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A look at the history of the ESDN reveals that annual conferences have played a prominent role in facilitating networking between European SD practitioners and policy advisors. This section of the website provides a one-stop-shop documentation of all ESDN Conferences so far. Please click on one of the conferences for more details:

Vienna 2013: Vienna+10: National Sustainable Development Strategies in Europe – Taking stock, new developments and future challenges

ESDN Conference 2012 - Rio+20 and its implications for Sustainable Development Policy at the EU and national level, Copenhagen/Denmark, 28-29 June 2012

The ESDN Conference 2012 took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 28-29 June 2012 and was organized by the ESDN in cooperation with the Danish EU Presidency.

The ESDN Conference 2012 was entitled “Rio+20 and its implications for Sustainable Development Policy at the EU and national level”. Taking place shortly after the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, the ESDN Conference 2012 provided a platform to reflect on the results of Rio+20 and to discuss their implications on content and SD governance for the different political levels. Moreover, the ESDN Steering Group will, together with the conference participants, develop recommendations for implementing the Rio+20 results in practice.

Documentation of keynotes and other presentations

-- 28 June 2012 --

Elisabeth Freytag & Wolfram Tertschnig, ESDN Co-chairs, Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management: "Objectives of the Conference"

Session 1: 20 years of UNCSD and growing socio-economic challenges in Europe

William M. Lafferty, ProSus Perspectives, Norway: "From Rio to Rio+20 – The ongoing challenge of integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in Europe" (PDF, 662 kB)
Stephan Schulmeister, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO): "Euro/debt crises, growing imbalances and social ruptures in Europe – a critical perspective in the context of sustainable development" (PDF, 526 kB)

Session 2: Rio+20 results and their implications

Chris Vanden Bilcke, Head of the UNEP Liaison Office to the EU: "Overview on results of Rio+20 – UN Conference on Sustainable Development: Green Economy, Institutional Framework and renewing commitment for SD, SG Goals" (PDF, 450 kB)
Inge Paulini, Secretary-General, German Advisory Council on Global Change: "Euro/debt crises, growing imbalances and social ruptures in Europe – a critical perspective in the context of sustainable development" (PDF, 922 kB)
Richard Adams, EESC Member and Vice-President of the Sustainable Development Observatory: "Implications of Rio+20 results – perspectives from the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)"

Break-out sessions

Viktoria Bolla, Eurostat, Unit C.4 "Key indicators for European policies" & Markus Hametner, Research Institute for Managing Sustainability, WU Vienna: "Figures for the future - 20 years of sustainable development in Europe?" (PDF, 1.8 MB)
André Martinuzzi, Director of the Research Institute for Managing Sustainability, WU Vienna: "RESPONDER: Linking SCP and growth debates" (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Gerald Berger, Research Institute for Managing Sustainability, WU Vienna: "CORPUS: A European research project on knowledge brokerage in sustainable consumption policies" (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Session 4: Rio+20 and its implications: Future needs and challenges

Alan AtKisson, International Policy Advisor, AtKisson Group Stockholm: "After Rio+20: Future needs and remaining challenges – Perspectives on SD for the next generations" (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Ida Auken, Danish Minister for the Environment: "Future challenges after the Rio+20 Conference"

Tibor Farago, hon. professor; former representative of Hungary at UN conferences on sustainable development, international environment cooperation and climate change: "Formulation, reiteration and reaffirmation of international commitments in some key thematic areas at the UN conferences on sustainable development" (PDF, 337 kB)

Videos

	Søren Søndergaard Kjær, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Danish Ministry of the Environment: Welcome address
	Wolfram Tertschnig, ESDN Co-chairs, Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management: Objectives of the Conference
	William M. Lafferty, ProSus Perspectives, Norway: From Rio to Rio+20 – The ongoing challenge of integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in Europe
	Stephan Schulmeister, Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO): Euro/debt crises, growing imbalances and social ruptures in Europe – a critical perspective in the context of sustainable development
	Chris Vanden Bilcke, Head of the UNEP Liaison Office to the EU: Overview on results of Rio+20 – UN Conference on Sustainable Development: Green Economy, Institutional Framework and renewing commitment for SD, SG Goals
	Inge Paulini, Secretary-General, German Advisory Council on Global Change: Euro/debt crises, growing imbalances and social ruptures in Europe – a critical perspective in the context of sustainable development
	Richard Adams, EESC Member and Vice-President of the Sustainable Development Observatory: Implications of Rio+20 results – perspectives from the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
	Viktoria Bolla, Eurostat, Unit C.4 "Key indicators for European policies" & Markus Hametner, Research Institute for Managing Sustainability, WU Vienna: Figures for the future - 20 years of sustainable development in Europe?
	Alan AtKisson, International Policy Advisor, AtKisson Group Stockholm: After Rio+20: Future needs and remaining challenges – Perspectives on SD for the next generations
	Ida Auken, Danish Minister for the Environment: Future challenges after the Rio+20 Conference

	Short 1 William Lafferty on pricing water resources
	Short 2 William Lafferty on why having the EU SDS makes sense
	Short 3 William Lafferty on Article 11 of the EU Treaty on Environmental Policy Integration
	Short 4 Stephan Schulmeister on neoliberal perspectives on the current crisis
	Short 5 Stephan Schulmeister on the speed of learning and the speed of the current crisis
	Short 6 Ida Auken on the Green Economy
	Short 7 Ida Auken on the Green GDP in Denmark
	Short 8 Ida Auken on NGOs getting out of the disappointment industry
	Short 9 Ida Auken on new alliances after Rio+20
	Short 10 Ida Auken on the role of civil servants