| |
|
Secretary Paderanga Delivers Keynote Message at the 2nd National Forum on Rio+20 |
| NEDA Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr. delivered the keynote message
during the Second National Forum on RIO+20 held on 12 April 2012 at the
Discovery Suites, ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center. The event was one of the
several preparatory activities for the Philippines participation in the
RIO+20 Conference to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 20-22,
2012. It also aims to validate and enhance the Philippines Rio+20 Report. click for more |
|
|
Consultations set |
| THE GOVERNMENT, in preparation for the Earth Summit next year, has begun a series of consultations with business, labor and civil society groups to assess what the country has so far achieved in relation to its environmental commitments in the last 20 years, a statement released yesterday by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The 2012 Earth Summit -- or the Rio+20 Conference -- will be held on June 4-6, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “We’re working on a position paper,” said NEDA Director-General Cayetano W. Paderanga in an earlier interview, referring to the Philippine Rio+20 Report which is a consolidation of assessments of implementing the Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21). The PA 21, adopted in September 1996, is the country’s action plan on sustainable development. (from Business World / Nation) |
|
|
Aquino orders Philippine Council for Sustainable Development to prepare for Rio+20 conference in Brazil next year |
| President Benigno S. Aquino III has directed the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) to undertake preparations for the Philippine participation in the upcoming 20-year review of the Rio Declaration adopted in 1992 by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).The Chief Executive issued the directive through Memorandum Order No. 22 as the Philippines is set to participate in the Rio+20 Conference in Brazil next year. The Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning and Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chairs the PCSD. (from NEDA Media Release)
|
|
SEC. PADERANGA KEYNOTES FIRST NATIONAL FORUM ON COUNTDOWN TO RIO+20 UN CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEV'T |
| The Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD), of which the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-Agriculture Staff is the secretariat, spearheaded the First National Forum of the Philippines’ Countdown to Rio+20 last July 27 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. click for more |
|
NEDA CHIEF CHAIRS 3rd PCSD MEETING, PREPARATIONS FOR UPCOMING COUNTDOWN TO RIO+20 CONFERENCE DISCUSSED |
| Sec. Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr. chaired the 3rd quarter meeting of the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) held yesterday at the NEDA Board Room. The PCSD members discussed the preparations and issues on the upcoming Rio+20 Conference to be held in June 2012 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To jumpstart the preparatory activities, the Philippine Countdown to Rio+20: First National Forum will be held on July 27, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. click for more |
|
DG Paderanga Chairs First Quarter PCSD Meeting |
| Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Cayetano W. Paderanga, Jr. chaired yesterday the first quarter meeting of the Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) at the NEDA Board Room. click for more |
|
PCSD MEETS TO DISCUSS MAINSTREAMING SD IN MTPDP, ASSESS 2010 OUTPUTS |
| The Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) yesterday met to discuss mainstreaming sustainable development (SD) in and climate-proofing the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) 2010-2016 as well as to assess the Council’s outputs for 2010. click for more |
|
|
6th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (MCED 6) in Asia and the Pacific 2010 (27 September - 2 October 2010, Astana, Kazakhstan) |
| MCED 6 Official Documents |
VIDEO: 2010 Year of Biodiversity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
