BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab0e4da6c8d0 DTSTART:20101007T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20101007T100000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Green Economy: Trade and Sustainable D evelopment Implications CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​The green economy within the context of sustainable developm ent and poverty eradication is one of the themes of the United Nations Con ference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)\, to be held in Brazil in 2012 .\n\nAt the first session of the Preparatory Committee\, held 17-19 May in New York\, UNCTAD\, serving as the sustainable trade focal point for Rio+ 20\, was invited to convene an expert meeting to address the trade and sus tainable development implications of the green economy.\n\nAt the United N ations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro\, 1992)\, UNCTAD played an active role in drafting and facilitating negotiations on Chapter 2 of Agenda 21\, a comprehensive global plan of action for sustai nable development. Chapter 2 proposes that trade\, environment and develop ment policies should be mutually supportive. In the face of current pressi ng needs in addressing poverty reduction\, human development and climate c hange\, new impetus is needed for the concept of inclusive sustainable dev elopment\, while enhancing the sense of ownership by developed and develop ing countries and the role of multilateral cooperative action.\n\nThe gree n economy has emerged as a new paradigm and an enabling component of susta inable development. In that regard\, it may have the potential to provide new trade and investment impetus to developing-country economies\, especia lly if anchored in a mutually supportive approach to sustainable developme nt.\n\nThe Ad Hoc Expert Meeting is being organized in close collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Environment Programme. It aims to explore ways in which th e green economy\, through trade-led growth\, could become a pro-developmen t income-generating instrument that will directly contribute to meeting th e sustainable development imperative universally adopted at Rio in 1992.\n \nThe outcome of the meeting will be submitted as a direct input to the Ri o+20 preparatory process.\n<\;p>\;​The green economy within the cont ext of sustainable development and poverty eradication is one of the theme s of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)\, t o be held in Brazil in 2012.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;At the first sessio n of the Preparatory Committee\, held 17-19 May in New York\, UNCTAD\, ser ving as the sustainable trade focal point for Rio+20\, was invited to conv ene an expert meeting to address the trade and sustainable development imp lications of the green economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;At the United Na tions Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro\, 1992)\, UNCTAD played an active role in drafting and facilitating negotiations on Chapter 2 of Agenda 21\, a comprehensive global plan of action for sustain able development. Chapter 2 proposes that trade\, environment and developm ent policies should be mutually supportive. In the face of current pressin g needs in addressing poverty reduction\, human development and climate ch ange\, new impetus is needed for the concept of inclusive sustainable deve lopment\, while enhancing the sense of ownership by developed and developi ng countries and the role of multilateral cooperative action.<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The green economy has emerged as a new paradigm and an enabl ing component of sustainable development. In that regard\, it may have the potential to provide new trade and investment impetus to developing-count ry economies\, especially if anchored in a mutually supportive approach to sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Ad Hoc Expert Meet ing is being organized in close collaboration with the United Nations Depa rtment of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Environment P rogramme. It aims to explore ways in which the green economy\, through tra de-led growth\, could become a pro-development income-generating instrumen t that will directly contribute to meeting the sustainable development imp erative universally adopted at Rio in 1992.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The outcome of the meeting will be submitted as a direct input to the Rio+20 p reparatory process.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://u nctad.org/meeting/ad-hoc-expert-meeting-green-economy-trade-and-sustainabl e-development-implications DTSTAMP:20260921T080338Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6ab0e4da6c926 DTSTART:20101008T100000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20101008T100000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on the Green Economy: Trade and Sustainable D evelopment Implications CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​The green economy within the context of sustainable developm ent and poverty eradication is one of the themes of the United Nations Con ference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)\, to be held in Brazil in 2012 .\n\nAt the first session of the Preparatory Committee\, held 17-19 May in New York\, UNCTAD\, serving as the sustainable trade focal point for Rio+ 20\, was invited to convene an expert meeting to address the trade and sus tainable development implications of the green economy.\n\nAt the United N ations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro\, 1992)\, UNCTAD played an active role in drafting and facilitating negotiations on Chapter 2 of Agenda 21\, a comprehensive global plan of action for sustai nable development. Chapter 2 proposes that trade\, environment and develop ment policies should be mutually supportive. In the face of current pressi ng needs in addressing poverty reduction\, human development and climate c hange\, new impetus is needed for the concept of inclusive sustainable dev elopment\, while enhancing the sense of ownership by developed and develop ing countries and the role of multilateral cooperative action.\n\nThe gree n economy has emerged as a new paradigm and an enabling component of susta inable development. In that regard\, it may have the potential to provide new trade and investment impetus to developing-country economies\, especia lly if anchored in a mutually supportive approach to sustainable developme nt.\n\nThe Ad Hoc Expert Meeting is being organized in close collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Environment Programme. It aims to explore ways in which th e green economy\, through trade-led growth\, could become a pro-developmen t income-generating instrument that will directly contribute to meeting th e sustainable development imperative universally adopted at Rio in 1992.\n \nThe outcome of the meeting will be submitted as a direct input to the Ri o+20 preparatory process.\n<\;p>\;​The green economy within the cont ext of sustainable development and poverty eradication is one of the theme s of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)\, t o be held in Brazil in 2012.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;At the first sessio n of the Preparatory Committee\, held 17-19 May in New York\, UNCTAD\, ser ving as the sustainable trade focal point for Rio+20\, was invited to conv ene an expert meeting to address the trade and sustainable development imp lications of the green economy.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;At the United Na tions Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro\, 1992)\, UNCTAD played an active role in drafting and facilitating negotiations on Chapter 2 of Agenda 21\, a comprehensive global plan of action for sustain able development. Chapter 2 proposes that trade\, environment and developm ent policies should be mutually supportive. In the face of current pressin g needs in addressing poverty reduction\, human development and climate ch ange\, new impetus is needed for the concept of inclusive sustainable deve lopment\, while enhancing the sense of ownership by developed and developi ng countries and the role of multilateral cooperative action.<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The green economy has emerged as a new paradigm and an enabl ing component of sustainable development. In that regard\, it may have the potential to provide new trade and investment impetus to developing-count ry economies\, especially if anchored in a mutually supportive approach to sustainable development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The Ad Hoc Expert Meet ing is being organized in close collaboration with the United Nations Depa rtment of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Environment P rogramme. It aims to explore ways in which the green economy\, through tra de-led growth\, could become a pro-development income-generating instrumen t that will directly contribute to meeting the sustainable development imp erative universally adopted at Rio in 1992.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The outcome of the meeting will be submitted as a direct input to the Rio+20 p reparatory process.<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://u nctad.org/meeting/ad-hoc-expert-meeting-green-economy-trade-and-sustainabl e-development-implications DTSTAMP:20260921T080338Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR