tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23775690495892711702024-02-19T08:33:47.694-08:00MyCity+20MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-70056577382694636002012-09-11T23:59:00.002-07:002012-09-11T23:59:38.202-07:00mycityplus20.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Dear all,<br />
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Thanks for following this blog. This was an efficient way to share our ideas, back in the days. But we now have a website.<br />
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We hope you'll enjoy it and find there everything you need to know, in order to start your simul-action!<br />
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Enjoy :)<br />
<a href="http://mycityplus20.com/">mycityplus20.com</a><br />
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Yours sustainably,<br />
MyCity+20</div>
MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-67994646708610930512012-06-03T03:52:00.001-07:002012-06-03T03:56:14.185-07:00Action ideas from York+20: Children take over Rio+20!<br />
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In (newly renovated sustainable) Joseph Rowntree School, New Earswick, York, UK, a small revolution is taking place. Quite literally. Young students of the school aged between 11-18 are organizing York+20, engaging children in sustainable development by organizing a series of events. </div>
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For MyCity+20 it's particularly exciting to see their innovative action strategy. For this, <span style="background-color: white;">they are organizing</span> many activities that are very impressive. Apart from debates between young people, local and national MPs (where Adrian Ramsay, the deputy head of the UK Green Party will be present), they are also organizing a flash mob and a self-written environmental musical including music from all over the world. Another interesting idea is the 'dedicated pledge-wall' where invited guests write a pledge about what they will do to improve the environment after the summit. </div>
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-a drop-down day within the school, on the 12th of June, where we invite young people to take part in a range of environmentally friendly activities including making bikes out of old un-used parts, i.e. creating recycled bikes</div>
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- conducting some research in the local pond and sending the data off to the Natural Science Museum, - creating recycled clothes for a recycled fashion show</div>
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- creating films on saving the planet and putting on plays on the topic of sustainability.</div>
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-Sending a video recording of three questions to the Nobel Laureates from the Earth Summit in Rio, and seeing their answers on the 18th of June</div>
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During the event to, they will be: </div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">- Raffling off signed books by popular UK teen writer Cathy Cassidy and sending the proceeds to green charities plus a school project which sponsors two students to go to school in Malawi</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">- An "edible insects" stand from FERA. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);">- Calculating a carbon footprint and literally create a to-scale foot print "shoe" made out of cardboard which needs to be worn by volunteers during the whole event, to show how much impact we actually have on the world! </span></div>
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Inspired by Severn Suzuki's speech at the Rio conference in 1992, the young students have brainstormed a series of creative, thought provoking action plans that is an inspiring example to everyone. </div>
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Celine (Paris+20) who is currently based in DC and Kate (NY+20) who came from New York were there to represent MyCity+20.<br />
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This event was interesting, as it gathered high level representatives from across the Obama administration, including: <br />
- Gary Guzy, Deputy Director and General Counsel, White House Council on Environmental Quality<br />
- Ronan Farrow, Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for Global Youth Issues<br />
- Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality<br />
- Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator of the US EPA<br />
<br />The speakers talked about the role of youth in moving towards a sustainable future. They insisted on the crucial role youth had to make change happen in their communities.<br />
Ronan Farrow mentioned the recent youth mobilizations around the World (from Santiago, Chile to Northern Africa, to Spain and Greece) and explained that the time is crucial for youth action. "We need to be the change we want to see" he said. Youth is now more connected and innovative than ever before. We need to use this potential to put our issues on the table and to lead the global conversation.<br />
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Speakers insisted that since the last Rio confernence, change happened thanks to young people who have stood up and said that something needed to be done. We should continue to do this today.<br />
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The panelists also explained what the administration is doing to promote public engagement within colleges (with the EPA On-Campus Ambassador program), communities, and at the global level.<br />
In different countries, thanks to a powerful network of embassies, the US is trying to empower youth throught the creation of youth councils and though direct conversations with young people. You can have a look at the websites of US embassies around the world to find more about this.<br />
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Mr. Gary Suzy presented the "Youth Sustainability Challenge". It calls on young people to submit videos online showing how they make a sustainable difference in their communities. They call for innovative, individual or collective videos, presenting sustainability commitments and innitiatives. The best videos will be shown in Rio and their authors will be invited for an event at the White House.<br />
<br />More info can be found here <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sustainability-challenge">www.whitehouse.gov/sustainability-challenge</a><br />
