From Rio+20 – Strategies for Sustainable Development Goal Felix Dodds
Medium
interest
First Wave Limits
Second Wave Regulation
1993 Climate & Bio-div. Conventions
1992 Earth Summit
1991 Gulf War
1987 Montreal Convention
1985 Vienna Convention
High interest
Third Wave Globalisation
and Governance
2002 WSSD
2004 Madrid Bomb
2001 September 11th
2001 Genoa G8
2003 Gulf War II
1999 Battle of Seattle
1995 Straddling Fish Stocks,
Copenhagen, Beijing
1994 Desertification Convention
1973 Oil Crises
1972 - Stockholm
Adapted from John Elkington’s Waves and Down waves
Future
Low interest
Fourth Wave Environmental/
Human Security
The 2015 development goals landscape •  Country consulta9ons •  Thema9c consulta9ons •  Secretary Generals High level Panel of Eminent Persons •  Sustainable development Goals •  Resource Mobiliza9on CommiEee •  How stakeholders can get involved The 2015 development goals landscape •  Country Consulta9on (June 2012 to early 2013 – UN Development Group is overseeing the na9onal consulta9ons in over 50 developing countries – Beyond 2015 Coali9on have produced a guidance note – What about developed countries? The 2015 development goals landscape •  Thema9c (UN is organizing May 2012-­‐ February 21013)consulta9ons(
hEp://www.worldwewant2015.org/ ) •  Inequali9es (including gender) (open), •  Health, Educa9on, (open) •  Educa9on •  Growth and Employment •  Environmental sustainability •  Food Security and Nutri9on •  Governance (open) •  Conflict and fragility •  Popula9on dynamics •  Energy and Water The 2015 development goals landscape •  Secretary General’s High Level panel of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda – Three Presidents and PMs • Vision and shape of a post 2015 agenda for beyond 2015 • Focus will be around the three dimensions of economic growth, social equality and environmental sustainability The 2015 development goals landscape •  Country consulta9ons and •  Thema9c consulta9ons feed – into the High Level Eminent Persons Panel which feeds into a – UN Secretary General Report for the 2013 UN GA Sustainable Development Goals – out of Rio+20 •  Intergovernmental process •  30 countries – a set of SDGs will emerge possibly with targets •  What can you do – Work with Rio Organizing Partners – Link into the Widening Circle – Government lobbying – workshops – Indicators An example •  Sustainable Energy for All to mobilize ac9on from all sectors of society in support of three interlinked objec9ves to be achieved by 2030: – Universal access to modern energy services – doubling the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency; and – doubling the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. Resource Mobiliza9on CommiEee – out of Rio •  Intergovernmental process •  30 countries – a set of SDGs will emerge possibly with targets •  What can you do; –  Work with Rio Organizing Partners –  Link into the Widening Circle –  Government lobbying – workshops –  Papers Summary •  Country Consulta=on: with your government to organize one. For Civil Society informa9on and guidance hEp://www.beyond2015.org/un-­‐50-­‐country-­‐
consulta9ons . •  Thema=c consulta=ons: The “Beyond 2015 Civil Society Coali9on” is coordina9ng Civil Society consulta9ons in these consulta9ons (
hEp://www.beyond2015.org/world-­‐we-­‐want-­‐2015-­‐
web-­‐plahorm ). •  SDGs: UNDESA‘s Division on Sustainable Development has a process called the Major Groups Organizing Partners (the nine major groups from Agenda 21) and stakeholders should work through these OPs (
hEp://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
majorgroups.html ) . Summary •  Resource Mobiliza=on CommiDee: Division on Sustainable Development has a process called the Major Groups Organizing Partners (the nine major groups from Agenda 21) and stakeholders should work through these Ops (
hEp://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
majorgroups.html ). •  Global Compact: Is likely to work with key industry coali9ons such as the ICC and WBCSD to ensure that the private sector to engage in the coming process. •  UN Agencies and Programmes: Many of the poten9al goals have UN Agencies or Programmes who will become advocates for them. Linking with them is a cri9cal way of building larger coali9ons. Bobby Kennedy -­‐-­‐ 1968 A revolu=on is coming— a revolu=on which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; Compassionate if we care enough; successful if
we are fortunate enough— But a revolu=on is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability. Xmas present recommenda=on Thank You felix@felixdodds.net www.felixdodds.net