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:
(1) Implications of the recent triple disaster in Eastern Japan.
(2) Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
(3) 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.
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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.
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4. Sustainable and Resilient Society (1)
 Why Resilience?
 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.
Greater emphasis in policy and research to
resilience and vulnerability in sustainable development.
Sustainable Development Pathway
Social,
Economic, and Resilience enables
Environmental a quick return
Condition
Disruption from shock
due to vulnerability
Time
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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 & Decentralized &
Recovery Finance Diversified Infrastructure
Market
Circulation Production
Multi-stakeholder
Multi-level Government
Governance Building Regulation/
Redistribution
infrastructure Conservation
Human Physical Natural
Capital Capital Capital
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6. Green Economy (1)
Why green economy?
Overcome vulnerability caused by excessive pursuit of economic efficiency
Economic efficiency Environmental Social Economic
Profit maximisation vulnerability vulnerability vulnerability
Competitiveness
Mass consumption & Poverty & Price volatility of
income gaps natural resources
production
Ecosystem Worsened labour
degradation conditions
& natural disasters
Key aspects
Green investment Job creation
International policy coordination Precautionary principle
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7. Green Economy (2)
Key Approaches and Roadmap
Key Approaches Short-term Mid-term Long-term
Green Ecological Regional Multilateral NAMAs in Low-carbon
investment in tax reform energy market agreement on Non-Annex I economy
renewable e.g. carbon harmonisation adjustment countries
energy: tax measures
Int’l fund for Innovative
Change in Analytical tools reduction
3R policies sustainable
consumption to identify policies Sustainable
& top-runner resource
patterns effective policy e.g. natural consumption
approach management
interventions resource tax, & production
resource cap
Sustainable Firm
agriculture Accurate methodology Ecological
and green Enlargement valuation decision
of PES on green Sustainable use
production techniques accounting making
supply chain of ecosystem
services
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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
Key Principles/Directions
- Multilevel governance Phased Approach
- Multistakeholder participation (short, medium and long term )
- Integration among 3 SD dimensions and others
- Strengthen environmental dimension of SD
- Subsidiarity
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9. IFSD (2)
Reform phases and content
Short /Medium Term (-2020) Long Term (-2050)
Global • Establish SD Council (coordination w/ • Enhance SD Council’s powers
IFSD BWI, IFIs, etc. and overseeing of (budgetary, regulatory)
budgeting within UN) • UN Charter amendment
• High Commissioner for SD
• Concrete SD Goals harmonised w/ MDGs • Harmonise climate, energy w/ SD
• Global Aarhus Convention • Integrate SD principles w/ global
regulatory framework
IEG/UNEP • 1) Universal membership of Governing • Stronger regulatory power of
Council; 2) WEO environmental governance actors
• MEA synergy • MEA harmonisation
Regional • Strengthen regional institutions & • Regional organisations
coordination among them (Asia Environment Organisation)
• Environmental information exchange, • Reporting between levels
capacity development, and support for • Cooperation on implementation
funding application
National & • National SD focal points & coordinating • Formalise participation of local
Subnational bodies at apex of government governments and stakeholders in
• Networking of cities regional & global organisations
• Reporting/ coordinating between levels • Reporting/ coordinating between levels
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10. Thank you very much for your attention.
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