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Another very important part of this event was the presentation of sustainable initiatives led by US young people. Several campus initiatives were explained by students from George Washington University, Georgetown University, American University, and the University of Virginia. MyCity+20 was able to describe its recent successes, and why we think the movement can really make a difference in Rio+20 and in the lives of young people. MyCity+20 was a very good example of "what can we do to advance sustainability", which was the theme of the discussion, and the audience received it very well. The panel, who seemed already familiar with this initiative, congratulated us and said it was a great project to connect different cities and people all over the world. Kate also talked about the success of NY+20 that was held in NY two weeks ago. You can find more info about this here <a href="http://newyorkplus20.wordpress.com/">http://newyorkplus20.wordpress.com/</a><br />
<br />You will be able to find some pictures very soon on our facebook!<br />
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Overall, this event was inspiring for the youth audience, we were able to discuss youth commitment for sustainable development with the US Government directly. <br />
Take part in the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sustainability-challenge" target="_blank">Youth Sustainability Challenge</a> and add your voice! <br />
We want to thank again the White House Council on Environmental Quality for inviting us there!MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-47050739202764302812012-04-11T07:00:00.001-07:002012-04-11T07:00:25.256-07:00NY+20<span style="font-family: inherit;">We're two weeks away from NY+20. Check<span style="color: #222222;"> out their new website and the event on facebook!</span></span><br />
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<i>The following is a guest post by <b>Nicolò Wojewoda</b>, Director of <a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/"><span style="color: #000099;">Road to
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are two clear reasons for young people worldwide to drop all plans in the
remaining months until the summer break, and <a href="http://mycityplus20.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/how-can-i-start-my-own-simulation.html"><span style="color: #000099;">organize a MyCity+20 event</span></a>.</div>
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As
other Model UN simulations, it’s a full <a href="http://www.amun.org/index.php?page=MUNexperience%23part3"><span style="color: #000099;">educational experience</span></a> by itself. You learn
about global issues through preparatory research, you develop writing, public
speaking, problem solving, consensus building, conflict resolution, leadership
and cooperation skills. It’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwgToOYn2g"><span style="color: #000099;">fun</span></a>.
And it makes for excellent extra-curricular activity, complementing what you
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if that was all there was to it, we wouldn’t be shouting from the rooftops how
crucial organizing such an event is for the future of your community (or, for
that matter, the world). There are already numerous excellent Model UN events
and networks that do wonders for your CV and professional development
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<b>MyCity+20 is about more than that.</b> The
outcome of the simulation is only part of the picture. When you finish your
discussions, when you draft your final declaration, and when you take your
country delegate hat off, you realize something: the simulation is just the
start – action needs to follow.</div>
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here’s where reality comes into play. Despite being touted by the UN
Secretary-General as <a href="http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&nr=279&type=230&menu=38"><span style="color: #000099;">one of the most important conferences in the history of
the United Nations</span></a>, Rio+20 is now flying completely under the radar.
Few governments (if any) are making commitments in policy and funding that
match the current challenges of an unsustainable world and its multiple
multi-faceted crises. Most people around the world don't even know what the
summit or its themes are, due to the notable absence of discussions around it
in schools, universities, and mainstream media channels (aside from the
occasional mention in the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16513345"><span style="color: #000099;">environmental column</span></a>).</div>
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an incredible potential for young generations to take on a leadership role and
address these issues, in international negotiations, and in communities around
the world. <a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/"><span style="color: #000099;">Road
to Rio+20</span></a> is weaving together such a global youth-led movement, with
its <a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/partners"><span style="color: #000099;">90+
organizations</span></a> and their combined outreach to millions of people on
all continents (and yes, even in <a href="http://studentsonice.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">Antarctica</span></a>!). Since 2010, we’ve been
mobilizing youth to <a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/previous_actions"><span style="color: #000099;">make their voice heard</span></a> and to <a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/takeaction"><span style="color: #000099;">take
action</span></a> – pushing world leaders in all sectors to play their role in
the development of a more sustainable world, and creating that world ourselves.</div>
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MyCity+20
joins the <a href="http://rioplusyou.org/"><span style="color: #000099;">Rio+YOU</span></a>
campaign as the key initiatives that the coalition is supporting in the lead up
to the summit. We’re encouraging and empowering young people to organize <a href="http://www.riomasvos.org/eventos/?lang=en"><span style="color: #000099;">events</span></a>,
share <a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/stories"><span style="color: #000099;">stories</span></a>,
grow a global <a href="https://www.facebook.com/road2rio20"><span style="color: #000099;">online</span></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/road2rio20"><span style="color: #000099;">conversation</span></a>, <a href="http://rioplus20education.info/"><span style="color: #000099;">educate</span></a>
