nrg4SD One Stop Info Shop

nrg4SD One Stop Info Shop
This information pack has been prepared by the nrg4SD Secretariat. Special thanks
to the UN, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and Stakeholder Forum for the
production of similar information packs for participants.
Table of contents
1. Welcome to Rio +20 Page 2
2. Background information Page 2
3. State of negotiations Page 3
4. nrg4SD at Rio +20 Page 6
5. What can you do in Rio? Page 7
6. How to stay informed Page 7
7. Further events accompanying the UN Conference Page 8
8. Logistics Page 10
9. Annex 1 Page 15
10. Annex 2 Page 18
11. Annex 3 – Calendar of events Page 24
Disclaimer – Please refer to the big screens in the Pavilions for room updates and timings. Please take time
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to
check the UN Rio +20 website where information will be updated in real time and is out of the remit of nrg4SD

Welcome to Rio +20
This one stop shop information pack prepared by the nrg4SD Secretariat contains
important material for delegates attending the UN Conference on Sustainable
Development Rio +20 via nrg4SD.
We encourage you to take some time to read the information regarding the activities
of nrg4SD at Rio +20 on our website (including the 2012 General Assembly and the
World Summit of Federated States and Regions) and information on logistics -
venues, maps, shuttle bus service, registration and personal safety. This information
is updated in real time as we receive it and you will probably find answers to most of
your questions here. Please take some time to also visit the official UN website
dedicated to Rio +20 for more information.
Background information
UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20
The UN CSD Rio+20 will take place from 20 - 22 June 2012. The Conference is
concerned with two major themes (I) a green economy in the context of sustainable
development and poverty eradication, and (II) an Institutional Framework for
Sustainable Development. It also includes three objectives: (1) secure renewed
political commitment for sustainable development, (2) assess the progress to date
and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits
on sustainable development, and (3) address new and emerging challenges. These
themes and objectives were defined in the resolution of the UN General Assembly of
December 2009 which called for Rio+20.
In the words of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon himself, "Rio +20 is one of
the most important conferences in the history of the United Nations” and a once-in-ageneration
opportunity to gear the world on sustainable development path.". More
than 18,000 of you have grasped the importance of the UN Conference on
Sustainable Development and registered for the Conference. More than 100 heads of
state or government have already confirmed their attendance and the Brazilian host
government is expecting fifty thousand people.
Agenda 21 and the 9 Major Groups
Various actors have a direct involvement in Rio +20. Besides UN Member States and
multiple UN bodies, there are nine Major Groups representing the voices of nonstake
actors. Agenda 21, the outcome of the first Rio Conference in 1992 (also
known as UNCED) established the concept of these Major Groups defining them as:
Women, Children and Youth, Farmers, Indigenous Peoples, NGOs, Trade Unions,
Local Authorities, Science and Technology, Business and Industry. Familiarising
yourself with the concept of Major Groups is important because the UN General
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Assembly decision to organise the Rio+20 Conference states participation of civil
society in the Conference will be guided by the Major Groups participation process of
the Commission on Sustainable Development also established in Rio, 20 years ago.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) online here. nrg4SD is one of the organising
partners of the Local Authorities Major Group LAMG alongside ICLEI and UCLG.
nrg4SD Rio +20 preparations and advocacy
nrg4SD has actively engaged in the Rio +20 process over the last 2 years,
establishing an internal working group, monitoring developments and position the
Network in the process.
Input to UN’s compilation document for the zero draft of Rio +20 - Following an
invitation from the Rio +20 Bureau to all relevant stakeholders to provide their inputs
and contributions by 1st November 2011, and the 65th UNGA encouragement to
support preparations in the run-up to Rio +20, nrg4SD prepared and submitted a
contribution to the compilation document to serve as a basis for preparing the zero
draft of the outcome document of Rio+20. The submission by nrg4SD was updated in
April 2012 – available here.
The Zero Draft has been under discussion since January 2012 at the ‘first initial
discussions’ on the Draft document (25-27 January 2012), followed by a first round of
‘informal informals’ (19-23 March 2012), third intersessional meeting (26-27 March
2012), second round of ‘informal informals’ (23 April to 4 May 2012) and an additional
week of negotiations from 29 May to 2 June 2012.
Click here for nrg4SD’s engagement in the Rio +20 preparatory meetings including
written contributions, comments and proposals for amendments to the Zero Draft,
Local Authorities Statements during negotiations, interventions at meetings with the
Rio +20 Bureau and the EU delegation, interventions at the public hearing with
ECOSOC and participation in side events.
State of negotiations
Local Authorities Major Group Report from Rio +20 negotiations – New York 29
May to 2 June 2012
The additional week of negotiations in New York from Tuesday 29 May to Saturday 2
June was focused on advancing on the text that is on the table and did indeed bring
some limited progress on that front. On the first two days deliberations continued
mainly in the two working groups:
- Working Group 1 chaired by Ambassador Ashe on sections V Framework for Action
and Follow-up (which includes all the thematic sections) and VI means of
implementation.
