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- Rio+20 Journal
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Rio+20 in Numbers:
Commitments
• More than $513 billion mobilized in commitments for sustainable development, including in the areas of energy, transport, green economy, disaster reduction, desertification, water, forests and agriculture.
• 692 voluntary commitments for sustainable development registered by governments, business, civil society groups, universities and others.
Accredited representatives of NGOs and other major groups: 10,047
Accredited representatives of 191 Member States and 93 IGOs and specialized agencies: 12,250 including
Heads of State: 57
Vice-Presidents: 8
Prime Ministers: 31
Deputy Prime Ministers: 9
Ministers: 487
United Nations system representatives: 1,300
Accredited representatives of media: 3,989
Dialogue Day participants: 1,787
Total: 29,373
Number of side events held inside Riocentro (13-22 June): 498
Number of voluntary commitments: 713 (as of 26 June)
Riocentro Event Space
• Total area of Riocentro: 571,000 m², of which 100,000 m² was constructed for Rio+20.
• 205 km fiber optic cable network.
• Wireless Internet access for up to 32,000 concurrent users.
• 8 km of telephone cables.
• More than 5,000 ICT assets (computers, network equipment).
• Network capacity equivalent to a city of 120,000 inhabitants.
• Shared infrastructure of 600 workstations.
• 17 restaurants in the food court.
• 36 X-ray portals.
Transportation to Riocentro
• About 350 buses transported accredited participants.
• Seven bus lines connected from Center, South Zone and Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro to Riocentro.
• Two lines connected from Rio de Janeiro’s two airports to area hotels.
Athlete’s Park
• Across from Riocentro, an exhibition area, open to the general public, was created at Athlete’s Park to showcase sustainable development practices, featuring exhibits by 57 countries (total area of 7,000 m²) and 33 international organizations and specialized agencies (total area of 1,305 m²).
Hotels
• According to the Brazilian Association of Hotels in Rio de Janeiro, the occupancy rate of hotels was 95 per cent during the nine days.
Access to Information:
• 161 totems (electronic information points) were installed in major hotels, airports and other locations around the city with information on the event, tips for tourism in the city, transport options, the Conference agenda, maps and other information services, all in Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Sources: United Nations and the Brazilian National Organizing Committee for Rio+20
RIO+20, JUNE 13-22, 2012
Prepcom, SDD, Partnership Forum, Conference, Side Events
Commons Vision | Commons Meetings | People's Summit
Dutch Cyling Side Event | Delta Award | Consul Breakfast Meeting
CONFERENCE, JUNE 20-22
Go to: Jun. 20 | Jun. 21 | Jan. 22 2012FINAL OUTCOME DOCUMENT "THE FUTURE WE WANT"
Closure of the Conference - 6th plenary meeting, Rio+20
Closure of the Conference - 6th plenary meeting, Rio+20
Commons Vision - thanks to Conny Bergé:
Financialization of Nature from ATTAC.TV on Vimeo.
June 20 Wednesday, 2012: Journal 5 |
17 yr old Brittany Trilford addresses world leaders at the UN Earth Summit:
http://datewithhistory.com/uploads/#!/media/of2r7r
Brittany in conversation with Severn Suzuki in Rio
From Othon Hotel, Copacabana, along Ipanema, to the RIO+20 Conference center:
To and nearby the RIO+20 Conference center:
Checking in at the RIO+20 Conference center:
In the lobby of the RIO+20 Conference center:
People's Summit / Cúpula dos povo
Indigenous Peoples International Declaration on
Self-Determination and Sustainable Development
http://cupuladospovos.org.br/en/
June 21 Thursdag, 2012: Journal 6 |
Brittany's Video Blog:
Dutch side event about Cycling promotion:
www.nprio2012.nl/nieuws/atsma-op-fiets-met-autoriteiten-door-rio
Dutch side event about DELTA AWARD - Introduction:
Dutch side event about DELTA AWARD - Presentations:
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Dutch side event about DELTA AWARD - Pricing ceremony:
RIO MUSIC BAND:
June 22, Fryday 2012: Journal 7 |
Breakfast meeting at Dutch Consul his house,
at the balcony:
Comment of Jan van den Berg on RIO+20
Breakfast meeting at Dutch Consul his house,
Speeches of the Consul and Presidents of Aruba and ...:
Breakfast meeting at Dutch Consul his house,
The ten main aims of the National Platform RIO+20:
Breakfast meeting at Dutch Consul his house,
Contributions to the priorities:
Report NL-Platform RIO+20 to the Dutch Government
U.N. COMMONS CLUSTER meeting,
nearby P3.3:
REPORT OF THE COMMONS - BY LISINKA ULATOWSKA
Voice report Commons meeting on Cluster global cooperatives, July 12th NL - Bussum:
PEOPLES SUSTAINABILITY MANIFESTO
For Action Beyond RIO+20, June 2012
More information on the Peoples’ Treaties process,
the outcome documents and on the Manifesto of post-Rio+20 action can be found at: http://sustainabilitytreaties.org/.
Go to: Jun. 13 | Jun. 14 | Jan. 15 2012
June 13 Wednesday, 2012: Journal 1
Mr. Sha Zukang, Secretary-General of the Rio+20 Conference; and Mr. Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, Executive Secretary, Brazil National Commission for Rio+20 [Moderator: Ms. Pragati Pascale, Spokesperson of the Rio+20 Conference] (Rio+20: Where we stand at the start of the Third Preparatory Meeting) (on the goals and objectives for Rio+20; and on the state of the negotiations on the outcome document of the Conference, at the start of the third and final session of the Preparatory Committee)
June 14 Thursdag, 2012: Journal 2
Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Ms. Kitty van der Heijden, Ambassador for Sustainable Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands; and Mr. Peter Hazlewood, Director, Ecosystems and Development, World Resources Institute (WRI) (launch of the Building an Inclusive Green Economy for All: Opportunities and Challenges for Overcoming Poverty and Inequality report)
June 15, Fryday 2012: Journal 3
Elizabeth Thompson, Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum Official Opening Ceremony
Participants learn about the Forum objectives and are presented with existing examples of innovation and collaboration aimed to inspire them as they prepare for the following two days.
Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Official Opening Ceremony
Participants learn about the Forum objectives and are presented with existing examples of innovation and collaboration aimed to inspire them as they prepare for the following two days.
Speakers:
Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact – Rio +20 Corporate Sustainability Forum.
Ms. Maria das Graças Foster, President and Chief Executive Officer, Petrobras – Rio +20 Corporate Sustainability Forum.
Mr. Elias Maselila, Chief Executive Officer, Public Investment Corporation – Rio +20 Corporate Sustainability Forum.
Mr. Robert Swan, OBE – Rio +20 Corporate Sustainability Forum.
INFORMATION SOURCES:
RIO+20 VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS
The Rio+20 Secretariat, together with the UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Energy for All initiative, has received over 700 Rio+20 voluntary commitments.
These commitments were made by all stakeholders, including governments, UN system & IGOs, the private sector, civil society and NGOs. Collectively, these tangible commitments mobilize more than $500 billion in actions towards sustainable development.
“We have designed and established a platform to build voluntary commitments to action. That platform will provide the visibility and transparency to efforts undertaken by the private sector, while enabling social control.”
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil and President of the Rio+20 Conference:
“I am encouraged by the more than 700 concrete commitments registered at the Conference from governments, business, industry, financial institutions and civil society groups, amongst others.”
Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary General:
“This Conference is about implementation. It is about concrete action. The voluntary commitments are a major part of the legacy of this Conference. They complement the official outcome of the Conference.”
Sha Zukang, Rio+20 Conference Secretary General:
"Among the registered commitments include:
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planting 100 million trees by 2017;
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greening 10,000 square km of desert;
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saving 1 Megawatt-hour of electricity per day;
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empowering 5,000 women entrepreneurs in green economy businesses in Africa;
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establishing a Masters programme on sustainable development practice;
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developing an Environmental Purchasing Policy and Waste Minimization & Management strategy;
- recycling 800,000 tons per year of PVC by 2020.
For the full list of all registered commitments, please click here.
In support of actions on the ground, UNV’s Volunteer Action Counts efforts captured more than 64 million actions by individuals. In the past year, DESA, UNDP and UN Resident Coordinators & Country Teams have also been supporting 88 governments in their Rio+20 National Preparatory processes, and assisting more than 50 countries in sustainable energy efforts such as the Barbados Declaration and Sustainable Energy for All.
The Rio+20 Secretariat wishes to thank all committers for registering their voluntary commitments.
These commitments take the world one step closer towards achieving sustainable development. We continue to welcome registrations the rest of 2012. To register, please visit the Rio+20 voluntary commitment website.