each other, become more <a href="http://geebiz.biz/"><span style="color: #000099;">entrepreneurial</span></a>,
and become <a href="http://summitwatch.org/"><span style="color: #000099;">advocates</span></a>
of the <a href="http://futurewewant.org/"><span style="color: #000099;">future
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On
April 22, Earth Day, we’ll take the next step in our journey by <a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/mobilize_the_earth_on_april_22"><span style="color: #000099;">Mobilizing the Earth towards Rio+20</span></a>. Our hope
is to see MyCity+20 events spread like wildfire all over the world, in quickly
growing numbers from that day of mobilization. Our belief is that these events
can shift the conversation we’re having in our communities, and build solid
plans of action, led by youth, on how to transition those communities towards a
sustainable future.</div>
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next time somebody asks you “<i>why another
Model UN?</i>”, remind them that yours is not just a simulation, but more of a <b>simul-action</b>. And that when the outcome
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ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development. ICLEI highlights its work with 110 large cities in its membership, 12 of which are mega-cities as well as over 1000 medium-sized and smaller cities and towns in over 70 countries. Amongst others, ICLEI supports cities to become low-carbon, resilient, bio-diverse, resource-efficient, and to green their infrastructure and urban economy and to achieve a healthy & happy community. Its basic premise is that locally designed initiatives can provide an effective and cost-efficient way to achieve local, national, and global sustainability objectives.<br />
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ICLEI realizes that summits such as Rio+20 hold great significance in shaping the future we want. We are currently living beyond the carrying capacity of our planet and in the next 40 years we have to build the same urban capacity which we have built in the past 4000 years. ICLEI’s vision is to make systemic changes to ensure sustained human life on earth and for Rio+20 to be more than just a declaration – the conference needs to decide upon and present concrete actions! <a href="http://local2012.iclei.org/fileadmin/files/ICLEI_Submission_for_Rio_20_Zero_Draft_20111031_01.pdf" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">ICLEI’s submission for the outcome document at Rio+20</a> therefore calls for a greater role of local authorities in the process, amongst others.<br />
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Why cities and local governments you ask? In 2050, 9 billion people will live on this planet with two-thirds of the population living in urban areas. Cities will account for 90% of the global economy and between 2005 and 2025, an estimated 200 trillion dollars will be spent globally on fixed urban assets. This economic growth should be resource-productive, resilient, low-carbon and low-risk urban infrastructure. Moreover, cities will consume 80-90% of the global energy, and will be responsible for just as much greenhouse gas emissions stemming mainly from building heating and cooling, transport and energy production. It therefore makes sense to include cities, and more particularly local governments, in global environmental governance since they are part of the problem but can also be part of the solution. </div>
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The idea of MyCity+20 to engage citizens at the local level into the global Rio+20 debates is the embodiment of something at the core of ICLEI: "Think global, act local!". Let's work locally for a successful global Rio+20 conference!<br />
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Ideas on how to do so and how to add your voice to the global campaign is all available here:<br />
<a href="http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/mobilize_the_earth_on_april_22">http://www.roadtorioplus20.org/mobilize_the_earth_on_april_22</a><br /><br />
Don't forget to be quick! It's only 20 days away.<br />
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Yours sustainably,<br />
MyCity+20MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-25980135539415979312012-03-28T14:52:00.003-07:002012-03-28T14:52:57.577-07:00Want to learn more about Rio+20 ?<br />
<i style="background-color: white;">Following is a special message from David Woolcombe, president of Peace Child International. This NGO created an educational hub that can help young people, whether they are participating in a Rio+20 simulation or not, to know more about the issues raised at Rio+20.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"><br />For the first time, it brings together everything Peace Child has ever published on the Rio Earth Summit Process – - from our Children’s Edition of Agenda 21: <i><u>Rescue Mission : Planet Earth</u></i>, to our Johannesburg update: <i><u>Rescue 2002</u></i>, our Copenhagen briefing:<i><u>Energy Revolution</u></i> – to the 6 new Education Booklets on <i><u>Sustainable Human Development</u></i> we have prepared for Rio+20, loosely based on the UN Human Development Reports and the UNEP Green Economy briefing. All these are created by young people for young people – based on the original UN documents, almost all of which are featured on the Background section of the site.<br /><br />Our goal is to get every school on the planet to teach their students about the crucial issues addressed by Rio+20: the website Home page starts with seven jargon-free slides that summarise some of the Rio+20 issues, linked to posters outlining some solutions. It goes on to propose ideas for Action:<br />1. The UNESCO-supported ‘My City+20’ – Model Rio Earth Summit idea;<br />2. A DAY OF ACTION AND LEARNING for Rio+20. <br />3. A ‘Do it yourself Green Economy Transition Plan’ – for your self – your household – your community – and your Nation.<br />The site also links to the UN’s Rio+20 sites and its Global Conversation Campaign: <i><u>The Future We Want</u></i>. It will, we hope – through the Add section – link to many other great initiatives for action and awareness-raising. Like your’s! Please share your ideas with me, or Simon Howlett, the young webmaster who created the site, at: <a href="mailto:rio@peacechild.org" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">rio@peacechild.org</a><br /><br />Peace Child International has worked continuously on the Rio Earth Summit Agenda since 1992. For us, the road does not end in Rio: it begins again in Rio this June – and continues for the rest of our lives, seeking – struggling – committing – innovating – and energizing our communities and nations for SUSTAINABILITY. It is truly our generational challenge: and we hope this site will help us all rise to it.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing news about this site with your network.<br /> </span></span></div>
