International Governance of Sustainable Development European Hearing Sascha Gabizon, executive director WECF Women in Europe for a Common Future Women Rio+20 Steering Committee European Hearing Rio+20
UN GA RESOLUTION 64/236 (from European Hearing Rio+20 24/dec/2009)
• Social and economic inequities are especially hard on women and children • Women are 70% of the 1. 3 billion poor • More pressure on women from current food, fuel and financial crises European Hearing Rio+20 Living with less than 1 dollar a day
• The economy should support wellbeing for all within the carrying capacity of the planet • Currently; most of humanity (women) and the planet are used for the economy of a few European Hearing Rio+20 Priorities for women and international governance of SD
• The vulnerable and poor cannot rely on market mechanisms alone • They need rights to protect their lives and livelihoods • A ‘green’ economic system must promote social equity and gender equity • Link International Government and Green Economy European Hearing Rio+20 Markets needs legal frameworks and incentives to assure equity
Linking IFSD x IEG x GE ? GAPS IN CURRENT SD COMMITMENTS Existing Strong Multilateral Organizations SOCIAL I E G E S M O ECONOMICAL ENVIRONMENTAL European Hearing Rio+20 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SD
Possible priorities for women and the Green Economy women house-workers / informal sectors • Regulation for safe, decent and healthy jobs (chemicals, radiation. . ) • Beyond GDP • The American way of life: obsolete European Hearing Rio+20 • Target: 40% women’s share in new green jobs • Social protection floor - especially for
• Secure women’s property rights, land tenure, and control over natural resources • Promote women’s access to finance, technologies, information, health care • Enable women - and men - to combine their jobs with childcare • Promote women in decision making in policy and business (e. g. Norway) European Hearing Rio+20 Promote women’s economic contributions: enable them!
Possible priorities for women and international governance • Support an agreement to implement Rio Principle 10* • Assure women’s equal access to information, public participation and justice * Examples exist a. o. in UNECE Aarhus Convention, Biosafety Protocol as essential elements of capacity-building, in many national legislations in all regions European Hearing Rio+20 Outcome from Rio+20:
• Governance of financial and economic systems • Abolishing perverse subsidies = cheapest way to sustainable development • New funding for social and environmental protection, and women in GE: – – Financial Transaction Tax (tobin) Ocean levy Kerosene tax Mining/Primary extraction tax European Hearing Rio+20 Making the economic sector work for society and environment
Which fits these objectives (form fits function): • Bring environment ministers higher on the agenda • Influence financial decisions with impact on the environment • Assess and monitor new technologies before widespread use (geo-engineering, nanotech, . . ) • Provide new funding means, incl. soft funding • Have the authority to improve coherence between international agencies • Equitable, transparent, accountable, dispute settlement European Hearing Rio+20 Strengthen international environmental governance structure
Fundamental reform: • Cost reductions at the right places: review UN/Bretton Woods privileges • Upgrade UNEP • Cluster (the smaller) MEAs as with the 3 chemical conventions? • Review of UN commissions - CSD, CSW. . European Hearing Rio+20 Possible Options?
European Hearing Rio+20 Bottom up - support local women’s organisations
European Hearing Rio+20 Thank You
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