Transcript Rio de Janeiro

Rio + 20:
State of Negotiation for
the Outcome Document
Atsushi Suginaka, Ph. D
Director, Global Environment Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Time Table
UN Preparatory Process
for the Outcome Document
Related International
Conferences
October 2011 Submission of Japan’s Input
Government of Japan /
Japan’s National Preparatory Committee
2012
Jan. 10
Jan. 25-27
Zero draft distributed
Initial Discussions on zero draft (NY)
Mar. 19-23
Mar. 26-27
First round of 'informal-informal‘
negotiations on zero draft (NY)
3rd Intersessional Meeting (NY)
Apr. 12-13
Informal Consultation（Rio de Janeiro）
Apr. 23-May. 4 Second round of 'informal-informal'
negotiations on zero draft
Jun. 13-15
Jun. 16-19
3rd Preparatory Committee Meeting
(Rio de Janeiro)
Dialogues with Civil Society (Rio de Janeiro)
9 themes e.g. energy, urban issue and water
June 20-22
Jan.
‘High-level Panel on Global Sustainability’
report distributed
Feb.
UNEP Governing Council 12th Mtg.
May. 25-26
The 6th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting
(PALM6) (Nago, Okinawa)
May.
G8 Summit (Chicago)
Jun. 18-19
G20 Summit (Mexico)
Rio+20
Zero Draft Outline （ Co-Chairs' Guidance Note ）
● Renewing Political Commitment
1. Reaffirming Rio principles and past action plans
(esp. principle of “common but differentiated
responsibilities”)
2. Assessing the progress to date and the remaining
implementation gaps
3. Redoubling efforts to eradicate poverty and
respect earth’s ecosystems
● Institutional framework for sustainable
development
1.
Improving governance at global, regional,
national and local levels
2. overarching framework for UN activities
(1) Enhancing the future of the Commission on
Sustainable Development (CSD), or Establishing
Sustainable Development Council
(2) Strengthening the capacity of UNEP,
or Establishing a UN specialized agency for the
environment
4. Improving participation of civil society
● Green Economy in the context of sustainable
development and poverty eradication
1. A green economy as a means to achieve SD
2. Necessity of supports for developing countries from
the international community
3．Toolkits
(1) International knowledge-sharing platform
(2) Developing green economy strategies in each State
(3) Necessity of supports for developing countries
(4) Green economy roadmaps
● Framework for action and follow-up
1. Priority/key/thematic/cross-sectoral issues and
areas (Food security, water, energy, cities, green
jobs-social inclusion, ocean and sea, natural
disasters, climate change etc)
2. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(1) Accelerating UNSG’s process to establish SDGs
by 2015
(2) developing indicators complementing GDP
3. Means of implementation
(1) Financial, science and technological
cooperation, capacity building
(2) Registry/compendium of commitments
International Preparation
Negotiations on Rio + 20 Outcome Document
1 Initial Discussions on the zero draft （Jan. 25-27, NY)
(1) General Comment on zero draft
●developing countries (G77+China etc.)
－Evaluation on implementation of the past commitments
－Concrete actions such as additional financial support, technology transfer
●developed countries ( EU etc.)
－More action- oriented and influential outcome document
－Necessary to upgrade UNEP to a UN specialized agency (EU)
(2) Negotiations on the zero draft (chapter 1 and 2)
●Each state explains its own proposals and makes preliminary comments against other states’
proposals.
●Developing countries emphasize ‘The principle of common but differentiated responsibilities
(CBDR)’.
２ 1st Round of Informal-Informal Negotiations (March 19-27, NY)
● Many amendment proposals from developing countries and EU(zero draft grows from 19
pages to 206 pages.)
● Each state makes substantial comments against other states’ proposals
● Developing countries keep the cautious attitude to green economy.