Your ideas for the UN Global Sustainable Development Report
As the outcome from Rio+20 continues to have impact long
after the delegates have left Rio Central. Two weeks ago we saw the agreement
on the setting up of the High Level Political Forum operating under the same
rules as the old CSD for stakeholder engagement. The ongoing work of the
Sustainable Development Goals Open Working Group and now announced the
membership for the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts in Sustainable Development Financing. The latest is
the follow through on
“85(k) strengthen the
science-policy interface through review of documentation bringing together
dispersed information and assessments, including in the form of a global sustainable development report, building
on existing assessments;
The Division for Sustainable Development within the UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs are in the process of producing the
first Global Sustainable Development Report. They have also opened it for input:
“Social and natural
scientists, here is your chance to provide your ideas and suggestions for
the Global Sustainable Development Report! Visit the UN page here.
They say that your inputs will be fully considered in
determining key messages and findings of this new UN Report.
Their aim is to collect a wide range of views from
scientists, especially young scientists, representing scientific communities
across the world.
At this point they are seeking
inputs from scientists rather than
the general public! So it you are a scientist or budding one like
myself then you can find more information here.
They already have a draft outline of the report is available here
They are also looking for you to send relevant academic
articles, briefs, and Web links that you would like to see reflected in the
Report.
This follow up to Rio+20 will offer an annual review of
progress and so will become a critical tool to helping us all understand if we
are moving in the right direction or not.
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