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<br />MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-21086458868446766992012-03-26T14:32:00.000-07:002012-03-26T14:32:52.116-07:00Rio+20: Logistics and AgendaHi Everyone,<br />
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Looking for details on the dates of the conference, the mission of the organizational committees and who's compiling the zero draft? There's a small power point presentation that you can view at the link below that will give you all the useful information you need to know about the Rio+20 conference including the venue of the conference and side events.<br />
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46990110/Rioplus20_logistics%20and%20agenda.pdf<br />
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For those interested, remember that the last day to apply for the side events is the 31st of March! That's by the end of this week.<br />
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Yours sustainably,<br />
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MyCity+20MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-64779084827446840122012-03-22T12:30:00.001-07:002012-03-22T12:30:33.370-07:00Rio+YOU - It's time to mobilize!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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MyCity+20 has been adopted by Road to Rio+20, an NGO coalition, as one of their two worldwide campaign. The second one is Rio+YOU, and we strongly encourage you to take a look at what it's all about.</div>
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Join the campaign, spread the passion.<br />
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See more at:<br />
<a href="http://www.riomasvos.org/?lang=en">http://www.riomasvos.org/?lang=en</a><br />
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Your time, your future !<br />
Yours sustainably,<br />
MyCity+20MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-62463510876836710762012-03-21T06:39:00.000-07:002012-03-21T06:39:51.602-07:00NRDC’s Vision for a Different Kind of Earth Summit<div style="text-align: justify;">
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international summits since Stockholm 1972, we recognize the value of
gatherings such as Rio+20 in generating real progress on the ground toward
environmental goals. Success at Earth Summit 2012 is particularly important given
the growing skepticism worldwide about the ability of such international
negotiations and gatherings to do anything worthwhile on the huge environmental
and economic challenges we face. The summit process will involve thousands of
officials, business and civil society leaders throughout the world and a
collective investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. It is critical that this
time and energy is not wasted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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potential, we propose the following structure for Earth Summit 2012. A one- to
two-day conference simulation based on this will benefit from previous
successes and be readily accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate
students. For more information on our priority outcomes for Rio+20, visit <a href="http://bit.ly/w8cXfT"><span style="color: #222222; text-decoration: none;">www.race2rio.org</span></a> .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Support for Country Actions</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The official high-level Rio+20
meeting from June 20-22 must be different than earlier summits. There is no need for another long Plan of
Action or the addition of another treaty to the hundreds that have already been
adopted. The three-day meeting should
instead put the spotlight on individual and collective actions of presidents
and prime ministers to move toward sustainable development goals. These
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all presidents and prime ministers to use their allotted time for speeches –
usually about 5 minutes - to present on the specific sustainable development
initiatives, challenges, and needs in their respective countries.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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the expectation for new or substantially scaled-up commitments from all
countries</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">, which are specific and short-term;
and identify partners for technical assistance and coordinating actions. <i><a href="http://www.nrdc.org/international/rio-2012/actions.asp">Here are some
examples</a>.</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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a politically-binding outcomes document of not more than ten pages</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> that recognizes the imminent threat of exceeding our
planet’s natural boundaries, the need to move to a new green economy, and
recommits governments to act on their promises to move towards sustainable
development. <i>Here’s what we think about
the <a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jscherr/the_greatest_challenge_of_2012.html">current
zero draft</a>: on <a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jschmidt/from_durban_to_rio_taking_acti.html">clean
energy/climate</a>; <a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/lspeer/ive_been_reviewing_the_oceans.html">oceans</a>;
from a <a href="http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/mdavidson/can_the_earth_summit_deliver_a.html">youth
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an appendix of country commitments</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> to the outcomes document that provides a foundation
for a registry of such commitments at a new <b><a href="http://bit.ly/globalregistry">global center for sustainability actions</a></b>:
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">The period of four days (June 16-19)
prior to the official summit provides an unprecedented opportunity to engage
sub-national governments, businesses and civil society on an equal footing.
