1. Summary of Key Proposals for Chapter V:
Framework for Action and Follow‐up,
Zero Draft
Briefing by David O’Connor, DSD/DESA

2. Outline of Chapter V
Framework for action and follow‐up
• Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral issues
and areas
• Accelerating and measuring progress (SDGs,
GDP …)
• Means of implementation (finance, access to
and transfer of technology, capacity building)

3. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
…………..issues and areas
• Most countries emphasize nutrition,
sustainable agriculture and fisheries: some
call for global food and nutrition security
• Water: some propose universal access as goal;
formulations on right to water differ
• Energy: critical role of energy in SD recognized
by all; broad support for universal access; role
of new and renewable energy country‐specific

4. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• Cities: proposal to address rural development
and rural‐urban linkages
– many emphasize affordable housing,
infrastructure and basic services; others stress
sustainable urban design and planning
– platform for sustainable cities for future proposal
• Green jobs and social inclusion: deficit of
decent work needs to be addressed; variable
emphasis on green jobs as part of solution

5. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• Oceans, seas and SIDS: many propose
separate section on SIDS
– Reporting, monitoring, assessment of marine env,
including capacity building for marine scientific
research, inter alia on ocean acidification
– Some emphasize faster progress toward target for
marine protected areas
– No consensus on negotiating implementing
agreement of UNCLOS on marine biodiversity
beyond national jurisdiction

6. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• Strong support for measures to control illegal,
unreported and unregulated fishing and
restore depleted fish stocks
• Also broad support for strengthened
disciplines under WTO on fisheries subsidies
• Support small fishers and provide greater
market access for fisheries products of
developing countries

7. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• SIDS: strong emphasis on implementation of
BPOI and MSI, including SIDS conference
• Natural disaster: strong emphasis on risk
reduction and resilience; post‐Hyogo
• Climate change: implement Durban outcome
• Forests and biodiversity:
– Strong emphasis on strengthened forest financing,
robust governance
– Also, Strategic Plan for BD, Nagoya Protocol, Aichi
targets, strengthening of CITES, int’l partnerships

8. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• Land degradation, desertification: monitoring,
land restoration, mitigation of impacts;
elements of land degradation target
• Mountains: emphasis on CC impacts on mtns,
vulnerability of mtn communities,
conservation of mtn ecosystems
• Chemicals, waste: synergies among
Conventions; plastics, electronic waste; 3Rs
• SCP: broad agreement on 10YFP in some form

9. Priority/key/thematic/cross‐sectoral
……………….…..issues and areas (cont’d)
• Education: reaffirmation of right to education,
equal access for girls/women; strong
emphasis on strengthening educ systems and
infra; educ for SD beyond decade
• Gender equality: accelerate implementation
of commitments; access to productive
resources, land and other assets, job
opportunities; participation in decision‐
making; coherence of UN system on gender

10. Proposed new themes/priorities
• Eradication of poverty • LDCs
• Sustainable tourism • Atmosphere
• Sustainable transport • Population and health
• Harmony with nature • Private sector
• Health • Sustainable innovation
• Infrastructure and investment
• Africa • Correct price signals
• Other groups/regions • Mining
w/ SD challenges

11. Accelerating and measuring progress:
……………….SDGs in Zero Draft
• Asks for Rio+20 to devise a process to define Sustainable
Development Goals
– a set of global Sustainable Development Goals that reflect an
integrated and balanced treatment of the three dimensions of
sustainable development, and are universal and applicable to all
countries
– a mechanism for periodic follow‐up and reporting on progress made
toward their achievement.
• Lists suggested themes to be covered under the Goals
• Calls for establishment of one set of goals by 2015 which are
part of 2015 UN Development Agenda
• Calls for capacity building to collect and analyze data.

12. Proposed amendments to Zero Draft
• Broad (not yet universal) agreement that Rio+20 should
launch SDGs.
– Various principles have been proposed (ensure implementation of
A21 and JPOI, universality, CBDR, right to development)
– Address cross‐cutting issues (poverty eradication, gender, equity)
– Build on and complement MDGs; one post‐2015 framework
• Not broad support at present for defining coverage of goals
(some suggest definition of goals should be country‐driven)
• Even less for agreeing specific goals at Rio+20 …
but
• A number of proposed amendments suggest possible areas
for goals if not goals themselves – e.g., on land degradation,
food, water, energy, and cities.

13. Means of implementation
• Strong emphasis on fulfillment of all financial
commitments, including those for Africa
– proposal for establishment of new credit facilities by IFIs
to augment resources for SD
– emphasis on innovative sources and mechanisms for
finance of SD
• Capacity bldg
– stress on human resource development, exchange of
expertise, knowledge transfer and technical assistance
– proposal for capacity development scheme for GESDPE

14. Means of implementation (cont’d)
• Science and Technology:
– Enhanced scientific exchanges
– Proposal to create International Mechanism for
Technology Transfer under GA
– Another proposal for global fund for voluntary
contributions to facilitate transfer of green tech
– Reference to ‘assured access to ESTs’
– Strengthened research networks, centres of
excellence

15. Means of implementation
• Trade: engine for development; open and fair
trade system
– Full participation, inclusiveness and transparency
in all areas of WTO work
– Elimination of environmentally harmful subsidies
– Facilitation of foreign investment, trade in and
dissemination of goods and services that
contribute to sustainable development
– Strengthened implementation of aid‐for‐trade

16. Registry of commitments
Broad support but not consensus; elements:
• voluntary
• information about commitments fully
transparent and accessible to the public
• accompanied by an appropriate follow‐up
mechanism

17. Final proposal (relating to IFSD)
• Increased UN inter‐agency coordination for SD
• Mainstreaming of SD into QCPR
• Strategic framework and reform of HLCP to
incorporate env and social sustainability into
development activities of UN system