scholarly journals "Rio +20: what we can learn from the process and what is missing"

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 492-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Policy Agendas ◽  
The City ◽  
Important Progress ◽  
Made In

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and put the concept of Sustainable Development definitively on policy agendas at all levels from global to local. Twenty years later, even though important progress has been made in several areas, the world still struggles to implement the decisions following up the UNCED and to steer humanity towards a more sustainable path. The UN has set two broad themes for the Earth Summit in 2012, or Rio+20: institutional framework for sustainable development (IFSD) and green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. This article makes an overall analysis of the discussions generated by Rio+20. The article starts with a short overview of the debates on sustainable development since the UNCED, until the recent debates on green economy and institutional frameworks for sustainable development. It then highlights some lessons from the discussions catalyzed by Rio+20 analysing why and how progress has been achieved in certain areas and what the obstacles are to move the agenda of green economy and good environmental governance forward to achieve a more sustainable development. It concludes that, besides the tremendous obstacles to implement the agenda on green economy and IFSD, these themes brought about in Rio+20 are still lacking conceptually in the discussions on important topics such as equity and need to changes in values, as well as the debates on governance beyond the international level.

scholarly journals Exploring the connections between green economy and informal economy in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol Volume 111 (Number 11/12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Smit ◽  
Josephine K. Musango ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Sustainable Livelihoods ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Different Levels

Abstract The notion of an inclusive green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication requires an approach that engages with the informal economy. However, the informal economy is generally ignored or undervalued in discussions on the green economy. This paper set out to bolster this argument by identifying the ways in which the green economy and the informal economy may be connected by establishing the extent to which policies and plans relating to green economy connect with the informal economy, and recognising several informal green activities. The barriers and opportunities for connecting the two spheres were also explored as well as possible ways in which such activities may be supported at different levels of organisation. In the case of South Africa, many informal green activities that contribute to sustainable livelihoods are recognised. However, issues pertaining to procedure, process and participation hinder the transition to a truly inclusive green economy.

scholarly journals The Essence of "Green Bonds" and Issues of Effective Management in Georgia

Economics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3-5) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Tengiz Lachkepiani Tengiz Lachkepiani ◽  
Maya Kiladze Maya Kiladze ◽  
Mtvarisa Tananashvili Mtvarisa Tananashvili ◽  
Maia Lomishvili Maia Lomishvili
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Ecological Relations

Green bonds can be considered as a model of economic development, that reduces environmental risks and ecological problems, promotes sustainable development, reduces the negative impact on the environment. In addition, it can be considered as a mechanism for the sustainable development and poverty eradication, and its result will also improve the human well-being and social equality. Like any new form of financing, including "green bonds", it is still in its infancy and can be evaluated after some time. We think this financing tool will be useful for financing environmental projects. In addition, the establishment of the new Green Bank (or fund) will facilitate the direct investment or risk mitigation tools, or both, for the climate-related projects. LEDS and NEEAP have independently submitted options for setting up a public organization with a special mandate about green funding. Investors, commercial banks and corporations operating in Georgia may benefit from such a national funding organization for climate change measures to protect their investments from risks. One of the priority directions of ecological relations for Georgia is the creation of normative acts, which enable the unification and harmonization of ecological legislation, including in the field of "green economy". The development of "ecological technologies" is also of great importance for the development of the "green economy". The "green economy" strategy should become a model of sustainable development in the long run. In Summary, Green bonds may have been a good response by governments to restore the pandemic-reduced economic activity. With the reduced liquidity, this could be a good opportunity to access capital and increase investor confidence in the private sector and to attract more investments. Keywords: Green bond, Financial market, Issuer, Finance, Green Bank.

Why UNCED Failed on Trade and Environment

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo J. Prudencio
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Trading System ◽  
Current State ◽  
Trade And The Environment ◽  
The Earth ◽  
International Trading ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
International Trading System

Despite its unprecedented focus on preserving the environment without sacrificing development, the Earth Summit bypassed an opportunity to discuss reforming the international trading system, and its impact on sustainable development. Instead, the participants in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development largely accepted the current state of the international trading system, and placed the onus of reform on environmental policy. The result was a failure to address the underlying conflicts between trade and the environment.

scholarly journals Stand der Nachhaltigkeitsdiskussion – Denkmodelle der Nachhaltigkeit

2014 ◽  
Vol 165 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Daniel Wachter
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Economy ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Agenda 21 ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Limits To Growth ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Common Understanding

State of the debate on sustainability: concepts and models After the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), there emerged a common understanding of sustainable development, based on the work of the World Commission on Environment and Development (1987), the Rio declarations and Agenda 21. In recent years, however, trends have appeared which are moving away from this consensus. With the economic crisis of 2008, hopes for an economic recovery through “green economy” or “green growth” as motors for management of the crisis have gained importance. These concepts focus strongly on economic growth through green technologies and innovation. They offer valuable impulses, but contain in themselves the danger to downgrade the concept of sustainable development and its underlying principles if planetary limits to growth and global distribution issues are neglected, or if institutions and political processes created for the governance of sustainability are weakened by the creation of parallel green economy institutions. For forestry and forest economy, this debate can be seen, pragmatically, as an opportunity if it helps to bring the economic dimension of the forest into the limelight and gives value to the ecosystem functions and services, without losing sight of the broader understanding of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Conditions for the Sustainable Development of Underground Transport in the Ljubljana Basin

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 2971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vojkan Jovičić ◽  
Boštjan Volk ◽  
Janko Logar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
High Water ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Lacustrine Deposits ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

In Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, surface road traffic prevails and there is a strong need to free urban areas and use underground space for public transport. As a result of excessive use of combustion engines, the concentration of particulate matter and CO2 emissions in Ljubljana is high and is of public concern. For this purpose, several studies have been made in which sustainable development of underground transport has been considered as an alternative for rail, inter-rail and city traffic. The city of Ljubljana lies on quite a diverse geological substratum, consisting of alluvial and lacustrine deposits. A complex hydrogeological situation comprising a high water table and perched water supply zones located within the urban environment presents a particular challenge for underground construction. For this reason, a research study concerning the sustainable development of underground traffic in the Ljubljana Basin was carried out. The results of the study presented in the paper highlight the possible technological conditions for the development of underground transport with a particular emphasis on sustainability and environmental impact.

The Research on the Protection and Reuse of the City Industrial Block within Sustainable Development-Baotou as an Example

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 2400-2403
Author(s):  
Bin Wu ◽  
Ming Wen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Industrial City ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Healthy Growth ◽  
Protected Mode ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

Industrial block is the important part that forms the Industrial City, and it is nowadays becoming a more and more important factor that influence the development of Baotou. By analyzing the current situation of Baotous industrial block, and aiming at inheriting the culture of industry as well as updating the city construction, conservation strategy, protected mode and protection system have been made in architectural-level and sociological-level to promote the healthy growth of industrial city of Baotou.

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