Press release
13 April 2012
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Reminder - Invitation to media accreditation. Stockholm+40. An international environmental conference on sustainable development ahead of R
On 23-25 April 2012, the Swedish Government will host Stockholm+40 - Partnership Forum for Sustainable Development. The conference is being organised to commemorate the first UN global conference on the human environment, held in Stockholm in 1972. And as a final informal ministerial meeting ahead of the UN Summit Rio+20 in June.
Time and place
Time: 23-25 April 2012
Place: Stockholm, Münchenbryggeriet and Gamla Riksdagshuset.
In addition to Minister for the Environment Lena Ek and Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson, Minister for Trade Ewa Björling, the minister responsible for consumer affairs Birgitta Ohlsson and Minister for Information Technology and Energy Anna-Karin Hatt will take part in the conference. The conference will be opened by HM Carl XVI Gustaf. The conference is open to the media.
Sustainable development can only become a reality if we succeed in involving the people most closely concerned in the decision-making process. At Stockholm+40 we are therefore bringing together decision-makers and international actors from the business sector and civil society, researchers and young people with a view to building up an inclusive picture of what we can do to achieve sustainable development, says Minister for the Environment Lena Ek.
The conference has three main themes: sustainable innovations, sustainable production and sustainable living. The themes will be developed and discussed in open seminars and panel debates.
Stockholm+40 is a very important platform in preparations for Rio+20, the UN conference on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro in June. Our discussions and conclusions in Stockholm may be crucial in determining whether or not Rio+20 is a success, says Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson.
Around 30 ministers and senior UN officials will participate in the conference. Participating decision-makers, business representatives and researchers include:
- Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development, Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, author of the book Prosperity without Growth.
- Sha Zukang, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Secretary-General of Rio+20
- Rebeca Grynspan, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Huang Ming, Right Livelihood Award winner and founder of Solar Valley in Dezhou, China (Solar power for sustainable cities)
- Olof Persson, CEO Volvo Group
- Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO Infosys Technologies Group
- Esther Kelechi Agbarakwe, young climate champion, Population and Climate, Nigeria
Contact
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Press Secretary
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