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- Working Group 2 chaired by Ambassador Kim on sections I Our Common Vision, II
Renewing Political Commitment, III Green Economy in the context of sustainable
development and poverty eradication and section IV Institutional Framework for
Sustainable Development. There were no side events and fewer side meetings this
time, with all attention focused on the actual negotiations and making progress on the
text. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addressed the plenary on day 1 with a
strong and assertive intervention reminding delegates that "The world is watching
with anticipation and great concern " and "is relying on you to provide us with a
roadmap for sustainable development", to step up pressure to get to a text worthy of
the attention of Heads of State and Government come 20 June. Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon indicated that he was there to "interject a note of urgency", that “it is
time to leave individual interests behind”. For the main part of the working hours
deliberations continued mainly in smaller contact groups focusing on particular
issues. On different days in total over dozens such groups met, some only once
briefly, other repeatedly and longer. Attached to this email you can find a list of
contact groups to get an idea of the themes covered. One contact group covered the
subsequent (in the text) thematic sections Transport, Health and Cities, after an initial
discussion in Working Group 1. The paragraphs on cities seem to gather a fair
consensus from all delegations and are fairly well reflecting the aspirations of the
LAMG. Delegations particularly active on these topics are the EU, the G77/China,
Mexico and US. At of the close of this session, there are about 329 paragraphs, of
which about 70 are agreed ad ref (which means they are agreed once everything is
agreed, but there are no further pending issues on this paragraph) At the close of the
last session, 21 had been agreed ad ref out of 422 paragraphs at the time. The bulk
of paragraphs not agreed are in section V Framework for Action and Follow-up.
It is worth noticing that thanks to the intense work carried out by the contact groups,
many other paragraphs – for instance on the issue of Sustainable Development
Goals - contain now language “providing a better ground for common understanding”,
as pointed out by the co-chairs at the concluding session. An agreement on these
during the last Prep Com of 13-15 June is therefore to be expected. The bulk of the
controversial issues remain, not surprisingly, around Section III on Green Economy,
Section IV on IFSD and Section V on Means of Implementation. Among the nine
Major Groups, discussions went on about the possible joint statement of all nine
groups on which Major Groups have been sending comments over the past weeks.
During this last week 3 Major Groups have rejected the current draft. A new draft with
a different approach will be produced, and as annex each Major Group is asked to
outline its key priorities for Rio+20 in maximum 400 words. We will share drafts with
you as soon as possible. Media arrangements for Major Groups in Rio will be in the
media pavilion of Rio Centro, right by the Member States Pavilion. Press conferences
involving Major Groups will take place once a day at 15.30 on time for press in EU
and in Americas and on time for Asian press the following day. DESA is currently
exploring the possibility of having a second venue to increase the number of possible
press conferences per day. Besides, arrangements are underway to mobilise two film
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crews which will be moving around in Rio in order to conduct side interviews and
cover events in detail. DESA has requested each Major Group to send a list of
experts indicating the key projects and areas of expertise of each of them in order to
constitute a pool of experts ready to be contacted by media. Please pass on to us the
full details of the experts from your organisations that you would like to be listed in
this pool full name – including title, position, field of expertise and language in which
they can be interviewed. Please do so ASAP and elert us in advance to expect your
input. Finally, let us mention that The Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary and
analysis of the meeting is available at: www.iisd.ca/uncsd/iinzod3/ and is well worth
reading.
Opening Plenary Prep com 13 June
Co-chair Kim said ‘The whole world is watching us. We need to deliver. I urge you to
work as you did in NYC last week further stepping up the compromise approach.
Please provide the host text with a clean document’
Working groups (WG)
WG 1 - section 1, 5 and 6
Wednesday 13 June - 3 cluster groups
- Means on implementation, SDGs, SCP, water and climate in P3.C - Facilitated
by Barbados.
- Oceans, gender, education, cities, transport, health and mining - Oceans in
P3.B facilitated by Australia. Gender, education, cities and transport in P3.E
facilitated by Norway and one more facilitator TBC later
- Chemicals and desertification
WG 2 - section 2, 3, and 4
Wednesday 13 June – 2 cluster groups
- Green economy - Room P3 facilitated by Canada
- IFSD – Room P3.B facilitated by Norway
Only 5 cluster groups at a time. The cluster groups will continue until 8 or 9 PM.
Plenary of both WGs will work consecutively – There is a debrief from the facilitators
of the clusters from 20:00 pm for WG 2 and 21:00 WG 1
‘Stakeholders are welcome, for inspiring a generational change we need to do it
together. Very happy to have interaction with them and invite UN system and
Member States’.
Secretary General Sha Zukhang said ‘last week in NYC we saw real progress not
necessarily in the number of paragraph agreed but in the attitude of negotiators to
clarify issues and find a way forward. Most importantly we saw a shared commitment
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to make this a success. We must accelerate the pace. We are in a make it or break it
phase. Time to look at the bigger picture and focus on key deliverables. We simply
cannot afford to fail. This Planet is our most important common denominator.
We need a steps change on the SDGs, IFSD, sharing experiences and knowledge to
deliver, action oriented outcomes on cities, energy, women, empowerment, oceans,
etc, improve means of implementations, reaffirm past commitments, streamline
financing tools and capacity building action, importance of engagement of CSO and
private sector. Governments cannot do it alone. Our commitments define who we
are. They are symbols of our integrity. That is why at the end we will announce
ambitious and historic outcomes. Let us deliver a vision, an action framework that
honours all people and our Planet, our most profound common denominator’.
nrg4SD at Rio +20
Out of 1,394 organisations accredited, nrg4SD reached the top ten with 229
participants pre-registered. This figure is increased with members accredited via their
national delegations including from Buenos Aires, Basque Country, Brittany,
Catalonia, Flanders, PACA, Rhone Alpes, Québec, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo,
Wallonia and Wales, therefore bringing the figure far above 250 participants
registered as part of the nrg4SD delegation.
See Annex 1 for the official delegation of nrg4SD.
The local government delegation ICLEI is the second biggest of all Major Group
organisations following the Foundation for the Global Compact for business.