These sessions should be coordinated closely and in parallel with the official
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CEOs of major corporations, local government officials, and civil society
leaders to give presentations</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> on
sustainable development challenges and opportunities in their sectors.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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the expectation for commitments from all major businesses and local governments</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> that are specific and meaningful, and complement or exceed
national goals.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Produce
a registry of major stakeholder commitments</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">, which includes robust monitoring and reporting provisions,
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Rio campaign, please visit us and sign up for our periodic newsletter at <b><a href="http://bit.ly/w8cXfT">www.race2rio.org</a></b></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-35137976012816547142012-03-12T05:44:00.004-07:002012-03-12T05:45:58.727-07:00Highlight: Paris+20 and an idea for a framework you can adopt<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you may already know, the idea of organising simulations of Rio+20 was born in Paris. At the moment, MyCity+20 is receiving many requests regarding how the simulation should or could look like. This post aims at sharing how Paris+20 is making the magic happen :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all, we are differentiating between the responsibility of the organisers and the secretariat and presidency. The organisers are creating a "big box", which is a framework for the simulation, while the secretariat and presidency are creating a "medium box", inside the big one, which is a framework for the negotiation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "big box" is about setting the date, the place, which delegation is represented, which twist you want to introduce compared to the real process, etc. The previous post, called "The framework of Rio+20 simulations" are about this big box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The "medium box" is about setting negotiation rules, deciding how to facilitate the negotiations, etc. They are mostly the responsibility of the secretariat and presidency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the case of Paris+20, we are doing the following: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Preparations. They consist of 3 phases:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1a. Conferences, so the participants get a background knowledge on the issues at stake. In this phase and the following one they go from individuals to participants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1b. Delegation preps: participants are divided in teams, so they can prepare their positions, go deeper on some topics and decide their working methods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1c. Prep-coms: there will be intermediate (short) meetings so the delegations can start interacting with each other, establish alliances, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We, as organisers of Paris+20, provide food, a place for a three-day negotiation (including one night), and all the necessary material.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It will last one day and will happen at the UNESCO building, which is not the same place as the simulation itself. The point of the debriefing is to allow delegates to become individuals again, i.e. who are not role-playing any more. Psychological studies have shown that this is absolutely necessary in order to turn anything experienced during the game to a positive and enriching learning experience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We now address the daily life of our participants. What are the kind of projects, actions or careers they could pursue in order to "be the change they want to see in the world" ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the point of view of the delegates:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In parallel to the work of the organisers, and from phase 1.b to 2:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- A zero draft (simplified) is published by the secretariat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Delegations have time to amend the draft</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- The draft is modified, and thus becomes draft 1. It will be the basis for the negotiations in phase 1c and 2.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In parallel with this work on the draft, one has to decide the voting rules & procedures, the way the negotiations will be held, etc. It is the responsibility of the Secretariat and the Presidency, but any decision taken has to have a consensus among the voting delegations (and eventually be formally voted on). The Secretariat will transmit a document called "rules of procedure", based on the Rio+20 rules of procedures, which can be found on the internet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are not yet sure how the negotiations will be held, but we forsee the following:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- one opening session, very formal, to help people get into the roleplay, as well as voting the procedures (can NGOs/IMF attend any session? can they vote ?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- negotiation blocks: delegates are divided in discussion groups, where every country is represented. After each block of discussion, we will schedule buffer time, for each delegation to meet again, and for setting the agenda of the next block. Each decision will need a vote from the plenary to be finalised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- closing ceremony, for the final voting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These explanations are based on the design of Paris+20 and are not at all a "must" for all the simulations of Rio+20!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We hope it does help you :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yours sustainably,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris+20</span></div>MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-50116306735495924742012-02-21T05:34:00.000-08:002012-02-22T03:32:03.280-08:00Framework of the Rio+20 simulation: Scenario Set-ups<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Have you ever wondered why the UNESCO process is how
it is? How could you change it, etc? Creating a model of reality is the perfect
opportunity to </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">test scenarios</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, new processes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In line with the goals set by us for our Rio+20
simulations (educating the youth, acting locally), we encourage each city to
experiment, and we suggest you to pick one of the following scenarios:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Don’t forget to let us know
