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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India's major policy concerns to be addressed at Rio 20+ conference

India's major policy concerns to be addressed at Rio 20+ conference

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published Published on Jun 21, 2012   modified Modified on Jun 21, 2012
-The Economic Times

Indian officials say the agreement that will be ratified by government leaders at the Rio 20+ conference on sustainable development on Friday addresses their major concerns even as NGOs stepped up their opposition to the final text, saying it contained no specific commitments and no timetables. 

Government officials say the outcome document, called the "The Future We Want'', retains the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR), which creates a firewall between the responsibilities of developing and developed countries, and the principle of equity, as the G-77 nations, which includes India, were able to defeat the attempts of the European Union to dilute these principles during negotiations. 

The EU also wanted the outcome document to commit to the adoption of Sustainability Development Goals, which will replace the Millenium Development Goals. But, the G-77 took the view that the developed economies would have to agree to provide funds to the developing countries for meeting these goals, a condition that was not acceptable to the EU. 

India's position has been that the SDGs should be aspirational and non-binding, based on the principles of equity and CBDR, and should not impinge on India's domestic policy space. While EU had hoped that Rio+20 would also create the conditions for a low-carbon, resource-efficient Green Economy, many provisions related to this have been diluted because of opposition from developing countries. India, too, has been opposed to the Green Economy norms that have been propounded by the EU. 

The outcome document calls for a wide range of actions, including beginning the process to establish sustainable development goals, detailing how the green economy can be used as a tool to achieve sustainable development, strengthening the UN Environment Programme, promoting corporate sustainability reporting measures, developing a strategy for sustainable development financing, adopting a framework for tackling sustainable consumption and production, focusing on improving gender equity; recognizing the importance of voluntary commitments on sustainable development, and stressing the need to engage civil society and incorporate science into policy; among other points. 

But it has clearly left NGOs disappointed who say the "watered down draft" has junked proposals for valuing biodiversity, reducing poverty and moving the global economy onto a more sustainable track. 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Sri Lanka President Mahindra Rajapaksa, and 100 government leaders have flown to Rio for the summit, which has been held on the 20th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit of 1992. But, the absence of US President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, all of whom attended the G-20summit at Los Cabos earlier this week, is being seen as an indication that economy, not environment is the most important issue facing the world today.

The Economic Times, 21 June, 2012, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/indias-major-policy-concerns-to-be-addressed-at-rio-20-conference/articleshow/14310055.cms


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