Some characteristics of the Major Group delegations as provided to us by UNDESA:
� There are 18,741 participants from 1,394 organisations
� The 20 largest delegations have one-third of all participants.
� There are 5,321 participants from Brazil.
� The gender balance is 55% male and 45% female.
� We have participants from 170 countries.
� We estimate around 3,000 under 30 years of age.
nrg4SD activities at Rio +20 in a nutshell:
From 13 to 15 June, nrg4SD will take part in the last preparatory meeting as one of
the organising partners of the Local Authorities Major Group for the UN Conference
on Sustainable Development Rio +20.
From 17 to 18 June, nrg4SD will convene its annual statutory meetings - Steering
Committee and General Assembly - and hold sessions of its working groups. On the
18 in the evening, a reception will be hosted by the Governor of Rio de Janeiro.
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On 19 June the World Summit of Federated States and Regions co-organised by
the host State of Rio de Janeiro, nrg4SD, The Climate Group and Regions-
United/FOGAR will take place. A specialised website has been created where you
must register in order to enter the Rio Pavilion. You can also access the full
programme of events organised by the State of Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 22 June.
From 16 to 18 June nrg4SD members are encouraged to participate in the
Sustainable Development dialogue aiming to bring together civil society, public and
private sectors, the scientific community and academia to contribute ideas and
suggestions on sustainable development. These dialogues which have already
started online will culminate in a live event in Rio prior to the UN Conference. To
participate, click here
Side events will take place during the whole conference, several of which nrg4SD will
participate directly. For the list of side events click here, courtesy of Stakeholder
Forum. UN official list available here.
See Annex 2 for the official programme of nrg4SD.
What can you do in Rio?
In order to play an active role at the Rio+20 Conference, there is a lot you can do.
Once you have received your UN badge (see below for information on registration),
you can attend the negotiation sessions as an observer, take the floor whenever
possible (opportunities to speak during official UN events) strictly following nrg4SD
Secretariat indications, exchange with colleagues about what is currently going on
and can be done, liaise with respective delegation, help build bridges between
national delegations, civil society and other stakeholder actors, participate in
Sustainable Development Dialogues and vote on the recommendations, attend side
events and bring the voice of local governments into negotiations whenever possibly,
social media, talk to the press, network and discuss with other delegates.
How to stay informed
- All civil society representatives and stakeholders are invited to the daily Major
Group meetings taking place daily from 9:00 - 9:45 in Major Group Pavilion 3,
room 3. This is followed by the specific daily briefing of the Local Authorities
Major Group conducted by nrg4SD, ICLEI and UCLG taking place from 13:00
– 14:00 in Room T-1 of the Major Groups’ (T) Pavilion - Schedule of daily
briefings available here
- IISD daily reporting on negotiations
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- Major Groups and other Stakeholder Workshops - In the lead-up to the
Rio+20 conference, UNDESA in cooperation with Stakeholder Forum will be
hosting a series of capacity building workshops for Major Groups and other
stakeholders that will help participants prepare for the work they will be
engaging in at the Conference. If you are interested in attending any of these
workshops, we kindly ask that you pre-register to confirm your anticipated
attendance, as capacity for these workshops is very limited.
- Social media - Modern communication technologies also allows you to
support the Conference from a far. While not everyone is able to attend and
participate in Rio+20 live in person, social media sites allow for remote
participation from all around the world. You can follow us on Facebook and
join the global conversation on Twitter by tweeting us:
� @nrg4SD
� @localgov with hastag #localgov
� @ICLEI with
� @UN_Rioplus20 with hashtag #Rioplus20 or #Futurewewant.
Further events accompanying the UN Conference
Side events
Side events will take place during the whole conference, several of which nrg4SD will
participate directly. For information on nrg4SD at side events please refer to the flyer
in Annex 2. Click here to download the UN official calendar of side events and
Stakeholder Forum has produced a user friendly compilation of side events outside
RioCentro Convention Centre found here.
Disclaimer – Side events will continue to be updated. Please refer to the big screens
in the Pavilion and to the UN Rio +20 website which is updated in real time out of the
remit of nrg4SD.
Sustainable Development Dialogues
The Government of Brazil is convening a Sustainable Development Dialogue series
with the aim of bringing together civil society, public and private sectors, the scientific
community and academia to contribute ideas and suggestions on sustainable
development. Conclusions and recommendations from the Dialogues will be
conveyed directly to the heads of State and Government gathering in Rio June 20-
22. These dialogues which have already started online will culminate in a live event
in Rio from 16 – 19 June prior to the UN Conference and take place in RioCentro.
More information available here
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This is a unique opportunity to participate in some or all of the Dialogues, which focus
on ten themes at the heart of sustainable development:
16 June
10h00 to 13h30: Unemployment, decent work and migrations
14h30 to 18h00: Sustainable development as an answer to the economic and
financial crises
18h30 to 22h00: Sustainable development for fighting poverty
June 17
10h00 to 13h30: The economics of sustainable development, including sustainable
patterns of production and consumption
14h30 to 18h00: Forests
18h30 to 22h00: Food and nutrition security
June 18
10h00 to 13h30: Sustainable energy for all
14h30 to 18h00: Water
18h30 to 22h00: Sustainable cities and innovation
June 19
10h00 to 13h30: Oceans
For more information on how to join click here and in order to take part in the
dialogues click here and request an invitation. Once you have joined you have
access to all the dialogues where you are encouraged to take part in discussions by
posting recommendations and comments as well as sharing link to important
documents by using the “add” function. As a participant you have access to “key
reference documents” informing the dialogues and you can connect to other
participants interested in the same themes.
nrg4SD members are strongly encouraged to participate in the Sustainable
Development dialogues and vote for the recommendations online.
Local government and urban events at Rio +20
Rio+20 Global Town Hall, 18-22 June, Rio State Pavilion, Athletes Park - More
information here.
Hosted by the Government of Rio de Janeiro State, the Global Town Hall allows
participation by local government representatives who will be attending ICLEI’s World
Congress in Belo Horizonte (14-17 June). The sessions will focus on:
- key global sustainability issues in an increasingly urbanizing world,
- sustainable urban development under global trends such as population
growth, urbanization,
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- climate change, fossil fuel scarcity, biodiversity loss, etc.;
- the Rio+20 themes: inclusive green urban economy and sustainable
development governance
- from the local to the global level
The Sustainable and Just City: Rio +20 and beyond, 18 June, RioCentro,
Plenary Room T-2.
Hosted by the Ford Foundation, this event focuses on how to build an urban future
that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable. Cities are on the
fronstlines of global sustainability. Join us for a compelling discussion about the
future of our built environment. All of the world’s population growth over the next four
decades—some 2.3 billion people—will take place in urban areas. What will the cities
of the future look like? How can we ensure that they are just cities, shaped by
fairness, opportunity and a commitment to shared prosperity?
For more information, contact Kay Lee at k.lee@fordfoundation.org.
The Urban Summit, 18 June, Forte de Copacabana
Co-organised by UCLG United Cities and Local Governments and UN-Habitat and
the City of Rio de Janeiro with the support of Cities Alliance, after the successful
meeting with the UN Secretary General in New York last April, the Urban Summit will
present the local and regional governments’ recommendations on sustainable
development prior to the Rio+20 Heads of State Summit on 20-22 June. Please click
here to access the Urban Summit Program
Logistics
This section provides information on the logistical aspects for Rio +20 including
maps, venues and layouts, registration opening hours, shuttle buses and routes,
personal security
The UN has produced a Conference handbook for participants where you can find
useful information.
Conference venues
1. The Rio +20 Conference will take place at the Riocentro Convention Centre,
Avenue Salvador Allende 6, 555 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Map
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Figure 1 above shows the location of Rio Centro and Athletes’ Park
Figure 2 above shows the layout of the venues
Figure 3 above shows the different Pavilions in RioCentro
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Pavillion 1 - Registration (where the shuttle drops you)
Pavilion 2 - Food court
Pavilion 3 – Daily briefing of Major Groups 9:00 – 10:00am, P3.3, Ministerial
Roundtables during the High Level Segment of June 20-22 (restricted access during
that segment) - Press centre: press conferences for Major Groups daily from 15:30 to
16:00
Pavilion 4 - No access - Offices of Member States for their bi-laterals
Pavilion 5 – Plenary room, Sustainable Development Dialogues from 16 - 18 June
(passes distributed by nrg4SD Secretariat) - High Level Segment (restricted access)
Major Groups Pavilion - Daily morning briefings of each Major Group – Local
Authorities Major Group 13:00 to 14:00 in T-1 - Major Groups offices (Local
Authorities office T-23), Major Groups exhibition, side events and sustainable
development learning courses
2. Athletes’ Park (opposite RioCentro), Rio de Janeiro State Pavilion, Athletes'
Park - Ave. Salvador Allende, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Map
Venue of nrg4SD Steering Committee and working groups (17 June) and World
Summit of Federated States and Regions (19 June)
3. Government Palace of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Palacio Guanabara - Map
Venue of nrg4SD General Assembly (18 June)
Registration opening hours
Registration is open from 7 June. The registration desk will be located in Pavilion 1
where the Shuttle will drop you - Avenida Salvador Allende 6555, Barra da Tijuca,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You MUST be pre-registered and have a copy of your
confirmation letter (which shows the unique reference number assigned to your
registration online) as well as a valid photo ID (such as your national passport) to
register and receive your grounds pass. Your grounds pass will grant you access to
all activities taking place inside Riocentro from 13 to 22 June. The registration desk
opens as follows:
Accreditation opening hours
7-10 June 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
11-12 June 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
13 June 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
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11-12 June 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
14-17 June 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
18-19 June 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
20 June 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
21 June 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
22 June 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Transport
Rio+20 Shuttle Bus Schedule - The free shuttle bus service is available for all
accredited participants to Rio +20 including delegates accredited via the nrg4SD
Secretariat. You MUST have a copy of your confirmation letter as well as a valid
photo ID to board the shuttle. Once registered, your grounds pass will allow you to
board the shuttle. Shuttles will also be available from Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim
International Airport to the main hotel areas starting 10 June until 23 June. See
detailed schedule here.
Interactive map of bus routes courtesy of ICLEI
Medication and immunisations
It is relevant that you check the status of your vaccinations for Brazil. Please see a
doctor and decide if you need to refresh or even add vaccinations. Please also note
that Brazil has Dengue fever and that there was an outbreak a couple weeks ago in
some parts of Rio de Janeiro. The mosquitos bite also during the day, but one does
not realize it. Vaccination is not possible, therefore protecting the body with clothes
and sprays is necessary. Over-the-counter medication, such as anti-inflammatory
drugs, antipyretics, and painkillers, does not require a doctor’s prescription, and may
be purchased at any pharmacy in Brazil, often by telephone. The purchase of certain
drugs, such as antibiotics and antidepressants, requires a prescription, which must
be written by a Brazilian doctor accredited by the Regional Council of Medicine
(Conselho Regional de Medicina - CRM) of the state where the medication is to be
purchased. Travelers are advised to bring with them all medication that they use
regularly, along with a document or doctor’s prescription verifying that the medication
is for personal use (the document or prescription must be in Portuguese, English,
French, or Spanish).
Traveling to Brazil
Most international flights land at airports in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife or
Salvador, from where you can get connecting flights to all other major Brazilian cities.
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Please be aware that São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have international airports far
outside the city and national airports close to the inner city. Transfers between these
airports can take several hours.
Visas
We strongly advise you to check with the Brazilian consulate in your country before
making travel arrangements. You are fully responsible for ensuring that you are able
to enter Brazil with the correct documents. To find the consulate of your country, you
can use this website (in Portuguese): http://www.portalconsular.mre.gov.br/.
As a general rule, Brazil requests visas based on the principle of reciprocity of
treatment given to Brazilian citizens. For an indicative list of countries which do not
require a visa, you can check: http://www.brazilsf.org/ visa_eng.htm.
Immigration advice
It is important that you comply with Brazilian immigration laws on arrival in the
country and satisfy the Federal Police (the Brazilian immigration authority) of your
intended purpose of visit. It is important that you retain your immigration landing
card—as that is required to leave the country – if you lose it you could be subject to a
fine. It is also important that you have enough cash to pay the airport departure tax
(R$65 payable in cash only), which is a requirement to leave the country.
Very important: Keep the paper you had to fill on the plane and that customs returns
to you. You will NEED it to leave the country!
Personal safety
The Brazilian security forces will provide security throughout town and support the
UN security within Rio Centro. Security in Rio has improved tremendously over the
last 20 years. Yet, like any big city, it is best not to bring anything that you would be
sad not to go back home with and to be aware of your environment. More information
available here
Be streetwise, be safe and enjoy your stay. In case of emergency:
Federal Police 194
Military Police 190
Ambulance 192
Fire Service 193
Police Unit for Tourism +55 2332 2924
Civil defense 199
Women’s Police Station
Lost and found 25631159
Municipal Tourist Office
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Annex 1 – List of participants accredited by nrg4SD
Achilles, Ricardo
Albuquerque, Joao
Alckmin, Geraldo
Alday, Ainhoa
Almanca, Reinaldo
Anibal, Jose
Antenor, Samuel
Arbex, Luis Fernando
Arcand, Pierre
Arreguy Barbosa, Marcelo
Arruda, Eloisa
Assis, Neusa
Assis, Rui Brasil
Audet-Robitalle, Claude
Aurelio, Ana
Azevedo, Cristina
Baetens, Ine
Battistella, Linamara Rizzo
Balduino, Eduardo
Barrenechea , Fernando
Batista Antunes, Rui
Becker, Ivana
Beltramello, Odjalma
Bergamaschi, Monika
Bernardi Vieira Richa, Fernanda
Bodinier, Gerard
Boldo Lisboa, Marina
Borge Angulo, Roberto
Bornhausen, Paulo
Bornhausen , Ana Paula
Boto, Alexander
Brito Cruz, Carlos Henrique
Bruno, Jose Fernando
Burga Smarne, Manuel Antonio
Camargo Junior, Antonio
Campos, Ubirajara
Canellas Grifoll, Mireia
Cardama, Maruxa
Cardenas Rivero, Javier Jesus
Carlos, Edson
Carrasco, Paul
Carvalho, Casemiro Tércio
Carvalho Martins, Fabio
Casanovas, Monica
Casarin, David
Castro, Orlando
Castro Abreu Filho, Saulo
Chabrolle, Alain
Charest, Jean
Cichowlaz, Philippe
Cleto, Ademir
Conde, Ana Carolina
Costa, José Pedro
Covas, Bruno
Cristina Ferreira, Nádia
Cruz, Jose Guilherme
Cunha, Luiz
Da Costa, Ana Cristina
Da Costa, Silvana Souza
Da Ré, Marcos
Dalledonne, Carolina
Damasceno, Carlos
David , Monica
Davies, Peter
De Araújo Jorge , Adriano Augusto
De França Cardoso , Marisa
De Mello, Rogério Menezes
De Souza, Francis Marney Policarpo
Degos, Olivier
Delgado Ramos, Vinicius
Delhaye, Annick
Dellagnelo, Lucia
Dervaux, Nicolas
Descotes-Genon, Sandrine
Dion, Olivia
Di Fonzo Oliveira, Rafaela
Diaz, Liliana
Diaz Carvajal, Francisco Javier
Diouf, Coumba Ndoffene Bouna
Disconzi, Rodrigo
D´Amico, Valéria Lima
Emiliano Uba, André
Firmino Perreira, Luiz
Fava, Ana Paula
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Fernando Cerqueira , Aladim
Ferrat Mancera, Christian
Ferreira , Nádia Cristina
Ferreira , Tania
Ferrer, Josilene
Ferrer, Joao Luiz
Flacco, Iris
Funes Izaguirre, José Luis Pedro
Gammanpila, Udaya Prabhath
Garcia, Marcelo
Garcia Correa, Luiz Antonio
Gaudreau, Leopold
Gayotto Hila, Flávia
Gendreau, Béatrice
Gennari, Ana Maria
Gerage Amorim, Denis
Gomes Salomão, Patrícia
Gonzalez Castilla , Raul Omar
