Green Economy in the Arab Region: Overall Concept and Available Options

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) will be held in 2012, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2009. The Conference will try to achieve the following goals:

1. Renewing political commitment for sustainable development.

2. Assessing the progress to date and identifying implementation gaps.

3. Addressing new and emerging challenges.

The Conference coincides with the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. It will focus on two fundamental themes that represent the main pillars of sustainable development in the light of existing challenges, namely:

1. The institutional framework for sustainable development.

2. A green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

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Type of document	Report
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File link	http://www.uncsd2012.org/content/documents/ESCWA%20Reference%20Paper_En.pdf
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Source of information	UNCSD2012
Keyword(s)	green economy
Subject(s)	AGRICULTURE , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION
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