Agenda
Agenda - Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Building a Global Network of National Councils for Sustainable Development (NCSDs)
Stakeholder Forum and partners are working together to establish a Global Network of National Councils for Sustainable Development (NCSDs) to promote social, environmental and economic outcomes which benefit both people and planet. The aims of this work are to:
1. Identify and map existing national sustainable development councils;
2. Produce broad typologies and analysis based on councils’ purpose and modality;
3. Develop website and create a library of material from each council;
4. Build a global network of national councils to engender engagement;
5. Build capacity through sharing best practice and lessons learnt;
6. Identify the implementation potential of the Rio+20 outcomes at national level.
The purpose of the conference is to underline the importance of NCSDs, explore how they can play a leading role in the implementation of Rio+20 outcomes and initiatives, and encourage new sustainable development bodies to participate in the network. The conference will also seek to further discuss the purpose and modalities of the network itself, providing a space for participants to input their recommendations on the creation of a guiding Charter of Principles.
The outputs of the conference include:
• Strengthening the Global NCSDs Network by providing a platform for members to share information and best practices to improve the effectiveness of Councils within the countries which they operate;
• Framing the purpose and modalities of the Global NCSDs Network, producing a voluntary Charter of Principles to promote and guide its membership;
• Communicating the Global NCSDs Network and its functions, introducing the initiative to new organisations and individuals;
• Implementing the outcomes of Rio+20 by exploring the role NCSDs can play in this respect, and discuss the role the Global NCSDs Network can play to support these efforts
Chair: Derek Osborn – President of Stakeholder Forum/Co-Chair of Rio+5
Speakers:
• Elizabeth Thompson, Rio+20 Executive Coordinator (Invited)
• Peter Davies, Welsh Commissioner for Sustainable Futures
• Marlehn Thieme, Chair, German Council for Sustainable Development
• Developing country speaker (Africa/Philippines invited)
• Farooq Ullah, Executive Director Designate, Stakeholder Forum
• Ms Annika Lindblom - Senior Advisor, Ministry of the Environment, Finland; Deputy Secretary General, Finland''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s National Commission on Sustainable Development
NCSDs website: www.ncsds.org
