Network of Regional Governements
for Sustainable Development
for Sustainable Development
Venue and dates - UN Documents - nrg4SD Position and Advocay Papers - nrg4SD Technical Papers - News and Media - Key UN Dates ahead of Rio +20 - nrg4SD Planned Activities during the Rio+20 Conference - Pratical Imformation - Registration - Travel and Accommodation
Web page dedicated to information on nrg4SD activities towards Rio +20 in French >
Web page dedicated to information on nrg4SD activities towards Rio +20 in Spanish > (work in progress)
Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
nrg4SD Position and Advocacy Papers
Key UN Dates ahead of Rio +20
25 – 27 January 2012, New York City, USA: First initial discussions and comments on the zero draft – nrg4SD contributed directly with comments and proposals for amendments via the Major Group – The governments of Catalonia and Quebec participated at the meeting in New York.
18 – 19 February 2012, Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP’s Thirteenth Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum - preparations for Rio+20 and platform for discussions between the Major Groups - nrg4SD participating directly, sponsored by UNEP
20 – 22 February 2012, Nairobi, Kenya: 12th special session of UNEP’s Governing Council/ Global Ministerial - platform for discussions beetween Major Grousp and national delegations in preperation for Rio +20 - direct participation by nrg4SD, sponsored by UNEP
19-23 March 2012, New York, USA: First round of 'informal-informal' negotiations on the zero draft – direct participation by nrg4SD
26-27 March 2012, New York, USA: Third intersessional meeting of UN CSD direct participation by nrg4SD
The schedule of informal-informal negotiations for the period after March 2012 will be discussed by the Bureau in its next meeting
13 - 15 June 2012, New York, USA: 3rd Preparatory Committee Meeting UN CSD- direct participation by nrg4SD
17 - 18 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: nrg4SD Steering Committee - General Assembly and 10th anniversary of nrg4SD
19 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: World Summit of Federated States and Regions - co-organised by the State of Rio de Janeiro, nrg4SD and The Climate Group
20- 22 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20
nrg4SD Planned Activities during the Rio+20 Conference
nrg4SD 2012 General Assembly – 10th anniversary of nrg4SD - World Summit of Federated States and Regions - more information available here >
The Rio+20 Global Town Hall - convened by ICLEI as coordinator of the Major Group (running alongside the UN Conference) - By organising a Global Town Hall at the central Rio+20 venue, the Major Group is provided with a forum where they can interact with the national negotiators, debate the conference proceedings with their peers, and demonstrate their commitments and achievements. This will show the variety of exciting initiatives being undertaken at the subnational level and clearly display the importance of including subnational action when talking about sustainable development globally. The Global Town Hall is envisaged as an open endeavour ‘by many, for many’ and nrg4SD has been invited to incorporate the regional dimension. More information here.
Side events at the UN Conference - A number of on-site side events sponsored by Governments, Major Groups, UN system and other Inter-Governmental Organisations will be organised during the Preparatory Committee Meeting before the Conference (13 -15 June 2012), Four Days of Dialogue on Sustainable Development (16 -19 June 2012) and at Rio+20 (20 -22 June 2012). The on-site side events will take place inside RioCentro Convention Centre and will be coordinated by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development UN CSD Secretariat. In addition, there will be opportunities for stakeholders to organise UNCSD-related activities outside RioCentro Convention Centre (so called off-site events) in various venues in the City of Rio de Janeiro. For more information click here or contact the nrg4SD Secretariat. The nrg4SD Secretariat is examining this possibility in connection to a potential participation at the Global Town Hall.
Practical information
Registration - To attend the Rio+20 Conference, all organisations and major groups should follow a registration process. As nrg4SD is not accredited to the UN Economic and Social Committee ECOSOC (organisations accredited to ECOSOC can already pre-register for Rio+20), a request for accreditation for the Conference was sent by the Secretariat and this will be reviewed by the UN CSD before a final decision is made by the General Assembly of UN. Following a confirmation of registration of nrg4SD, it will be possible for the Network to accredite members. For more information on the accreditation process for UN CSD Rio +20, click here. Individual accreditations are also possible via participation in national delegations. You can also access this information on the right hand side of the home page of the UN CSD Rio+20 website here.
Travel arrangements and accommodation – The UN highlights that all participants to Rio+20 are responsible for their own travel and accommodation in Rio de Janeiro. For the activities co-organised with the State of Rio de Janeiro, our host is in the process, along with the kind suppport of the State of São Paulo of helping to organise a block booking for nrg4SD members. The official booking system put in place by the Brazilian government gives priority for reservations of national delegations and complicates the possibility of having a block booking for nrg4SD. nrg4SD members who will participate at Rio +20 as part of their respective national delegations are encouraged to look into this as soon as possible. In any case, taking into account the complexity of the situation and the large number of participants expected for the UN Conference, nrg4SD members are strongly encouraged to begin planning their trips now. More information available here. A list of hotels and advice on how to make a reservation has been prepared, courtesy of the State of Sao Paulo - available here - EN - FR - ES - PT
More information on nrg4SD's activities in the field of sustainable development available here >
