Reflecting on the initial consultations on the zero draft of the outcome document, held from 25-27 January 2012, Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), notes that delegates emphasized three elements for the eventual agreement.
31 January 2012: In a new post to his blog, Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), writes that the January discussions on the zero draft of the outcome document “pointed to a number of must haves for Rio+20.”
Reflecting on the initial consultations on the zero draft of the outcome document, held from 25-27 January 2012, Sha notes that delegates emphasized three elements for the eventual agreement: sustainable development goals (SDGs); a robust framework for action, including mobilization of financing from all sources, technology cooperation and transfer, capacity building, engagement of all stakeholders in implementation, including through innovative partnerships, and putting science, education, innovation in the service of sustainable development; and a strengthened institutional framework to advance integration, implementation and coherence. [Blog Post: 2012 got off to a good start in preparations for Rio+20]