1. On the road to Rio
Local governments and Rio+20
Ania Rok,
Project Officer Urban Governance
and Sustainability Management
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2. days to go
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3. 1992
UN Conference on Environment and Development
(The Earth Summit), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
LA21
2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development
Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
4-6 June 2012
UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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4. Rio+20: main themes
green economy, within the context of sustainable
development and poverty eradication
institutional framework for sustainable development
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5. The century of cities
urban areas account for 75% of CO2 emissions,
main sources: buildings, transport, industry
by 2050 70% of world population to live in cities
urban population to grow from 3.5 bln in 2010
to 6.3 bln in 2050, with 95% of increase occurring in
developing countries
urban capacity needs to double in the next 40 years!
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6. 41 trillion dollars to be spent… how?
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7. Getting our concepts right
GOAL
Quality of life for all
without exceeding the limits of the planetary systems
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8. Cities and green economy
greening of urban economies essential
for the global transition
cities as resource-producing systems, not only
consumers
from efficiency to sufficiency
global standards needed for local economies to work
(e.g. removal of perverse subsidies, accountability
framework for business)
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9. It’s all about governance…
current institutional set-up is not working
we need a multi-level, inclusive and accountable
governance system
clear goals and relevant indicators are key
(Agenda 2050)
single global organization working on all
environmental issues
global science-policy interface
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10. Local governments – global actors
top-down approach not effective
recognition, responsibility and decision-shaping
powers in international processes
decentralization is not only about tasks,
it should entail transfer of powers and resources
city-to-city cooperation
local science-policy interface
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11. ICLEI and Rio+20
Local Authority Major Group Organizing Partner
Global Town Hall in parallel to Rio+20
World Congress & Research Symposium
Local Sustainability 2012 global study
position papers on Rio+20 themes input to
zero draft
Nov 1
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12. Coming up…
Share your story: Local Sustainability 2012 study
Cities invited to participate in LSE Cities – ICLEI
Green Economy Survey
Call for contributions - The Economics of Green Cities:
World Compendium on the Green Urban Economy
Call for contributions – ICLEI World Congress 2012
and Research Symposium, 29 May – 1 June 2012,
Belo Horizonte
& many more!
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13. iclei.org/local2012
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14. iclei.org/local2012
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15. THANK YOU!
ania.rok@iclei.org
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