which scenario you’re implementing! Keep in mind some include modifications in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the Rules of Procedure.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">A) How can the role of local
authorities be reinforced?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The program “Agenda 21”,
directed at municipalities, local governments, and civil society groups, was
one of the most successful outcomes of the Rio 1992 Conference. The local scale
seems to be one of the most relevant scales at which to apply the general
principles that are decided at an international level. Therefore, it can be useful
to look into a possible further-reaching involvement of this group of actors.</span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Thus, local authorities could
negotiate directly on concrete and common issues depending on their own
situation.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">One delegation of local authorities</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">could take its own commitments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 9.5pt;">è</span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">One variant of this hypothesis
could focus on world megacities and give them one vote since some of them have
a GDP and/or a population more important than some states.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;">Example of</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><b style="text-indent: 35.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">specific delegations</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;">: Mexico City area, The
Megacities of New York or Tokyo, Singapore.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">B) How can the need to
consider long-term issues be reconciled with the inherent tendency of
negotiations to focus on short-term questions?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Politicians and negotiators
often tend to adjourn important topics related to climate change. This problem
is related to terms of office of politicians, and short-term poll outcomes. In
order to remediate this,<b> </b></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">governments could nominate a
delegate to represent their long-term interests</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(for example a young citizen
elected or designated by local associations).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">C) How could the negotiations
be “regionalized”?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Whether the issue is climate,
deforestation or local pollution, the decisions and outcomes of negotiations
should be implemented for regions and not countries, thus reinforcing the
cooperation of the individual countries. In the case of Kyoto, this would mean
negotiation by area, and then negotiation within the defined areas to attribute
certain carbon reduction targets to each state. The main limits and
difficulties of this model would first be to define the regional areas: which
legitimacy, which efficiency for these areas? And how to decide their creation
(need for a specific UN agreement)?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To implement this hypothesis,
the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">simulation structure</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(<i>contact groups, meetings
schedule…)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>should be
re-organized by taking into account:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -18pt;">-</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 9px; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Geo-economic
unions like the ASEAN, the European Union or the Mercosur</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -18pt;">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -18pt;">Common
ecologic issues and interests such as deforestation.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">D)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>How could one envisage organizing
negotiations through “aggregated interest groups”?</span></b></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">NB: This hypothesis is the
most complex to implement. It necessitates a well-organised and large
secretariat.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">In order to make negotiations
more efficient and prevent deadlocks, one could reduce the number of
participants so that for each topic, the different interest groups would be
represented. International negotiations have so far been conducted by heterogeneous
and inflexible global interest groups<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>(G77,
industrialized countries against developing countries…</i>). So, how about
bringing together stakeholders in homogenous and flexible thematic interest
groups?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">States would have to – for
each theme negotiated – pick a group that would then represent them in the
negotiating process concerning that precise issue. The members of each group
would hence differ from one theme to another and for each issue several
homogenous interest groups would be created.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The
right to vote would, however, remain with each individual state who would be
invited to validate the negotiating results obtained by the thematic interest
groups.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To implement this hypothesis,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">simulation structure</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(<i>contact groups, meetings
schedule…)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i>should be
re-organized by taking into account specific issues, which can explode
conventional interest groups like the G77. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>For instance instead of organizing
one unique meeting to negotiate a World Environmental Agency, organize one
meeting for its mandate, one for its funding…</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Delegates usually negotiate
behind closed doors with the single pressure of their national mandate. In
order to restore a balance of pressure, civil society could be allowed to
attend every meeting and to speak (at least once). We can try to make the negotiations
transparent and public by allowing some journalists to attend, record and
broadcast all the meetings.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Don’t forget to send us:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The full document can be found</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10242209/%5BMyCity%2B20%5D%20Delegation%20list%20and%20scenarios.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">here</span></a>, thanks to Paris+20.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Yours sustainably<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mycityplus20@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We ask each MyCity+20 project
to share this common framework so that the results can be consistent and
comparable. Do feel free to alter it according to your preferences, but don’t
