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Commission on Sustainable Development Overview of CSD-14 -- Way forward for CSD-5 Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development: Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico City, 7-8 September 2006 Kathleen L. Abdalla Division for Sustainable Development Department of Economic and Social Affairs
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Commission on Sustainable Development Overview of CSD-14 -- Way forward for CSD-5 Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development: Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico City, 7-8 September 2006 Kathleen L. Abdalla Division for Sustainable Development Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations
Rio Conference on Environment and Development 1992 – Agenda 21 • Millennium Summit 2000 • 9th Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development 2001 • World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, 2002 • World Summit 2005 • CSD14 2006 / CSD15 2007
CSD Post Johannesburg • Focus on Implementation • Two Year Cycle • 1st Year review and Assessment • 2nd Year Policy year • Partnership Fair • Learning Centre • Regional Input
CSD-14/15 Issues Energy for Sustainable Development Industrial Development Air Pollution/Atmosphere Climate Change
CSD14/15 – Energy for Sustainable Development, Industrial Development, Air pollution/atmosphere, climate change Secretary General’s Report Regional Preparatory Meetings Europe, Latin America, West Asia, Africa, Asia & Pacific. Related Activities and meetings Secretary General’s Report CSD14 April/May 2006 WSSD Partnership Results Chair’s Summary Intergovernmental Preparatory Meeting Feb 2007 Chair’s summary/ negotiating document CSD15—Policy deliberations and agreements CSD15 30 April- 11May 2007
Wpr;d Partnerships for Sustainable Development – Post WSSD • Global Village Energy Partnership • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership • Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles • Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership • The LPG Challenge http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/partnerships/partnerships.htm
Wpr;d CSD-14: Challenges for the Way Forward Energy for Development • Providing energy for all – access to reliable and affordable energy services • Promoting energy efficiency • Increasing the share of renewable energy • Development, use and transfer of cleaner energy technologies • Reducing health effects from use of traditional biomass energy • Integrating energy for sustainable development in national development plans
Wpr;d CSD-14: Challenges for the Way Forward Industrial Development • Promoting and enabling environment for industrial development in developing countries through • integration into global markets and supply changes, • trade liberalization, • improving market access, • strengthening capacity to diversify exports, • boost productivity and meet product standards, • particularly for SMEs; • Promoting good governance including a transparent legal and regulatory framework; • Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production
Wpr;d CSD-14: Challenges for the Way Forward Air Pollution/Atmosphere • Reducing air pollution --focus on • Transportation • Industry • Urban development • Energy production and consumption • Reducing Indoor air pollution from traditional biomass fuels and its health impacts on women and children
Wpr;d CSD-14: Challenges for the Way Forward Climate Change • Promoting international cooperation on climate change -- urgently • Mitigation and adaptation • Strengthening support to vulnerable countries on adaptation – SIDS, LDCs • Reinforcing the Clean Development Mechanism
Wpr;d CSD-14: Challenges for the Way Forward • Enhancing international and regional cooperation • Enhancing role of partnerships • Addressing special needs of AFRICA, SIDS, LDCs and landlocked countries • Enhancing role and status of women • Mobilizing resources • Integrating issues into national sustainable development strategies. PRSPs….
Wpr;d Matrix of Activities • Information tool -- continually updated • Case studies/lessons learned • Practical experiences on implementation • Inputs from Governments, NGOs, UN agencies, regional and international organizations <http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd14/documents/matrixCSD14.pdf>
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Wpr;d CSD-15 Policy Options and Practical Measures • Menu of policy options • Case studies/lessons learned • Practical measures • Matrix of activities • Regional inputs <http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev>