For Media
- Daily read-outs from Conference Secretary-General
- UN Media Advisory & Logistics for Rio+20
- Media advisory in French
- Media Accreditation
- Preliminary Information note
- Briefing on logistics by the Government of Brazil
- UN System Media Contacts
- Logo & Guidelines
- A ONU Brasil na Rio+20
Hotels for Press
Accommodation levels in Rio de Janeiro are anticipated to be at full occupancy during the conference. While it is not the responsibility of the United Nations to procure accommodation for the media, it should be noted that the Brazilian national organizing committee for Rio+20 has committed to blocking a minimum of 500 hotel rooms in Rio de Janeiro for media covering the conference. Costs must be covered by the media. For more details, visit: http://www.rio20.gov.br For information regarding room availability please contact: Terramar Travel Agency
Emails: reservas2@terramar.tur.br or reservas4@terramar.tur.br or reservas8@terramar.tur.br
Tel: (+55+21) 35120067 or (+55+11) 30142042 or (+55+19) 35145600
Media representatives must present their approval letter and copy rio20.hoteis@itamaraty.gov.br when requesting their accommodations.
RRI, Oxfam Dialogue Highlights Linkages between Forestry, Climate Change and Food Security Issues
The Tenth Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Dialogue, which convened from 7-8 September 2011, in The Hague, the Netherlands, focused on common approaches to dealing with the challenges of food security and climate change.
The Dialogue brought together individuals from the forestry, agriculture, climate change and food security communities to engage in discussions and breakdown sectoral knowledge ?silos.? Participants convened in five panel sessions and held discussions on: global challenges and responses in forests and agriculture; the current status of rights, livelihoods and governance in the world?s rural and forest areas; the role and interface of agriculture and forests in mitigating and adapting to climate change; actions to meet food security needs in the context of large-scale investments, small-holder production and community forestry; and emerging common approaches to address challenges.
The Dialogue was organized by RRI and Oxfam International and sought to influence policy dialogues in fora including the Committee on Food Security, the Working Group of the G20 Food Security pillar, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP), the 2012 International Eco-Agriculture Conference, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and the 2012 follow-up to The Hague Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change.
The Dialogue brought together individuals from the forestry, agriculture, climate change and food security communities to engage in discussions and breakdown sectoral knowledge ?silos.? Participants convened in five panel sessions and held discussions on: global challenges and responses in forests and agriculture; the current status of rights, livelihoods and governance in the world?s rural and forest areas; the role and interface of agriculture and forests in mitigating and adapting to climate change; actions to meet food security needs in the context of large-scale investments, small-holder production and community forestry; and emerging common approaches to address challenges.
The Dialogue was organized by RRI and Oxfam International and sought to influence policy dialogues in fora including the Committee on Food Security, the Working Group of the G20 Food Security pillar, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP), the 2012 International Eco-Agriculture Conference, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), and the 2012 follow-up to The Hague Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change.