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Felix Dodds Stakeholder Forum

“ Rio+20 What can we expect? A Stakeholder Perspective on the Rio Conference on Sustainable Development ”. Felix Dodds Stakeholder Forum. 1. Sustainable Development Governance. Lessons learnt from the first twenty years. 1. 3. 2. Sustainable Development Governance.

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Felix Dodds Stakeholder Forum

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  1. “Rio+20 What can we expect? A Stakeholder Perspective on the Rio Conference on Sustainable Development” Felix DoddsStakeholder Forum

  2. 1 Sustainable Development Governance Lessons learnt from the first twenty years

  3. 1 3 2 Sustainable Development Governance Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication Stakeholder activity www.earthsummit2012.org

  4. Commission on Sustainable Development - mandate “3(a) To monitor progress in the implementation of Agenda 21 and activities related to the integration of environmental and developmental goals throughout the United Nations system through analysis and evaluation of reports from all relevant organs, organizations, programmes and institutions of the United Nations system dealing with various issues of environment and development, including those related to finance.”

  5. The first seven years 1994 CSD: called for the development of an “effective legally binding instruments concerning the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure on the importation of chemicals” 1995 CSD: established the United Nations Inter-government Panel on Forests 1996 CSD: set out the requirements for the establishment of the institutional arrangements for the implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities 1997 UNGASS: called for by the year 2002, the formulation and elaboration of national strategies for sustainable development, the establishment of the UN Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) for three years (1997-2000), and the establishment of multi-stakeholder dialogues with governments within the UN CSD

  6. The first seven years 1998 CSD:called on UNCTAD, UNEP and UN DESA to help develop a vulnerability index for the quantitative and analytical work on the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States and the establishment of a review of voluntary initiatives within industry. 1999 CSD:established an expansion of the United Nations guidelines on consumer protection to include sustainable consumption. It also established an open-ended informal consultation processes on oceans and seas under the UN General Assembly. 2000 CSD:set out the terms of reference for a new permanent body – the United Nations Forum on Forests.

  7. World Summit on Sustainable Development “143. The General Assembly of the United Nations should adopt sustainable development as a key element of the overarching framework for United Nations activities, particularly for achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration, and should give overall political direction to the implementation of Agenda 21 and its review.” WSSD JPoI .

  8. Options for Change Sustainable Development UNEP Other possible change

  9. Commission on Global Governance “The Trusteeship Council should be given a new mandate over the global commons in the context of concern for the security of the planet.”

  10. New Institution • Trusteeship Council requires a charter amendment • A Council of the UN General Assembly does not • World Summit 2005 – changed the Human Rights Commission to the UN Human Rights Council

  11. New Institution Emerging Issues or review? • A council at the highest level that addresses not only issues such as climate security, energy security, water security, ecosystem and bio-diversity security, green economy, increased migration, natural disasters and urbanization but also the inter-linkagesamong them could be a real advance ahead of that agenda’s full impact being felt.

  12. New Institution Review Council at the GA Level continuing the review of implementation and policy development of UNCSD, JPOI and Agenda 21. This would be done by recreating the present Commission at a UN GA level and hoping that doing so would add to a higher political commitment. From its inception, it would be important to ensure that part of it was attended by Heads of State and by ministries other than just the environment.

  13. New Institution A Council of the UN General Assembly enabling text from the World Summit 2005 “160. We request the President of the General Assembly to conduct open, transparent and inclusive negotiations, to be completed as soon as possible during the sixtieth session, with the aim of establishing the mandate, modalities, functions, size, composition, membership, working methods and procedures of the Council.”

  14. UNEP • UNEO • Strengthen science base • Universal memberships • Assured funding • WEO • Clustering MEAs in a WTO structure • Incremental • Executive Board

  15. Other reforms • Sustainable Development Board • WFP, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, UNEP, UN Habitat • Delivering as one • Endorse “one country programs” and approve related allocations. • Maintain a strategic overview of the system. • Review the implementation of global analytical and normative work of the UN in sustainable development activities. • Oversee the management of funding mechanism for the MDGs or their successor. • Review the performance of the resident coordinator system. • Commission periodic strategic reviews of “one country programs.” • Consider and act on independent evaluation and audit findings.

