Under the overarching theme of Shaping our Future: Rio+20 outcome follow-up and moving towards the post 2015 development agenda, the three Rio Convention Secretariats (Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) are pleased to announce that the Rio Conventions Pavilion (RCP) will convene at the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, being held in Windhoek, Namibia, 16-27 September 2013.
In The Future We Want, the outcome document adopted at Rio+20, countries recognized the challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) to sustainable development (paragraphs 205 – 209).
The RCP programme will highlight actions that parties are undertaking to address the Rio +20 outcomes. Now is a crucial opportunity to shape the post-2015 development agenda to emphasize the role of land degradation, biodiversity and climate change to sustainable development.
What: The Rio Conventions Pavilion is a platform for raising awareness and information-sharing about the latest practices and scientific findings on the co-benefits that can be realized through integrated approaches in implementation of the three Rio Conventions. It is a collaborative effort between the Secretariats of the three Rio Conventions and the Global Environment Facility, in addition to a growing list of other global and local partners. The Pavilion will feature a full programme of events.
When: 17 - 26 September 2013.
Where: Windhoek, Namibia. The RCP is located in the main COP conference venue, in Marquee 3 of the Windhoek Country Club, adjacent to the Plenary Hall.
Programme highlights include:
· 17/09/13: Indigenous and Local Community Sustainable Land Managers (organized by
UNDP/Equator Initiative and other partners)
· 18/09/13: Target setting approach (Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Korea Forest Service, UNCCD, USDA, IUCN)
· 19/09/13: Land Degradation Neutrality (World Indigenous Network, UNDP, CBD, IUCN, ICRAF, GEF)
· 20/09/13: Ecosystem Restoration (ICRAF, GEF, CBD, UNCCD, African Union Commission, CILSS, IUCN, OSS, FAO, World Bank, GM, GEF, EC)
· 23/09/13: Resource Mobilization (GEF and partners)
· 24/09/13: Landscape Approach (ICRAF, GIZ, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNCCD, South Africa DEA, UNFCCC, CBD, Global Mechanism)
· 25/09/13: Gender Policy Forum (University of Namibia, UNCCD, UNDP, and partners)
· 26/0913: Sustainable Land Management (Drynet, WOCAT, NEPAD, Initiatives of Change, IAEA)
Non-registered UNCCD COP11 delegates: Event coverage is available through the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) and Climate Change TV.
Programme updates and media coverage: www.riopavilion.org
Detailed RCP programme at UNCCD COP 11: www.riopavilion.org/programme-unccdcop11-
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For more information, please contact: info@riopavilion.org. or David Ainsworth, Information Officer for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (david.ainsworth@cbd.int)
About the Rio Conventions Pavilion:
A platform for raising awareness and sharing information about the latest practices and scientific findings on the co-benefits that can be realized through implementation of the three Rio Conventions, the Rio Conventions Pavilion is a collaborative effort between the Secretariats of the three Rio Conventions and the Global Environment Facility, in addition to a growing list of other global and local partners. Launched during the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, the Rio Conventions Pavilion first convened at the margins of the tenth CBD Conference of the Parties (CBD COP10) in Nagoya, Japan. The Pavilion has since convened at the UNFCCC COP 16 in Cancun, Mexico; UNCCD COP 10 in Changwon, Republic of Korea; UNFCCC COP 17 in Durban, South Africa; UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil (Rio +20 Earth Summit); and CBD COP11 in Hyderabad, India.
Through highlighting various themes and cross-cutting issues relevant to the three Rio Conventions, and their common objective to support sustainable development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Pavilion enables identification of synergies and co-benefits for the implementation of the three Rio Conventions.
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