forget to let us know the reasons behind that!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Since the simulations are
organized with a limited budget and resources, every state cannot be
represented. Therefore, countries have been chosen for their specific group
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<b><span lang="EN-US">1.</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <b>Mandatory States delegations:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- One delegation for the
host country (i.e. your country)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Brazil, China, India,
South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- European Union (if you
have enough participants you can represent some specific European countries)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- United States, Japan,
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Small Island Developing
States (Caribbean and Pacific Islands)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Saudi Arabia (to represent
the OPEP)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Two least Developed
countries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Bolivia (to represent
countries which disagree with the current international system and with the
concept of Green Economy).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">2. Mandatory non-States
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<span lang="EN-US">- Bretton-Wood
Institutions: if enough participants you can form two delegations, if not,
then one delegation with at least one representative of each institution.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- UNEP/UNDP (one delegation
with at least one member for each program)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- A scientific delegation (one
delegation with at least one member for each group)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Major Groups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Journalists: it’s
strongly advised to ask for the local/university media to cover the event as if
it was not a simulation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">2a. Presidency: </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The simulation conference has
to be presided by Brazil. The host country (your country) should take the
vice-presidency.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The president has to be
active, leading the negotiation process, and stimulating the different
delegations. He has to be part of the Brazilian delegation, according to the
RIO+20 organization, but the vice president of your simulation has to be from
the delegation of your country, highlighting the national commitment of youths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">2.b Secretariat:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The role of the secretariat is
to write the first document of negotiation which should be as neutral as
possible. It can include articles which are proposed by certain groups, but
should try to include the perspectives of all delegations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">After this document
is ‘published’, i.e. presented to the delegations, they are allowed to make
amendments. These should then be integrated into ‘zero draft’ to form draft 1.
It also has to decide how to frame the contact groups.</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US">Then, the final draft, which
will be the basis of your simulation of the conference, has to be published
with the results of the Preparatory Committee. The secretariat may adjust its
contact groups. During the simulation, the secretariat is not directly involved
in the negotiation process, but has to moderate the debate and add into the
draft’s final modifications.</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></blockquote>
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<span lang="EN-US"> In case you are running
the simulation with highschool students, we suggest to have adults helping out
the Secretariat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Venezuela (as part of the
bolivarian doctrine) Ecuador<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Russia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Singapore: especially
in testing a scenario related to cities<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Another African Country like
Ghana, or a really poor country such as Liberia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- Politically sensitive
country (thinking to the Arab Spring) like Iran or Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- South East Asia (Indonesia,
Philippines…)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">How many people per delegation?</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We
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<span lang="EN-US">- At
least 3 students for each State delegation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- At
least 2 students for the IMF, World Bank and UNEP/UNDP delegations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- At
least 3 students for the scientific delegation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- At
least 9 students in the Major Groups delegation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- At
least 2 journalists<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- At least 3 secretariat
members.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">TOTAL (approx): 45
Students for States delegations +20 Students for non-States delegations =<b> 65
players</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">These figures are indicative
and aim at providing us a basis for future comparison of the outcomes of each
simulation. The important point is to let us know your plans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The full document can be found <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10242209/%5BMyCity%2B20%5D%20Delegation%20list%20and%20scenarios.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, thanks to Paris+20.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Yours sustainably<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">MyCity+20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">/Any question regarding this post ? contact
mycityplus20@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br /></div>MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-79344374505233355922012-02-11T03:48:00.000-08:002012-02-22T02:45:30.125-08:00How can I start my own simulation? - part2Ok, so you contacted us, and you are now on the map, as a blue dot.<br />
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<b>Would you rather be a green dot ?</b> It would mean that you moved from "I'm interested" to "Yes, I am running a simulation of Rio+20 !". It is very easy ! <b>Follow these steps :</b><br />
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<b>1.</b> Send us an outline of your plans, as soon as possible. This way, we can be sure we have the same understanding of what MyCity+20 is all about. It should include a short presentation of the organisations which are involved ! <b>The name of your project should either be in the shape of "MyCity+20" or include it. </b>For example "Amsterdam+20", "Kinshasa+20", or "MyCity+20 - Highschool xyz".<br />