Gonçalves de Almeida Junior, Agnaldo
Guillemette, Remi
Gurgel Cavalcanti, Helio
Helena Dos Santos Lisboa de Almeida,
Magna
Hidayati, Wan
Hubert Ta, Lynda
Hueso, Rafael
Iparraguirre, Rodolfo Alberto
John, Peredur
Junior, Danilo
Karabolad, José Carlos
Kibrit, Raquel
Kodikara, Sisira
L'Allier, Marc
Lacava, Carlos
Lafer, Celso
Lamaire-Chad, Coralie-Emmanuelle
Larochelle, Charles
Laso, Sofia
Latance, Jesse James
Layadi, Renaud Stephane
Lecroix, Daniel
Le Tallec, Nolwenn
Leite, Fernanda
Levy Picchetto, Fernanda
Likoku, Bekodj''aolu wa
Lima, Ieda
Lima, Adriano
Lins-da-Silva, Carlos
Llebot, Josep Enric
Lourenço , Laurence
Lucon, Oswaldo
Mafra Amorim, José Ricardo
Maluf, Cintia
Mancini, Rosa Maria
Maroundou Ivala Plaine , Chancia
Blandine
Marques, Themis
Martins, Luiz Carlos
Mascarenhas, Maria da Graça
Mata, Cleber
Mathieson, Lucy
Mawejje, Andrew
Merckx, Remy
Miranda Cruz, Carolina
Modesto Salvador , Rosangela
Molina, José Manuel
Montambault, Daniel
Moreno Caballero, Felix Manuel
Mossato Pinto, Luiz Tarcisio
Mroz, Marco Antonio
Muchailch, Mariese
Mudat Fernandes, Daniel Henrique
Mugica Conde, Virginia
Muller, Caroline
Muller, Nicole
Murialdo, Myrna
Nasution, Zulfifli
Ndour, Alassane
Niedersberg, Carlos Fernando
Nieri, Mauro
Nogueira, Olavo
Obata, Oswaldo Riuma
Oliveira, Diogo
Oliveira, José
Oliveira, Umberto
Oliveira Rodrigues, Alexandrini
Olivera, Carlos Alberto
Olivero, Herman Pedro
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Olmos Rodriguez, Ruben
Ordonez, Marcelo
Pollachi, Amauri
Paulo, Rafael
Pellegrini, Marco
Pengue Filho, Giovanni
Pereira Agostinho, Ivan Francisco
Pereira Fernandes, José Benedito
Raleigh, Katherine
Royer, Vincent
Sarra-Bournet, Bruno
Shirley, Sarah
Silva, Genival
Silva, Marcos Paulo de Souza
Soares, Eduardo Guedes
Souza, Glaucia
Subirá, Marta
TORQUATO, CID
Taghouan, Bouamor
Talocchi, Joao
Tavares, Rodrigo
Tesch, Walter
Torrimgton, Amy Louisa
Toure, Mamadou Ndong
Tremblay, Denis
Trindade, Karla
Unzalu, Pilar
Uranga Muelas, Jon
Uriarte Ruiz de Eguino, Koldobike Maximine
Urrutia, Enrique
Valentim, Sérgio
Varela, Rejane
Varela, José
Vargas Tarantelli , Vanderlea
Vieira de Miranda Cunha, Renata
Villamore, Enrique
Vanmaele, Sofie
Vraekeveld, Dieter
Whizar, Silvia
Flores, Murilo
Yvergnaux, Alain
Zaplana, Caio Prado
Castro, Fábio
de la Sota, Jose Manuel
Petiti, Maria Teresa
Piazetta Marques, Themis
Pilla Souza, Marco Aurélio
Pires, Carla
Pires, Plinio
Queralt , Arnau
Rabelo, Selma
The delegation is increased to far above 250
participants registered as part of the nrg4SD
delegation due to some members being
accredited via their national delegations -
Buenos Aires, Basque Country, Brittany,
Catalonia, Flanders, PACA, Rhone Alpes,
Québec, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo,
Wallonia and Wales.
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nrg4SD at the UN Rio +20 Conference
In a nutshell:
13-19 June 2012 | State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
� From 13 to 15 June, nrg4SD will take part in the last preparatory meeting as one of the
organising partners of the Local Authorities Major Group for the UN Conference on
Sustainable Development Rio +20.
� From 17 to 18 June, nrg4SD will convene its annual statutory meetings - Steering
Committee and General Assembly - and hold sessions of its working groups. On the 18 in
the evening, a reception will be hosted by the Governor of Rio de Janeiro.
� On 19 June the World Summit of Federated States and Regions co-organised by the
host State of Rio de Janeiro, nrg4SD, The Climate Group and Regions-United/FOGAR will
take place. A specialised website has been created where you have to register for the
World Summit and access the full programme of events organised by the State of Rio de
Janeiro from 13 to 22 June.
� From 16 to 18 June nrg4SD members are encouraged to participate in the Sustainable
Development Dialogues aiming to bring together civil society, public and private sectors,
the scientific community and academia to contribute ideas and suggestions on sustainable
development. These dialogues which have already started online will culminate in a live
event in Rio prior to the UN Conference. To participate, click here
� Side events will take place during the whole conference, several of which nrg4SD will
participate directly. For the list of side events click here, courtesy of Stakeholder Forum.
UN official list available here.
� For more information on nrg4SD’s engagement in Rio +20 please visit our webpage
dedicated to Rio +20. This page is updated in real time as we receive the information. So
probably your questions will be directly answered there.
