Opis: From Rio+20 to a New Development Agenda - Liz Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Jorge Laguna Celis

Twenty years after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, "The Earth Summit", the Rio+20 conference in 2012 brought life back to sustainable development by putting it at the centre of a new global development partnership, one in which sustainable development is the basis for eradicating poverty, upholding human development and transforming economies. Written by practitioners and participants involved in the multilateral process of negotiations, this book presents a unique insider analysis of not only what happened and why, but also where the outcomes might impact in the future, particularly in the UN development agenda beyond 2015. The book throws light on the changing nature of multilateralism and questions frequent assumptions on how policy is defined within the UN. It shows that Rio+20 was more than an international meeting; it represented a culminating point of decades of successes and failures and a watershed moment for seminal concepts, ideas and partnerships including the Green Economy, zero tolerance on land degradation, the introduction of Sustainable Development Goals, the creation of national measurements of consumption, production and well-being that are intended to go beyond GDP, the introduction of national green accounting and the commitment of billions of dollars for sustainable development partnerships, including Sustainable Energy for All. The authors conclude by mapping out a new agenda for development in 2015, when the current Millennium Development Goals framework is due to expire. An agenda that will restore faith in the UN and inspire a global response to the demographic, economic and environmental challenges that will define our future in the decades to come. "Multilateral negotiations are very complex. Issues such as peace and security, sustainable development and climate change have all proven how difficult it is to negotiate to consensus amongst the global family of nations. The Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development ushered in new policy and institutional approaches for achieving sustainable development. The three authors of this book represent the various stakeholders in the multilateral negotiation process - countries, civil society and the UN system. The authors are uniquely positioned to offer readers a better insight into how a consensus in multilateral negotiations emerge, the result of Rio+20 and the evolving global development agenda." - H.E. Dr. John W. Ashe, Co-Chairman, Rio+20 Preparatory Committee, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations "Long-term sustainability solutions can only be brokered at the international level - and a huge amount of energy and expertise has gone into those international agendas since 1972. Through the Stakeholder Forum, Felix Dodds has been at the heart of that global diplomacy for more than 20 years, allowing him and his co-authors, Liz Thompson and Jorge Laguna Celis to draw on that wealth of experience and theirs in order to map out a robust and inspiring road map for a better world." - Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director, Forum for the Future and former Chair of Stakeholder Forum "This is the ultimate 'insider's guide' to the Rio+20 process, taking the reader from the preliminary discussions back in 2007 all the way through the conference itself and into the future. In tabloid terminology, Felix Dodds, Jorge Laguna Celis and Liz Thompson give us 'the thrills, the spills, the personalities and power-plays' that shaped the summit and its diverse outcome. Whether you regard the outcome as primarily a missed opportunity due to its fundamental incompatibility with respect for planetary boundaries and its failure to match President Lula's pre-conference vision of an event that would lead to 'a new and more balanced distribution of wealth' in the world, as I continue to do, or whether you share the authors' optimism regarding the re-moulding of international institutions and the voluntary commitments secured in Rio, this book will give you a deeper and broader understanding of why Rio reached the outcomes it did. And as it makes clear, there is still much to play for, particularly in regard of the sustainable development goals, which could yet provide impetus for a global move towards the future we both want and need." - Richard Black, former BBC Environment Correspondent "The Earth Summit of 1992 was a pivotal event in multilateralism; it set the world on a journey to sustainable development. In 2012 the world's governments returned to Rio to rechart that path in the light of past successes and failures and the new challenges which lay ahead. In this book, three development practitioners conduct an interdisciplinary assessment of the outcome document of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development, 'The Future We Want' and the post-2015 development agenda. It is a refreshing and timely contribution to the body of development literature." - Sir Shridath Ramphal, former Commonwealth Secretary-General "This book is a decisive contribution to a better understanding of the Rio+20 negotiations which in many ways were the genesis of the Post-2015 process. The negotiations were dauntingly complex given the range of issues covered, and this book is both timely and seminal as it will enable those who did not participate in the process, for the first time, to fully appreciate the scope of the negotiations. This will be a vital referent for the discussions under the Post-2015 process which need to be widely participatory. This book will contribute to facilitating informed and substantive participation by a wide range of stakeholders."