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Post-Rio to Post-2015: Planning International Stakeholder Engagement

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Matthew Reading-Smith
Matthew Reading-Smith

The document summarizes a presentation about planning international stakeholder engagement after the Rio+20 Earth Summit. It discusses whether Rio+20 was a success or failure, highlights of the outcomes and failures, entry points in the post-Rio period, an upcoming stakeholder event, and initial findings from a stakeholder consultation.

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Post-Rio to Post-2015: Planning International Stakeholder Engagement 20-21 October 2012 Pace University, New York Farooq Ullah Executive Director Stakeholder Forum
Presentation Highlights 1. ¡°Was Rio+20 a success or a failure?¡± 2. Outcomes of Rio+20 3. Entry points post-Rio to post-2015 4. The Event 5. Stakeholder Consultation Initial Findings
Success or Failure? ? ¡°Was Rio+20 a success or a failure?¡± ¨C Simplistic and reductive ¨C The answer is nuanced, therefore more than a superficial assessment is needed ¨C Successes and failures must be itemised ¨C Rio+20 was the starting point of various processes ? Not an ending point ? Time will be the truest judge of Rio+20. ? But as we are sitting on a socio-ecological time bomb, time is not on our side.
Rio+20 Successes ? Para 47 ¨C Corporate sustainability reporting ? Paras 56-74 ¨C The Green Economy ? Paras 84-86 ¨C Establish the high-level political forum (HLPF) ? Paras 88-90 ¨C Strengthen UNEP ? Para 121 ¨C Right to water and sanitation ? Para 226 ¨C Adopt 10YFP on SCP ? Paras 245-251 ¨C Establish SDGs ? Para 255 ¨C Mobilisation of resources and finance ? Paras 48, 76, 85, 88, 204 and 276 ¨C Strengthen the science-policy interface ? Paras 42-55 ¨C Importance of participation and stakeholder engagement
Rio+20 Failures ? Water and Sanitation ¨C Reaffirms commitments which were not universally agreed, rather than the right itself. ? Population - The right to reproductive health was removed due to effective lobbying. ? Subsidies ¨C Failure to develop an action plan for eliminating environmentally harmful subsidies (such as fossil fuels). ? Implementation ¨C Means of implementation (Section VI) remains weak and lacks specific measures and actions. ? Environmental Limits ¨C Despite much discussion about environmental limits/planetary boundaries, there is no clear statement. ? High Commissioner/Ombudsperson for Future Generations ¨C This was not an agreed outcome. ? Green Economy ¨C Overall the green economy concept did not fare well; no clear definition or principles.
Post-Rio+20 Entry Points 1. Intergovernmental SDG Open Working Group by ~2014 - ?248 2. Call for integration with post-2015 through UN Task Team - ? 249 3. High level political forum (HLPF) by Sept 2013 - ? 84-86 4. Finance for SD options by 2014 - ? 256 5. Technology transfer recommendations by 2013 - ? 273 6. 10YFP on SCP adopted 2012 and to be ¡°operationalised¡± - ? 226 7. Strengthen UNEP by 2013 (universal membership & secure funding) - ? 88 8. Use of oceans beyond national jurisdictions 2015 - ? 161 & 162 9. Beyond GDP - ? 38 10. Registry of voluntary commitments - ? 283 11. Green economy policies - ? 56-74 12. Integration of 3 dimensions of SD across UN - ? 93 13. SG report on Future Generation/Intergenerational Solidarity 14. SG¡¯s Zero Hunger challenge 15. Volunteers for SD
The Event ? Purpose: Identify entry points for stakeholders post-Rio; develop recommendations on how to actualize multi- stakeholder engagement in these processes and subsequent fora. ? Outcomes: Better informed stakeholder advocacy (moblisation and messages) aimed at decision-makers, and the integration of post-Rio(SDGs) and post-2015 (MDGs) processes with sustainable development at the heart. ? Outputs: ¨C A co-chairs¡¯ statement; ¨C Recommendations and messages to UNEP Governing Council in February 2013 and to CSD 20 in May 2013; ¨C A special edition of ¡®Outreach¡¯ capturing event outcomes for a wider audience; ¨C Consultation Report.
Consultation Findings ¨C Highlights ? 231 responses, mainly from the 9 Major Groups. ? 61% of respondents believe the Rio+20 conference improved stakeholder engagement. ? 84% of respondents find it important for Major Groups and other stakeholders to develop common positions on post-Rio/post-2015 processes.
Consultation Findings ¨C Lowlights ? 66% of respondents believe Major Groups and Stakeholders need more financial support from the UN system to implement the Rio+20 outcomes. ? A lack of access for Major Groups and stakeholders to the formal negotiations was widely cited as a barrier to participatory decision- making and a factor of the sub-optimal Rio+20 outcome.
Consultation Findings ¨C Thematic Areas ? The deregulation of markets and heavy emphasis on GDP as the measurement of social progress are widely perceived to be the barriers to implementation of national green economies. ? Widely agreed that the SDGs should be global in nature and universal in application. ? SDGs should incorporate the Rio Principles and be integrated with the MDGs.