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www.nrg4sd.org nrg4sd@nrg4sd.org

nrg4SD General Assembly
Sunday 17 June – Rio de Janeiro State Pavilion
Athletes’ Park - Map
nrg4SD Steering Committee and Working groups
10:00 Athletes’ Park opens
11:30-14:00 nrg4SD Steering Committee
Steering Committee members only
11:30-13:30 Biodiversity working group
13:30-14:30 Lunch at the convenience of delegates
14:30-16:00 Financing climate action working group
16:00-16:30 Break
16:00- 17:30 Water resources and sanitation working group
20:00 Athletes’ Park closes
Monday 18 June – Government Palace of the State of
Rio de Janeiro, Palacio Guanabara - Map
09:30 Arrival of participants
10:00-13:40 nrg4SD General Assembly
13:40 Lunch at the convenience of delegates
18:00 Evening reception
Invitation by the Governor of Rio de Janeiro
www.nrg4sd.org nrg4sd@nrg4sd.org
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World Summit of Federated States and
Regions
19 June 2012 | Rio de Janeiro State Pavilion | Athletes’ Park
Co-organised by the State of Rio de Janeiro, nrg4SD, The Climate
Group and Regions/United-FOGAR - register here
11:00 - 12:00 Opening Ceremony
12:00 - 13:00 Panel A: Subnational Governments leading the Clean
Revolution
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and signing of the Declaration of Rio of Federated
States and Regions
14:00 – 16:00 Panel B: The Green Economy for Sustainable Development
and Poverty Eradication: Showcasing success
1. Energy and Transportation
2. Ecosystem Services, Forests and Water
3. Poverty eradication
16:00 – 17:30 Panel C: Metrics and Indicators for a new development
model – exploring options beyond GDP
17:30 – 18:30 Panel D: Governance and making the Green Economy
work
18:30 – 19:00 Closing Ceremony
Rio de Janeiro
June 17-19, 2012
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nrg4SD at side events
Subnational Governments: Building a Sustainable Development Strategy
17 June 2012 | 11:30 - 13:00 | Room P3-A RioCentro
Organised by the Government of Buenos Aires Province, Federal Council for the Environment
of Argentina (COFEMA) and nrg4SD. Speakers will be Authorities from organising Institutions
Quebec's Plan Nord: Towards a New Global Model for Sustainable Development
17 June 2012 | 19:30 - 21:00 | Room T-6 RioCentro
Co- organised by the Canadian Boreal Initiative, Pew Environment Group and the Government
of Québec – Speakers include Jean Charest, Premier of Québec - – nrg4SD member
IFOAM Sustainable Development Learning Event – ‘Organic Agriculture: Locally
driven solutions to global priorities’
19 June 2012 | 10:00 - 13:00 | Room T-7 RioCentro
Organised by IFOAM – Speakers include Renaud Layadi, Adviser for International Networks -
Directorate for Climate, the Environment, Water and Biodiversity - Regional Council of
Brittany and nrg4SD Vice Chair for Europe
Choosing Our Future: Citizen Engagement in Sustainable Development
19 June | 08:30 – 17:30 | Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro
Organised by the World Resources Institute. Speaker includes Pierre Arcand, Minister of
Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Québec – nrg4SD member
Side event at the People’s Summit - Transition Territories, the lessons learned
after the crisis experiences
20 June | 17:30 – 19:00 | Auditorium 2 – RioCentro
Organised by Centre Ressource du Développement Durable (CERDD) - nrg4SD features Hélio
Gurgel Cavalcanti, President of the Brazilian Association of Environmental State Entities
(ABEMA) and Director-President of the Environment Agency of the State of Pernambuco
When cities breathe, people progress - Europe's Cities building partnerships to
implement the green agenda
21 June | 17:00 – 19:00 | EU Pavilion, Athlete Park
Co-organised by the EU Committee of the Regions and DG Environment
Speakers include Bruno Covas, Secretary of State for Environment, Government of Sao Paulo
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and nrg4SD Co-Chair South
For more information contact nrg4sd@nrg4sd.org

Sustainable Development dialogues
Organised by the Government of Brazil
The Government of Brazil is convening a Sustainable Development Dialogue series with the aim of
bringing together civil society, public and private sectors, the scientific community and academia to
contribute ideas and suggestions on sustainable development. Conclusions and
recommendations from the Dialogues will be conveyed directly to the heads of State and
Government gathering in Rio June 20-22. These dialogues which have already started online
will culminate in a live event in Rio from 16 – 18 June prior to the UN Conference.
This is a unique opportunity to participate in some or all of the Dialogues, which focus on
ten themes at the heart of sustainable development:
16 June
10h00 to 13h30: Unemployment, decent work and migrations
14h30 to 18h00: Sustainable development as an answer to the economic and financial crises
18h30 to 22h00: Sustainable development for fighting poverty
June 17
10h00 to 13h30: The economics of sustainable development, including sustainable patterns of
production and consumption
14h30 to 18h00: Forests
18h30 to 22h00: Food and nutrition security
June 18
10h00 to 13h30: Sustainable energy for all
14h30 to 18h00: Water
18h30 to 22h00: Sustainable cities and innovation
June 19
10h00 to 13h30: Oceans
For more information on how to join click here and in order to take part in the dialogues click here
and request an invitation. Once you have joined you have access to all the dialogues where you
are encouraged to take part in discussions by posting recommendations and comments as well as
sharing link to important documents by using the “add” function. As a participant you have access
to “key reference documents” informing the dialogues and you can connect to other participants
interested in the same themes.
