GEF ministerial roundtable on financing the environment and sustainable development
Seethepalli, Kalpana | Bramati, Maria Caterina | Veredas, David
Ten years ago in Rio, the international community agreed on the need to integrate environment and development so as to ensure that development is sustainable. In the ten years since Rio, there has been a paradigm shift in the thinking of the international community as efforts have focused on achieving sustainable development with the primary goal of eradicating poverty. The millennium development goals (MDGs), approved by government leaders at the Millennium Summit in September 2000, framed this new paradigm, which is being carried forward into the Doha trade round for development and the present conference on financing for development. These establish the economic platform upon which the world will come together in Johannesburg in August to further reenergize the pursuit of poverty eradication and sustainable development. The World Summit on Sustainable Development presents a unique opportunity to ensure that environmental sustainability is fully and effectively integrated into actions designed to achieve the MDGs. The summit should continue the drive to implement concrete action to achieve the goals emerging from the Millennium Summit, Doha and Monterrey. The challenge for Johannesburg is to guarantee that development for the poor is pursued within a framework of long-term sustainability.
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