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RIO+20 Interregional Learning Meeting
Dakar (Senegal), 15-17 May 2012 - The meeting was funded jointly by UNDESA and UNDP under the support project for national preparations, the UNEP/UNDP/UNDESA/Joint project for green economy funded by the Netherlands Government, and the Millennium Campaign. Here are some key messages from the meeting. Read More.
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Targeting poverty tops Brazil's agenda for Rio+20
Brazil, 20 April 2012 - Article by the Brazilian Foreign Minister: One of Brazil's priorities in Rio+20 will be discussing the eradication of poverty and the strengthening of financial and technological flows in order to implement sustainable development commitments, which require significant public, private and political resource. Read More
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UNEP at the Global Transition Dialogue#2
New York (United States), 17-18 March 2012 - Fulai Sheng the Senior Economist at UNEP’s Economics and Trade Branch participated in a two day dialogue that took place at the Pace University in New York on the 17th and 18th of March 2012. He presented the Briefing Papers that UNEP ETB produced a few weeks ago on the following topics: employment, poverty reduction, valuing nature, advisory services, trade, health, indicators and finance.
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GER-Water Chapter
This chapter identifies the contributions that water can play in assisting a transition to a green economy. It makes the case for early investment in water management and infrastructure to make greater use of biodiversity and ecosystem services. It also provides guidance on the government arrangements and policy reforms that can sustain and increase the benefits associated with such a transition
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UNEP welcomes new European report on Green Jobs
More than half a million jobs could be created in Europe if 14% of the next EU budget for 2014-20 invested in green sectors such as renewable energy and nature protection, a group of environmental groups said in a new report.
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Socio-Environmental Responsibility Exhibition
Mexico City (Mexico), 23 November 2011 - After its resounding success at COP16 in Cancún in late 2010, the second “Green Solutions” exhibition was held at the Banamex Exposition Centre in Mexico City from 23 to 25 November. Read more.
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Harvard expert calls for steady progress at climate talks
Geneva (Switzerland), 29 November 2011 - Professor Robert Stavins from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government provided a timely lecture on “Trade-offs of Performance, Efficiency and Equity of International Climate Policy," at a special briefing hosted by the Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES) of the Graduate Institute of Geneva in association with UNEP's Economics and Trade Branch and the Geneva Environmental Network. Read more.
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The Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Green Economy: Trade and Sustainable Development Implications (from 8-10 November 2011)
Video message of Mr. Steiner
International trade represents a powerful channel for spreading green economy gains among countries at the global level. UNCTAD recently hosted The Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Green Economy: Trade and Sustainable Development Implications to explore these issues. Read more.
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2011 Global Green Growth Summit concludes successfully
Seoul, 20,21 June 2011 - Hosted by the Korean government and OECD and organized by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Korea Development Institute (KDI), the summit was held from June 20 to 21 at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul. Read more.
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Building a Green Economy Tops Agenda of Private Sector Leaders
Mexico City (Mexico), 13 June 2011 - More than 1,000 business leaders attending the biannual 7th World Chambers Congress agreed that the private sector has a key role to play in building a low-carbon, resource-efficient future. Read more.
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Strengthening National Sustainable Development Strategies is Key to Green Economy Transition in the Mediterranean
Budva (Montenegro), 6 June 2011 – Strengthening National Strategies for sustainable Development (NSSD) in the Mediterranean is necessary to accelerate progress towards a green economy, according to UNEP and the Mediterranean Commission on Sustainable Development (MCSD), which met last week from 30 May to 1 June. Read more.
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UN General Assembly Debates Green Economy as a Pathway to Development
The debate, which aimed to guide next year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as “Rio+20”, featured a morning panel discussion on the characteristics of the green economy and its potential for achieving sustainable development, and an afternoon discussion on approaches to create such an economy. Read more.
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Transição para uma Economia Verde
Editorial in the Folha de S.Paulo by Achim Steiner
(in Portuguese - PDF: 1.8 MB)
Sao Paulo (Brasil), 24 de Abril de 2010 - A transição para uma economia verde, de baixo carbono e uso eficiente dos recursos naturais, virou uma prioridade central dos esforços internacionais em busca do desenvolvimento sustentável, em um século 21 em processo de transformação acelerada. Leia mais.
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WSIS Forum 2011 - e-Environment Day
Geneva (Switzerland), 18 May 2011 - Steven Stone (UNEP, Chief of the economics and Trade Branch), to speak about the Green Economy and update on the organization of the UNCSD. Read more.
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2011 Business and Industry Global Dialogue: The Road to Rio+20
Paris (France), 11-12 April 2011 - Organized by the United Nations Environment Programme, in collaboration with theInternational Chamber of Commerce and Le Groupe La Poste, which hosted the event at its Paris headquarters, the two-day Business and Industry Global Dialogue aimed to define the private sector’s role in a green economy. Read more.
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Davos Climate Focus: Ban Urges Leaders to Think Green & Steiner Promotes Design for Good
Davos (Switzerland), 29 January 2009 - For UNEP, the World Economic Forum in Davos represents an opportunity to advance the worldwide transition to a green economy. UNEP’s Executive Director Achim Steiner is attending this year’s annual meeting, encouraging world leaders to explore the multiple benefits of a green economy. Read more.
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UNEP report highlights role of fisheries subsidies reform in ocean sustainability
Geneva (Switzerland), 22 December 2010 - In a new report, UNEP emphasises the urgency of advancing negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) towards an international agreement to ban harmful government fishing subsidies and to introduce new measures to ensure the sustainability and future viability of the world’s oceans. Read more.
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Washington (USA), 16 December 2010 - President Obama says: "We need to spur innovation and new industries like clean energy that will create the jobs of tomorrow". Read more.
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