The document discusses preparations for the Rio+20 conference in June 2012, including negotiations around the "zero draft" document. It addresses debates around defining the "green economy" and establishing an international framework for sustainable development. The main topic of the document is how to achieve global justice and fair sharing of natural resources between developed and developing countries.

1. Rio+20: “ Achieving Global Justice
in the Green Economy”
Innovative Thinking towards Fair Natural
Resources Sharing
This event is made possible by the support of the Federal Public Planning
Service
Sustainable Development (PODDO) Belgium

2. On the way to Rio, where are we ?
• 3rd Prepcom and Rio+20: 13-22 June 2012
• Regional preparatory meetings were in 2011
• First and second intersessional too
• Third intersessional will be next week (19-27 March)
Zero draft: compiled document with input from
governments, major groups and international
organisations. This document is now being
negotiated during the “informal informals” and
intersessional.

3. The green economy
In zero draft more written on what it is NOT.. but still
open for discussion. A lot of confusion however.
Some countries against, as they see it as threat for their
trade, and some because they are afraid of putting
nature (too much) into the market.
Europe wants roadmap, binding agreement and phasing
out unsustainable production and consumption.
USA want no roadmap, but a voluntary approach and
promoting sustainable consumption.

4. International Framework for sustainable
development
Topics raised:
•From CSD to Council?
•From UNEP to UNEO?
•From MDGs to SDGs?
•International Environmental Court?
•Ombudsperson for future generations ?
•CSRA convention?
•Principle 10?

5. Today’s topic:
• How to achieve Global Justice and fair
sharing of available natural resources ?
• This important issue is often mentioned in the
debates, but never really concretised. There
is a kind of moral agreement about this, but
still not a political one. Same in Climate
Change negotiations.

6. Fair share for all ?

7. Hypothesis
• The wealth of the overconsumers is often at
the expenses of the poorer countries. Material
and financial flows are going from South to
North: who is helping who ?
• But also on the account of future generations
and the planet.
» How to stop this ?

8. Use of natural resources pp ‘Contraction and Convergence’
Former Eastern Industrial countries
European countries
Ceiling (= overconsumption)
Environmental Space
Floor (= dignity life line)
Developing countries
Level of welfare
Based on Rochol

9. Have an inspiring day !!

10. Program
09:45-10:00 Welcome Address
Opening Introduction - Ò the way to Rio: where are we?
On
by Ms. Leida Rijnhout, Executive Director of ANPED
10:0 0 -10 :15 Introduction by EESC Representative -
by Mr. Pedro Narro, Member of Sustainable Development Observatory
10:1 5 -10 :30 Introduction by EU Danish Presidency -
by Mr. Anders Rune Bjerrum, Special Advisor to the Minister on Rio+20
10:3 0 -11 :00 ÒR eversed Development AidÓ
by Dr. Francine Mestrum, researcher and activist
11:0 0 -11 :30 ÒMDGs, SDGs: Towards a future international sustainable development
framework?Ó
by Ms. Denise Auclair - CIDSE
11:3 0 -11 :45 COFFEE BREAK

11. 11:45-12:15 ÒMill nnium Consumption GoalsÓ
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by Thomas Brose Ð Klimab ndnis Ð Bonn - Germany
12:1 5 -13 :00 Panel debate: ÒWill Rio+20 pave the way for a more just world order?Ó
moderated by Ms. Laura Shields, Freelance Journalist
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12. 14:30-15:00 ÒGl bal management of Resource useÓ
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by Mr. Joachim Spangenberg - EU Commission Resource Efficiency expert
15:0 0 -15 :30 ÒQuotas for resource useÓ
by Ms. Veronika Kiss Ð CEEweb
15:3 0 -16 :15 Panel debate: Ò Can we learn to live well while respecting the EarthÕs
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