More than 500 on-site side events organized by Governments, Major Groups, Organizations from the UN system and other International Organizations
will take place in RioCentro during Prepcom III (13-15 June), the Sustainable Development Dialogue Days (16-19 June) and the Summit (20-22 June).
Please see below the preliminary programme of
on-site side events in RioCentro. For questions, please contact us at
side_events@uncsd2012.org.
13 - 22 June 2012
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Resilient Cities - Fostering Local Action for Sustainable Development
Lead organizer:
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
Room:
T-1
Cities are home to half of the world?s population and in the coming years, this number is expected to grow by 70%. As engines of economic growth, innovation and job creation, cities play a pivotal role for sustainable development to be realized. Cities have also become one of the main contributors to many environmental problems. Emerging sustainable development challenges such as disaster risks are brought by rapid urbanization, unsustainable development practices and climate change. More than half of the world?s largest cities, with populations ranging from 2 to 15 million, are currently located in areas of high risk of seismic activity. Furthermore, almost a billion people live in slums or marginal and informal settlements without access to basic services and they are often in high-risk areas. If not addressed properly and in time, disasters will continue to pose significant threats to people?s lives and assets and development actions. It is critical for all stakeholders concerned to bring about a sea change in how we address urban disaster risks.
Energy Day
Lead organizer:
UN Energy
Room:
P3-1
The Rio+20 Energy Day is organized by UN-Energy in cooperation with the Secretary-General’s High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. UN-Energy is the United Nations’ mechanism for inter-agency collaboration in the field of energy. The Sustainable Energy for All initiative, and the subsequent High-level Group, was launched in 2011 by the Secretary-General to generate collective and global action towards three ambitious objectives on energy access, energy efficiency and renewables by 2030.
Featuring a diverse selection of international renowned academics, policy makers, business leaders and civil society representatives, the 12 interactive sessions will examine the important synergies arising from this unique multi-stakeholder approach, with a special emphasis on generating action oriented solutions for the future. For more information, please go to www.sustainableenergyforall.org
Future Cities We Want-Linking and Spreading Sustainable Future Cities-
Lead organizer:
Japan
Room:
T-9
In order to achieve Sustainable Development, building sustainable cities is indispensable. There are a number of frameworks that have been put forward by organizations and associations working on sustainable cities, however, many municipalities, particularly in developing countries, face the lack of technology as well as financial and human resources. In order to build more sustainable cities, it is important to share best practices and to support their own efforts and knowledge sharing. At this side event, Japan, on behalf of itself and its partners, will announce an establishment of an initiative of ?Future Cities We Want?. Activities to be implemented in this initiative are: to formulate concepts of ?Future Cities?; to establish a platform to coordinate a number of existing frameworks; to establish a platform for local authorities to provide mutual support; to establish a mechanism to support resource mobilization; and to promote regional cooperative mechanisms.
The Sustainable and Just City
Lead organizer:
Ford Foundation
Room:
T-2
Now that over half of the world?s population lives in cities, sustainable urbanization is an important new opportunity for the UN?s efforts to advance sustainable development and poverty reduction. This side event will offer a vision for sustainable and just cities and showcase what leaders and practitioners have learned in the implementation of promising initiatives. Speakers will discuss the crucial leadership of mayors and who are scaling up successful strategies in partnership with the world?s heads of state, environmental ministers, civil society organizations, and business leaders. The Ford Foundation will discuss the role of philanthropic institutions in generating greater resources and attention to the challenges of accommodating the 2 billion additional residents that are expected to reside in the world's cities by 2050. Attendees will be invited to share their ideas about to strengthen collaboration between practitioners, leaders, and key stakeholders to achieve a vision of sustainable and just cities.
SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES 2050
Lead organizer:
Northern Alliance for Sustainability
Room:
T-3
Radical new thinking is required to directly address the current urgency for new solutions within new cultural and policy frameworks that will drive more sustainable development and poverty eradication. We need more than technological innovation to transform our current lifestyles into sustainable ones, but also social innovation is crucial to obtain this. A social platform led by civil society organizations and research centers in Europe has been working on defining sustainable lifestyles and drafted roadmaps for more sustainable lifestyles 2050 applying back casting methodologies. In these roadmaps concrete plans of action for different stakeholders are included.
SymbioCity - the role of cities in realizing the Rio+20 agenda
Lead organizer:
Sweden
Room:
P3-A
The world is urbanizing fast. As a consequence the development in cities will be of fundamental importance for almost any sustainability issue. At the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 Sweden launched the SymbioCity-initiative for sustainable cities in partnership with China, building on our experience of innovative, holistic eco-city projects. Since then, the work for sustainable and inclusive urban development has been further intensified in cooperation with China, UAE and other countries and stakeholders who are also spearheading urban sustainability. This side event will engage national and local politicians, front runner cities in Sweden, China, UAE and other countries, industry, urban experts, UN-agencies and stakeholder groups for presentations and discussions on the current thinking, best practices and new commitments for integrated, inclusive and sustainable urban development and the role of cities in realizing the Rio+20 agenda.
Launch of report
Lead organizer:
Division for Sustainable Development (UNDESA)
Room:
P3-1
The side event will present the SD21 project?s synthesis report for policy makers. The report draws upon a series of studies carried out under the project, in addition to recent major assessments. The SD21 studies approach sustainable development from various perspectives: (a) expert assessment of the progress made since 1992, including a review of Agenda 21 and the Rio principles; (b) critical analysis of global scenario exercises since 1992; (c) future vision of sustainable development, as suggested by ecological economics, compared to the ?green economy? and ?business-as-usual? views; (d) sectoral perspectives on challenges and potential ways forward. The project also includes a scenario component which analyzes sustainable development options based on the most recent scenarios prepared by key institutions for Rio+20.
Food and the City
Lead organizer:
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
Room:
T-4
Shortly after the world urban population surpassed the world rural population and the food price crisis of 2007-8, the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD17) called for ?strong rural-urban linkages and partnerships between countryside and communities, to enhance livelihoods and food security?. Food Security and Cities are both priority theme areas of the green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
Second Track beyond Rio - a Chinese Perspective on Green Economy
Lead organizer:
Eco-Forum Global
Room:
T-10
Eco-Forum Global (EFG) is the first of its kind as an international non-profit foundation incorporated in China. EFG believes strongly in the capability of informal mechanisms to bring together key decision makers from all stakeholders to better pursue a sustainable future.
Our side event?s theme will be ?China Forum: Building an Inclusive and Green Economy.? We will have a moderator and approximately 5-7 panelists, including Maurice Strong, former Under Secretary-General of the UN, Hans d?Orville, Assistant Director-General for Strategic Planning of UNESCO, and Zhang Xinsheng, Secretary-General of Eco-Forum Global and former Chair of UNESCO?s Executive Board.
This side event will provide a conclusion on effective strategies to build a green economy using the Chinese experience as a starting point and discuss ways and actions to sustain progress toward sustainable development goals after Rio+20. In particular, the panel will discuss how informal mechanisms can contribute to a post-Rio+20 world.
Decisions we need for the city of 2030
Lead organizer:
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
Room:
P3-6
In 2050, about 9 billion people will live on this planet ? how can we ensure at least basic, decent livelihoods for all with more equity and social justice while climatic changes will have taken effect, scarcity will have led to significant price increases in water, food, mineral oil, natural gas, and many materials? ICLEI?s vision is not to merely look at the status quo and make incremental improvements to it, but rather to consider the systemic changes we need to make now in order to ensure sustained human life on earth. Within this approach, the side event will consider specifically how we must design our cities now in order to create a sustainable urban future. Which decisions and by whom have to be taken now in order to create a sustainable urban city of 2050?
