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New Perspectives on Rio+20: Lessons from the East Japan Disasters

This report presents key findings and lessons learned from the Asia-Pacific Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Rio+20, focusing on the implications of the East Japan disasters. It highlights the importance of resilience, green economy, and institutional frameworks for sustainable development. The report also provides approaches to building a sustainable and resilient society, promoting the green economy, and updating the institutional framework for sustainable development.

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New Perspectives on Rio+20: Lessons from the East Japan Disasters

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  1. Key Findings and Lessons Learned from the Asia-Pacific Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Rio+20 Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 19-20 October 2011, Seoul, Republic of Korea Hironori Hamanaka Chair, Board of Directors Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

  2. International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2011)~ New Asia-Pacific Perspectives towards Rio+20: Implications of the East Japan Disasters~ • The 3rd ISAP: 26-27 July 2011, Yokohama, Japan. • Co-organized by IGES and UNU-IAS. • Collaborators: UNESCAP, UNEP-ROAP, and ADB. • Participants: 850 people. • ISAP2011 is designated as the Asia-Pacific Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Rio+20 • Themes: • Implications of the recent triple disaster in Eastern Japan. • Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication • Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD) • The outcome and elaborated messages will be submitted as input from Asia and the Pacific to UNDESA for the compilation document as a basis of zero-draft of the outcome document of Rio+20 on 1 November 2011.

  3. Key points • ‘Resilience’is key for SD • Green economy is an interim milestone for SD. • Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development (IFSD) is necessary condition for SD.

  4. Sustainable and Resilient Society (1) • A resilient society has adaptive capacity and robustness • Handle shocks while maintaining functionality • Grow stronger over time. • Extreme events can damage past achievements • Delay progress on sustainable development. • Why Resilience? Greater emphasis in policy and research to resilience and vulnerability in sustainable development. Social, Economic, and Environmental Condition Sustainable Development Pathway Resilience enables a quick return Disruption from shock due to vulnerability Time

  5. Sustainable and Resilient Society (2) • Approaches to a Sustainable and Resilient Society • Multi-stakeholder and Multi-level Governance with better participation and pro-poor, vulnerable approach • Financial Schemes for risk mitigation and smooth recovery • Decentralised and Diversified Infrastructure of energy, water, transportation, etc. - safe, secure and green energy systems Mitigation & Recovery Finance Decentralized & Diversified Infrastructure Market Circulation Production Multi-stakeholder Multi-level Governance Government Redistribution Building infrastructure Regulation/ Conservation Human Capital Physical Capital Natural Capital

  6. Green Economy (1) Why green economy? Overcome vulnerability caused by excessive pursuit of economic efficiency Economic efficiency Profit maximisation Competitiveness Mass consumption & production Environmental vulnerability Social vulnerability Economic vulnerability Poverty & income gaps Price volatility of natural resources Ecosystem degradation & natural disasters Worsened labour conditions • Key aspects Green investment Job creation International policy coordination Precautionary principle

  7. Green Economy (2) Key Approaches and Roadmap Key Approaches Short-term Mid-term Long-term Green investment in renewable energy: Multilateral agreement on adjustment measures Regional energy market harmonisation Ecological tax reform e.g. carbon tax Low-carbon economy NAMAs in Non-Annex I countries Innovative reduction policies Int’l fund for sustainable resource management Analytical tools to identify effective policy interventions Change in consumption patterns 3R policies & top-runner approach Sustainable consumption & production e.g. natural resource tax, resource cap Sustainable agriculture and green production supply chain Firm methodology on green accounting Accurate valuation techniques Ecological decision making Enlargement of PES Sustainable use of ecosystem services

  8. IFSD(1) Updating IFSD to respond to current and future challenges • Context • Present institutional framework inadequate to meet current and future challenges and development goals • SD agenda overshadowed by foreign policy concerns; • Although global commons management and transboundary issues increasingly are of national level interest Interventions • Strengthen integration and mainstreaming of SD at all levels of governance • Increase capacity building, tech. transfer, funding • Close persistent implementation gap Phased Approach (short, medium and long term )

  9. IFSD (2) Reform phases and content

  10. Thank you very much for your attention. http://www.iges.or.jp/

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