based registry. The registry should make
information about the commitments fully transparent and accessible to the
public, and it should be periodically updated.”
Source
http://www.uncsd2012.org/content/documents/727The%20Future%20We%20Want%2019%20June%201230pm.pdf
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