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 <title>Negotiations (informal informals) on the zero draft</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/02/negotiations-informal-informals-zero-draft</link>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:58:28 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sarah Mann</dc:creator>
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 <title>Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/02/global-major-groups-and-stakeholders-forum</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;In preparation for its twelfth special session of the Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) to be held from 20th  to 22nd February 2012 in Nairobi, UNEP is organizing the thirteenth Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-13) from 18th -19th February 2012 in Nairobi.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/02/global-major-groups-and-stakeholders-forum&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:10:53 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Lesly Baesens</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">1562 at http://www.accessinitiative.org</guid>
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 <title>First round of &quot;informal-informal&quot; negotiations</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/03/first-round-informal-informal-negotiations</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;The Bureau of the UNCSD preparatory process met on 22 December 2011 and agreed on the following schedule for &amp;#8220;informal-informal&amp;#8221; negotiations on the outcome document.&lt;/p&gt; </description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:18:38 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sarah Mann</dc:creator>
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 <title>Third intersessional meeting</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/03/third-intersessional-meeting</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;The Bureau of the UNCSD preparatory process met on 22 December 2011 and agreed on the following schedule for &amp;#8220;informal-informal&amp;#8221; negotiations on the outcome document.&lt;/p&gt; </description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:20:10 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sarah Mann</dc:creator>
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 <title>Annual OGP Conference</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/04/annual-ogp-conference</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;At this high-level OGP annual meeting, governments, civil society and the private sector will come together as new OGP participant countries deliver their final OGP action plans and formally endorse the OGP declaration of principles. The event will feature a series of high-level panels, small group sessions and an open government innovation exhibition focused on sharing best practices and continuing to drive innovation around &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/glossary/7/lettert#term97&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;The quality or state of being transparent. Transparency refers to the sharing of information and acting in an open and accountable manner. Transparency allows stakeholders to gather information that may be critical to uncovering abuses and defending their interests. Transparent systems have clear procedures for public decision-making and open channels of communication among stakeholders and officials, and make a wide range of information accessible.
&quot;&gt;transparency&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, accountability and citizen engagement in &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/glossary/7/letterg#term109&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;Governance is about the process of making decisions. It is about the exercise of authority; about being “in charge.” It relates to decision-makers at all levels--government managers and ministers, business people, property owners, farmers, and consumers. In short, it deals with who is responsible, how they wield their power, and how they are held accountable.  For further definitions see the section entitled “Environmental Governance and Environmental Democracy” in Chapter 1 of Voice and Choice.
&quot;&gt;governance&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. More &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/glossary/7/letteri#term107&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;Knowledge of a specific event or situation; intelligence; a collection of facts or data.  &amp;quot;Information&amp;quot; refers to facts, knowledge, explanations, justifications, data, and resources on environmental factors, including air and water quality, environmental emergencies, general environmental trends, facilities and their environmental impacts, and plans or programs affecting natural resources.
&quot;&gt;information&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to follow soon. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/04/annual-ogp-conference&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:59:39 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sarah Mann</dc:creator>
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 <title>UNCSD Rio+20</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/05/uncsd-rio20</link>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:21:23 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Lesly Baesens</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">1287 at http://www.accessinitiative.org</guid>
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 <title>Third PrepCom Rio+20</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/05/third-prepcom-rio20</link>
 <description>  </description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:24:46 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Lesly Baesens</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">1289 at http://www.accessinitiative.org</guid>
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 <title>World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/06/world-congress-justice-governance-and-law-environmental-sustainability</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;This event, organized by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), will seek to contribute to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) process by promoting global consensus among relevant stakeholders such as those engaged in the development of law, Chief Justices and senior judges, Attorneys-General and &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/glossary/7/letterp#term100&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;Refers to the people or any individual, alone, with others, or as one of a community.
&quot;&gt;Public&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Prosecutors involved in the interpretation and enforcement of law, and Auditors-General whose work will focus on &lt;a class=&quot;glossary-term&quot; href=&quot;/glossary/7/letterg#term109&quot;&gt;&lt;acronym title=&quot;Governance is about the process of making decisions. It is about the exercise of authority; about being “in charge.” It relates to decision-makers at all levels--government managers and ministers, business people, property owners, farmers, and consumers. In short, it deals with who is responsible, how they wield their power, and how they are held accountable.  For further definitions see the section entitled “Environmental Governance and Environmental Democracy” in Chapter 1 of Voice and Choice.
&quot;&gt;governance&lt;/acronym&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and accountability issues on the role of law in promoting the goals of sustainable development.&lt;/p&gt; </description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:26:43 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Emma Smith</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">1470 at http://www.accessinitiative.org</guid>
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 <title>3rd Preparatory Committee Meeting UN Conference on Sustainable Development</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/06/3rd-preparatory-committee-meeting-un-conference-sustainable-development</link>
 <description>  </description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:56:42 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sarah Mann</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">1559 at http://www.accessinitiative.org</guid>
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 <title>Earth Summit 2012</title>
 <link>http://www.accessinitiative.org/event/2012/06/earth-summit-2012</link>
 <description> &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.earthsummit2012.org/&quot; title=&quot;http://www.earthsummit2012.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.earthsummit2012.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; </description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:55:14 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Sarah Mann</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">1556 at http://www.accessinitiative.org</guid>
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