- Paula Caballero Gomez, Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Colombia "The landscape of geopolitics is rapidly changing, as is our view of how we can live and prosper within the planet's boundaries while attaining sustainable global development. Dodds, Celis and Thompson have captured the nuances of these changes and challenges, presenting them in a way that enhances our understanding of the major development issues of our time and the response of the multilateral system to those issues." - Dame Billie Miller, former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Barbados "Out of respect for our children we as politicians must show will and courage to embark on a new course towards turning the unsustainable use of natural resources around. It is my hope we will succeed in setting ambitious global sustainability goals in the UN in 2015 to continue the hard work done at Rio+20. This book highlights that it is not about changing gears. It is about changing lanes." - Ida Auken, Minister of Environment, Denmark "This is an invaluable contribution to the on-going conversation on the future of our planets and its present and future inhabitants. The ideas for action are anchored in an erudite appraisal of the results of the Rio+20 summit and deserve careful consideration by policy makers, advocacy groups and concerned citizens." - Shafqat Kakakhel, former Deputy Director of UNEP "This book is an animated, engaging and well documented tour through the recent history of development, culminating in Rio+20 and its declaration. But it goes beyond history and points a path for achieving the kind of development that human beings long for and how we must plan for it. This is probably the greatest challenge of our time and this book gives us hope that we are up to it." - Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus, PanAmerican Health Organization, Chancellor of the University of the West Indies "There are many who are only too happy to dismiss multilateral negotiations because of their painfully slow progress and bizarre esoteric practices. Sections of the media feel cliche bound to portray them as a junket circuit for politicians and officials, and delight in calling them a waste of time and money. And it is undoubtedly the case that drive, passion, ideas and excitement is much more obvious in the myriad of Introduction 1. The Re-birth of Sustainable Development President Lula da Silva's & Brazil's case for a Rio+20 The 2008 crisis as a catalyst for breaking the silos between development and sustainable development The old order changes and the emergence of new players in the developing world The science underpinning an integrated approach towards development 2. Chronicling the Key shapers of Rio+20 How was Rio+20 constructed The formal preparations process and the lessons to be drawn The political role of the UN Secretary-General Innovative partnerships supporting Rio+20 The informal process in New York and its importance for consensus building International meetings that gave Rio+20 a global impact Stakeholders preparations and their growing influence in the policy definition process The transition from the informal and the global to the textual of The Future We Want Enabling UN leaders behind Rio+20 The Rio+20 Secretariat 3. How did it All Come to Happen? The decisions that were required to start building a new development framework Key divergences as the meeting started The Group of developing countries too diverse to negotiate as a single block? The European Union and Rio+20 The United States of America and Rio+20 A final push to conclude the process No perfect outcome: the gaps in The Future We Want 4. Multiplying Commitments Introduction The stakeholder dialogue days Voluntary commitments National sustainable development councils and economic and social committees Subnational and local government Future Earth Education and training World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability Initiatives on transparency and access to information Sustainable Energy 4 All (SE4All) and commitments and achievements at Rio+20 Financial commitments 5. From Rio+20 to 2015 and the New Development Agenda Was Rio+20 a failure or a success? A new inspiring narrative: development for all within the limits of our planet Institutions for a new development agenda How can universal sustainable development goals build a single yet differentiated development agenda? Resource mobilization and financing for sustainable development A reformed Economic and Social Council and the High Level Political Forum The UN Environment Assembly and a new governance model for environmental sustainability The role of stakeholders in global policy making Ahead of January 2016 Appendix I: Stakeholder Forum Appendix II: Earth Negotiations Bulletin

Szczegóły: From Rio+20 to a New Development Agenda - Liz Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Jorge Laguna Celis

Tytuł: From Rio+20 to a New Development Agenda
Autor: Liz Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson, Jorge Laguna Celis
Producent: Routledge
ISBN: 9780415716543
Rok produkcji: 2014
Ilość stron: 264
Oprawa: Miękka

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