20 juin 2012 00:00

Side Event at Rio+20 // The Way Forward to a Sustainable Future <<-->> Official Side-Event of the Federal Republic of Germany

The Side-Event aims at identifying trade-offs between the sectoral objectives and discussing how a better consideration of the interlinkages between energy, water and food security can contribute to the achievement of the energy objectives.

Central to the Green Economy is the achievement of water, energy and food security. For achieving these different objectives, it is crucial to consider the interlinkages between the sectors; disconnected approaches and silo thinking are more likely to make matters worse. In the energy sector, the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative is an important framework for improving access and promoting renewable energies. Nevertheless, achieving sustainable energy for all will only be possible by taking into account water and land constraints in strong policy coherence.

Time & Place

20 June 2012, 5-6.30pm, Room T-9

Programme

-Welcome by the moderator

Marlehn Thieme Chairwoman of the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) and Director, Deutsche Bank AG

-Introduction by

Peter Altmaier Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

-Introduction by

Dirk Niebel Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development

-Keynote Speech:

Kandeh K. Yumkella UNIDO Director General Director of UN Energy

-Panel Discussion with the above speakers as well as: --

Ashok Koshla Co-President of the Club of Rome President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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Jochen Zeitz Chairman of the Board of Directors, Puma SE

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Jim Leape Director General of WWF

-Conclusion by Marlehn Thieme