nrg4SD members are strongly encouraged to participate in the Sustainable Development
dialogues. For more information click here
www.nrg4sd.org nrg4sd@nrg4sd.org
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DATE EVENT VENUE
13 – 15 June
3 rd Preparatory Committee meeting UN Conference on Sustainable
Development
13 – 22 June Sustainable Development Learning Capacity building events
13 – 22 June
17 June
17 June
Stand with informative material on subnational actions taken
regarding sustainable development. Buenos Aires Province and Sao
Paulo Co-Chair South of nrg4SD
Buenos Aires Province side event. Subnational Governments:
Building a Sustainable Development Strategy
Quebec's Plan Nord: Towards a New Global Model for Sustainable
Development
16 – 19 June Sustainable Development Dialogue Days
17 June nrg4SD Steering Committee
18 June
nrg4SD General Assembly
Evening reception by invitation by the Governor of Rio de Janeiro
19 June World Summit of Federated States and Regions
19 June
20 – 22 June
20 June
21 June
22 June
Rio +20 Programme: 13 – 22 June
IFOAM Sustainable Development Learning Event – ‘Organic
Agriculture: Locally driven solutions to global priorities’
UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20 – High level
segment
Side event at the People’s Summit - Transition Territories, the
lessons learned after the crisis experiences
EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) and DG Envi side event - When
cities breathe, people progress: Europe's Cities building
partnerships to implement the green agenda
Stock taking day by the State of Rio de Janeiro
‘What Happens on Monday?’ event by Stakeholder Forum
Rio Centro
Rio Centro
Pier Mauá
RioCentro
RioCentro
Rio Centro
Rio de Janeiro State
Pavilion - Athletes’
Park
Government Palace
Guanabara
Rio de Janeiro State
Pavilion - Athletes’
Park
Rio Centro
Rio Centro
RioCentro
EU Pavilion, Athlete
Park
Rio de Janeiro State
Pavilion - Athletes’
Park
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Annex 3 – nrg4SD in Rio +20 detailed annex
9 June nrg4SD Secretariat arrive in Rio de Janeiro
11 June 12:00 – 14:00 Meeting of Organising Partners (OP) - nrg4SD Secretariat participates as Local
Authorities Major Group OP
12 June 14:00 – 18:00 Capacity building training Workshop 1 - Global Major Groups Community - UN DESA
and Stakeholder Forum. Opening remarks from Mr Sha Zukang, Secretary General of
Rio +20 - nrg4SD Secretariat speaks on behalf of Local Authorities Major Group
(LAMG) as OP
13 – 15 June All day Third UN Preparatory Committee for Rio +20 – nrg4SD Secretariat engages in
negotiations taking part in contact groups
13 – 15 June 18:00 – 19:30 Interactive dialogues with UN Rio +20 Co-chairs and Bureau members – nrg4SD
Secretariat participates as LAMG OP
13 – 22 June 8:30 – 9:30 Major Groups daily briefing – nrg4SD Secretariat participates as LAMG OP (21 June –
Briefing with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon chaired by nrg4SD)
13 – 22 June 9:30 – 10:00 LAMG daily briefing – nrg4SD Secretariat rotating chair
13 – 22 June 10:00 Major Groups OP daily briefing – nrg4SD Secretaria participates as OP
13 – 22 June 15:30 – 16:00 Daily Major Group Press briefings ( 20 June – Local and subnational governments
press briefing tbc)
13 – 22 June All day Sustainable Development Learning courses – nrg4SD Secretariat follows
16 – 19 June All day Sustainable Development dialogues – nrg4SD Secretariat follows and members
17 June 11:30 – 14:00
11:30 – 13:30
14:30 – 16:00
16:30 – 17:30
participate directly
nrg4SD Steering Committee
nrg4SD Biodiversity working group
nrg4SD Financing climate action working group
nrg4SD Water resources working group
17 June 11:30 – 13:00 Side event by Buenos Aires: Subnational Governments: Building a Sustainable
Development Strategy – nrg4SD guest speaker
17 June 14:00 – 19:00 Stakeholder Forum workshop on National Sustainable Development Councils –
nrg4SD Secretariat and Catalonia participate
17 June 19:30 – 21:00 Quebec's Plan Nord: Towards a New Global Model for Sustainable Development-
nrg4SD member speaker: Quebec
18 June 10:00 – 13:40 nrg4SD General Assembly
18:00
Evening reception by the Governor of Rio (invitation only)
18 June 17:30 – 19:00 Side event: Towards the constitution of a ‘Supranational Democratic Climate
Authority’ – WDGpa – nrg4SD Secretariat speaker
19 June 11:00 – 18:30 World Summit of Federated States and Regions – nrg4SD co-organiser
19 June 10:00 – 13:00 IFOAM Sustainable Development Learning Event – ‘Organic Agriculture: Locally
driven solutions to global priorities’ – nrg4SD member speaker: Brittany
19 June 8:30 – 17:30 Side event by World Resources Institute: Choosing Our Future: Citizen Engagement
in Sustainable Development - nrg4SD member speaker: Quebec
20 June 17:30 – 19:00 Side event at the People’s Summit - Transition Territories, the lessons learned after
the crisis experiences – nrg4SD member speaker ABEMA
21 June 17:00 – 19:00 Side event by EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) and DG Environment - When cities
breathe, people progress: Europe's Cities building partnerships to implement the
green agenda – nrg4SD member speaker – Sao Paulo
20- 22 June All day UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20 – High level segment – nrg4SD
Secretariat engages in negotiations - One speaker for LAMG tbc
20 – 22 June All day Ministerial Roundtable s- one high level nrg4SD speaker takes part
22 June All day Take stock session by the Federal Government of Brazil and State of Rio de Janeiro –
nrg4SD speaker
22 June 14:45 – 18:00 What happens on Monday? By Stakeholder Forum – nrg4SD Secretariat speaker tbc
For more information on the above events click here or contact the nrg4SD Secretariat
nrg4sd@nrg4sd.org
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