  16. Other sectors and ideas • Agriculture • Fisheries • Forests • Energy • Human Settlement • Commissioner for Future Generations – Ombudsman for national parliaments

  17. Convention speak • Convention on Corporate Social Responsibility • Convention on P10 • Convention on New technologies

  18. Missing Chapter of A21 A proposed Chapter 41 of Agenda 21 was put forward in 1991 by the UN Centre for Transnational Corporations. The Chapter called, ‘Transnational Corporations and Sustainable Development’ had many good suggestions on: • Global Corporate Environmental Management • Risk and Hazard Minimization • Environmentally Sounder Consumer Patterns • Full Cost Environmental Accounting • Environmental Conventions, Standards and Guidelines

  19. Commission on TNCs (1973-1993) When the General Assembly formally created the Commission and the Centre, it approved three broad objectives to guide the work of the UN on transnational corporations : • to further understanding of the political, economic, social, and legal effects of TNC activity, especially in developing countries; • to secure international arrangements that promote the positive contributions of TNCs to national development goals and world economic growth while controlling and eliminating their negative effects; • to strengthen the negotiating capacity of host countries, in particular the developing countries, in their dealings with TNCs

  20. A challenge The parallels of the ecological problems with the financial crisis are clear. The banks and financial institutions privatized the gains and socialized the losses. We are doing the same with the planets natural capital. Our present lifestyles are drawing down the ecological capital from other parts of the world and from future generations.

  21. Aviva Investor’s Earth Summit proposal • Aviva is UK largest insurance company (and 6th in the world) and is proposing for the United Nations member states at the 2012 Earth Summit to commit to develop a global framework convention requiring companies to produce an Annual Report and Accounts that integrates sustainability throughout. • They are particularly keen to see sustainability integrated into the forward looking strategy, but we also want the recent performance data as well as have the reassurance that those responsible for audit, risk and remuneration within the company are also considering this performance.

  22. 2 Green Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication Building a more sustainable, safe and secure world

  23. Chilean economist Prof. Manfred Max-Neef ‘Solutions imply new models that, above all else, begin to accept the limits of the carrying capacity of the Earth: moving from efficiency to sufficiency and well-being. Also necessary is the solution of the present economic imbalances and inequalities. Without equity, peaceful solutions are not possible.’

  24. Principle for the green economy 1. Equitable distribution of wealth 2. Economic equity and fairness 3. Intergenerational Equity Environmental 4. Precautionary Approach Science 5. The Right to Development 6. Internalization of Externalities 7. International Cooperation 8. International liability 9. Information, participation and accountability 10. Sustainable Consumption and Production 11. Strategic, co-ordinated and integrated planning to deliver sustainable development, the green economy and poverty alleviation 12. Just Transition 13. Redefine Well-being – 14. Gender Equality

  25. Some of the challenges Develop a national transition plan: that puts countries on paths to operate within planetary boundaries, and on timescales sufficiently quick to preserve key, ecological life support functions Don’t start from a growth perspective – Japan stopped growing in the 1990s and unemployment is half the US and life expectance is 5 years longer

  26. Some challenges Agree to develop and implement new measures of economic success Commit to reduce income and wealth inequalities between and within countries Put fiscal policy and public expenditure centre stage in managing economic transition Recapture the financial sector for the public good

  27. Reshaping Financial Markets • Investor governance: Convention – examples of good practice – South Africa investor code launched by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange • Fiscal Incentives: tax on financial transactions – Europe may go for this • State owned investment vehicles: sovereign wealth funds are expected to reach $7 trillion by 2012 – long term funds but no sustainability criteria amend the Santiago principles

  28. Reshaping Financial Markets • Credit rating agencies: rarely take sustainability issues into consideration when rating companies or countries - have recently become more powerful in determining the cost and availability of debt to companies and nations. UNEP FI could act as bridge here • Financial market reform: Newly established international oversight groups such as the Financial Stability Board should be revived and upgraded to ensure public purpose of capital markets in investing in sustainable economy

  29. Sustainable Development Goals • Eight are being discussed: • Energy • Food security • Urbanization • Blue Economy • New Indices • Just Transition • Water • Sustainable consumption and production

  30. 3 Stakeholders Building a more sustainable, safe and secure world

  31. Major Groups • Organizing Partners • Brazilian Facilitating Committee • DPI NGO Conference • Sustainable Development Governance Network • Green Economy Coalition • Global Transition 2012

  32. Summary New institutions at the global level for governancesustainable development goalsprinciples for a green economyNew conventionsGlobal engagement of people

  33. www.earthsummit2012.orgfacebook: earthsummit2012twitter: earthsummit2012

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