This issue of the South Bulletin focuses on the Rio Plus 20 Summit to be held in 20-22 June [2012] in Brazil.\u00a0 The meetings actually begin on 13 June.<\/p>\n
Twenty years after the Earth Summit the world faces even more serious crises in the environment and the economy.\u00a0 Will Rio+20 do better in rising to the challenge of tackling the global crises?<\/p>\n
After two years of negotiations, the Summit meetings are now underway.\u00a0 But the outcome of the Summit is still far from decided. There are still many issues that are not settled and the delegations will be working frantically to try to complete the Declaration or Plan of Action before the political leaders arrive.<\/p>\n
This issue of the Bulletin analyses the key issues to be decided at Rio, including reaffirming the Rio commitments, the Green Economy, sustainable development goals, finance and technology.<\/p>\n
The prospects are not too good at the moment, as many developed countries seem reluctant to renew their Rio commitments.<\/p>\n
Besides the Rio+20 summit, the Bulletin also reports on important events and negotiations of recent weeks:<\/p>\n
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