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Post-Rio to Post-2015: Planning International Stakeholder Engagement

  • 1. Post-Rio to Post-2015: Planning International Stakeholder Engagement 20-21 October 2012 Pace University, New York Farooq Ullah Executive Director Stakeholder Forum
  • 2. Presentation Highlights 1. ¡°Was Rio+20 a success or a failure?¡± 2. Outcomes of Rio+20 3. Entry points post-Rio to post-2015 4. The Event 5. Stakeholder Consultation Initial Findings
  • 3. Success or Failure? ? ¡°Was Rio+20 a success or a failure?¡± ¨C Simplistic and reductive ¨C The answer is nuanced, therefore more than a superficial assessment is needed ¨C Successes and failures must be itemised ¨C Rio+20 was the starting point of various processes ? Not an ending point ? Time will be the truest judge of Rio+20. ? But as we are sitting on a socio-ecological time bomb, time is not on our side.
  • 4. Rio+20 Successes ? Para 47 ¨C Corporate sustainability reporting ? Paras 56-74 ¨C The Green Economy ? Paras 84-86 ¨C Establish the high-level political forum (HLPF) ? Paras 88-90 ¨C Strengthen UNEP ? Para 121 ¨C Right to water and sanitation ? Para 226 ¨C Adopt 10YFP on SCP ? Paras 245-251 ¨C Establish SDGs ? Para 255 ¨C Mobilisation of resources and finance ? Paras 48, 76, 85, 88, 204 and 276 ¨C Strengthen the science-policy interface ? Paras 42-55 ¨C Importance of participation and stakeholder engagement
  • 5. Rio+20 Failures ? Water and Sanitation ¨C Reaffirms commitments which were not universally agreed, rather than the right itself. ? Population - The right to reproductive health was removed due to effective lobbying. ? Subsidies ¨C Failure to develop an action plan for eliminating environmentally harmful subsidies (such as fossil fuels). ? Implementation ¨C Means of implementation (Section VI) remains weak and lacks specific measures and actions. ? Environmental Limits ¨C Despite much discussion about environmental limits/planetary boundaries, there is no clear statement. ? High Commissioner/Ombudsperson for Future Generations ¨C This was not an agreed outcome. ? Green Economy ¨C Overall the green economy concept did not fare well; no clear definition or principles.
  • 6. Post-Rio+20 Entry Points 1. Intergovernmental SDG Open Working Group by ~2014 - ?248 2. Call for integration with post-2015 through UN Task Team - ? 249 3. High level political forum (HLPF) by Sept 2013 - ? 84-86 4. Finance for SD options by 2014 - ? 256 5. Technology transfer recommendations by 2013 - ? 273 6. 10YFP on SCP adopted 2012 and to be ¡°operationalised¡± - ? 226 7. Strengthen UNEP by 2013 (universal membership & secure funding) - ? 88 8. Use of oceans beyond national jurisdictions 2015 - ? 161 & 162 9. Beyond GDP - ? 38 10. Registry of voluntary commitments - ? 283 11. Green economy policies - ? 56-74 12. Integration of 3 dimensions of SD across UN - ? 93 13. SG report on Future Generation/Intergenerational Solidarity 14. SG¡¯s Zero Hunger challenge 15. Volunteers for SD
  • 7. The Event ? Purpose: Identify entry points for stakeholders post-Rio; develop recommendations on how to actualize multi- stakeholder engagement in these processes and subsequent fora. ? Outcomes: Better informed stakeholder advocacy (moblisation and messages) aimed at decision-makers, and the integration of post-Rio(SDGs) and post-2015 (MDGs) processes with sustainable development at the heart. ? Outputs: ¨C A co-chairs¡¯ statement; ¨C Recommendations and messages to UNEP Governing Council in February 2013 and to CSD 20 in May 2013; ¨C A special edition of ¡®Outreach¡¯ capturing event outcomes for a wider audience; ¨C Consultation Report.
  • 8. Consultation Findings ¨C Highlights ? 231 responses, mainly from the 9 Major Groups. ? 61% of respondents believe the Rio+20 conference improved stakeholder engagement. ? 84% of respondents find it important for Major Groups and other stakeholders to develop common positions on post-Rio/post-2015 processes.
  • 9. Consultation Findings ¨C Lowlights ? 66% of respondents believe Major Groups and Stakeholders need more financial support from the UN system to implement the Rio+20 outcomes. ? A lack of access for Major Groups and stakeholders to the formal negotiations was widely cited as a barrier to participatory decision- making and a factor of the sub-optimal Rio+20 outcome.
  • 10. Consultation Findings ¨C Thematic Areas ? The deregulation of markets and heavy emphasis on GDP as the measurement of social progress are widely perceived to be the barriers to implementation of national green economies. ? Widely agreed that the SDGs should be global in nature and universal in application. ? SDGs should incorporate the Rio Principles and be integrated with the MDGs.