Women and Rio+20

Groupings of Latin American and Caribbean, African, Arab and French Women have published statements on UNCSD (Rio+20) expressing, among other things, concern with the concept of “green economy,” and underlining that its use could result in economic actors dominating and determining sustainable development policies.

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Mountains and Green Economy

The “International Conference on Green Economy and Sustainable Mountain Development: Opportunities and Challenges in View of Rio+20,” recently brought together international, regional and national experts and policy-makers in Kathmandu (Nepal) to discuss the relevance and scope of the green economy in the context of sustainable mountain development. An outcome of the two-day workshop and one-day Conference was the “Kathmandu Declaration on Green Economy and Mountain Development," which includes recommendations to feed into the UNCSD (Rio+20) process regarding:
- the recognition of benefits derived from mountains;
- the establishment of global, regional, national and local mechanisms to compensate and reward mountain communities for the services mountains provide;
- the establishment of favorable conditions for improving markets for mountain ecosystem goods and services;
- a green economy in mountains based on equity; and
- access to resources and property rights for mountain women, indigenous communities and marginalized groups.

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Córdoba Dialogue With Civil Society

UNEP, together with the Spanish Ministry for Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs is organizing this meeting on October 17-18 under the theme "Citizenship for a Sustainable Planet". With a special emphasis on civil society from developing countries, the event aims to ensure that the outcome of UNCSD (Rio+20) be as inclusive as possible. Individual topics on the agenda include:

- green jobs as an opportunity;

- the role of cities;

- green economy and women; and

- food security.

Further information (agenda, location, etc.) will be put on UNEP’s website as it becomes available (www.unep.org/civil-society).