Now is the Time! Why “Rio+20” must succeed by German Development Institut
1 May 2012
In June 2012 world leaders will gather in Rio de Janeiro for the UN Conference on
Sustainable Development (“Rio+20”) to advance a global green economy in the
context of sustainable development and poverty eradication. Moreover, governments
pledged to kick start overdue reform of the United Nations institutional framework for
sustainable development. We call upon the heads of state and government to seize
this historic opportunity with bold decisions rather than continued incrementalism.