European Hearing Rio+20 International Governance of Sustainable Development European Hearing Rio+20 International Governance of Sustainable Development.

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International Governance of Sustainable Development

European Hearing

Rio+20

International Governance of Sustainable Development

European Hearing

Rio+20Sascha Gabizon, executive director WECF

Women in Europe for a Common Future

Women Rio+20 Steering Committee

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UN GA RESOLUTION 64/236 (from 24/dec/2009)

UN GA RESOLUTION 64/236 (from 24/dec/2009)

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Living with less than 1 dollar a dayLiving with less than 1 dollar a day

•Social and economic inequities are especially hard on women and children

•Women are 70% of the 1.3 billion poor

•More pressure on women from current food, fuel and financial crises

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Priorities for women and international governance of SD

Priorities for women and international governance of SD

•The economy should support well-being for all within the carrying capacity of the planet

•Currently; most of humanity (women) and the planet are used for the economy of a few

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Markets needs legal frameworks and incentives to assure equity

Markets needs legal frameworks and incentives to assure equity

•The vulnerable and poor cannot rely on market mechanisms alone

•They need rights to protect their lives and livelihoods

• A ‘green’ economic system must promote social equity and gender equity

• Link International Government and Green Economy

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Linking IFSD x IEG x GE ?

ENVIRONMENTAL

SOCIAL ECONOMICAL

INSTITUTIONALFRAMEWORK FOR SD

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ExistingStrongMultilateralOrganizations

GAPS IN CURRENTSD COMMITMENTS

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Possible priorities for women and the Green Economy

Possible priorities for women and the Green Economy

•Target: 40% women’s share in new green jobs

•Social protection floor - especially for women house-workers / informal sectors

•Regulation for safe, decent and healthy jobs (chemicals, radiation..)

•Beyond GDP

•The American way of life: obsolete

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Promote women’s economic contributions: enable them!Promote women’s economic contributions: enable them!

•Secure women’s property rights, land tenure, and control over natural resources

•Promote women’s access to finance, technologies, information, health care

•Enable women - and men - to combine their jobs with childcare

•Promote women in decision making in policy and business (e.g. Norway)

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Possible priorities for women and international governance

Possible priorities for women and international governance

Outcome from Rio+20:

•Support an agreement to implement Rio Principle 10*

•Assure women’s equal access to information, public participation and justice

* Examples exist a.o. in UNECE Aarhus Convention, Biosafety Protocol as essential elements of capacity-building, in many national legislations in all regions

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Making the economic sector work for society and environment

Making the economic sector work for society and environment

• Governance of financial and economic systems

• Abolishing perverse subsidies = cheapest way to sustainable development

• New funding for social and environmental protection, and women in GE:

– Financial Transaction Tax (tobin) – Ocean levy– Kerosene tax– Mining/Primary extraction tax

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Strengthen international environmental governance structure

Strengthen international environmental governance structure

Which fits these objectives (form fits function):• Bring environment ministers higher on the

agenda • Influence financial decisions with impact on the

environment• Assess and monitor new technologies before

widespread use (geo-engineering, nanotech, ..)• Provide new funding means, incl.soft funding• Have the authority to improve coherence

between international agencies• Equitable, transparent, accountable, dispute

settlement

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Possible Options? Possible Options?

Fundamental reform:

•Cost reductions at the right places: review UN/Bretton Woods privileges

•Upgrade UNEP

•Cluster (the smaller) MEAs as with the 3 chemical conventions?

•Review of UN commissions - CSD, CSW..

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Bottom up - support local women’s organisations

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Thank YouThank You