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<b>2.</b> Send us the details of your communication campaign :<br />
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- specific email address in the shape of youcityplus20@. This will be used for us to communicate with you, as well as to add your contact on the map !<br />
- link to your facebook, website, twitter, etc</blockquote>
<b>3. </b> Congratulations ! You are now added to our working mailing-list, where we connect the different organisers around the world. There, we will discuss what we can build together !<br />
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Check the map, <b>you are now a green dot</b> :) You can now call yourself as part of the MyCity+20 movement.<br />
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/Any question regarding this post ? contact mycityplus20@gmail.comMyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-10910743667922280932012-02-11T01:38:00.000-08:002012-02-11T04:13:19.461-08:00How can I start my own simulation? - part1<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b id="internal-source-marker_0.4136657945346087"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MyCity+20 is a concept as well as an informal platform in order to motivate and support other cities to create their own simulation of Rio+20.</span></b><br />
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<span id="internal-source-marker_0.4136657945346087"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And we give ourselves the following </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mission</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Young people will be ready to tackle international sustainable development issues by simulating international summits. Young people are also given the opportunity to take action locally on SD issues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We set for ourselves </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 goals</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">youth learn about global SD issues thanks to a simulation of the Rio+20 summit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The youth are given the opportunity to take action in their local community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The youth carry the message that they are ready to be involved in the transition towards a sustainable society.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You like our vision and mission, as well as our goals ? </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So does UNESCO*</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You don't know</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> how to start </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The MyCity+20 team edited two documents, with UNESCO**:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- a <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10242209/%5BMyCity%2B20%5D%20Concept%20note_ENG_draft_11-02.pdf">concept note</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- a "<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10242209/%5BMyCity%2B20%5D%20How%20to%20start_ENG_draft_11-02.pdf">How to start</a>" document, with a step by step approach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read them, and you will know how to be added on the</span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217497904707790175124.0004b6f806b85760b04d7&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=m&vpsrc=0&ll=5.615986,37.96875&spn=92.84242,105.46875&z=2&source=embed"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> map</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">* </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The content and outcome of the discussions during the negotiation
simulations of the MyCity+20 initiatives and during its preparations do not
imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO with
respect to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">.</span></span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The draft version is still in the process of being discussed with UNESCO. UNESCO is in the process of endorsing this draft version.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-13826789705439819412012-02-08T07:12:00.000-08:002012-02-09T08:06:52.112-08:00How the youth can take over Rio+20!<span style="text-align: justify;">Rio+20 will undoubtedly be a milestone in
the history of international negotiations and this represents an opportunity
that must be seized in order for others to take notice of the youth and for us
to be a prominent part of future conferences. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">But, how can you mobilize the youth to act
in Rio+20? How can the youth be empowered to deal with sustainable development
issues? </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Borrowing from our experience of a
simulation of the Copenhagen negotiations on climate change organized by
Sciences Po in 2011, we arrived at the conclusion that giving the youth a taste
of the UN negotiations was the best way to pique their interest. In this context, we decided to organize a
simulation in Paris of the upcoming conference in Rio de Janeiro this June. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Our project is thus aimed at mobilizing the
youth, educating them on the urgency of sustainable development issues and
encouraging them to involve themselves in the negotiation process, albeit from
a distance. At our simulation, we will test new methods of negotiation and will
arrive at some potential outcomes. Through our experimentation, we will come up
with innovative ideas that can restructure the UN processes and restore hope in
them. UNESCO, our partners in the project, will be working with our research
team in developing a hypothesis for our conference. However, it is important to
note that irrespective of the outcomes of our simulation, empowering the youth
to take action is our main objective. If we manage to do this, we will succeed
in achieving the primary goal that we have set for ourselves, i.e., that the
youth is ready to play an active part in international negotiations and to
shape its own future. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Through the active support of UNESCO, we
have moved towards disseminating the idea globally, extending beyond Paris and
France, and looking at other cities in the world. We are encouraging other
cities to jump onto the bandwagon and to host their own Rio+20 simulation as we
believe that our initiative is worth partaking in. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">We have, so far, received an enthusiastic
response from many youth organizations and universities worldwide, making us
feel optimistic that the MyCity+20 movement will be a success. Currently, we
have representatives in Asia (Colombo+20 and Mumbai+20), Europe (Rome+20 and
Amsterdam+20) and Central America (MexicoCity+20), Africa (Kampala+20 and
Kinshasa+20) who are willing to organize their own simulation of Rio+20. We at
Paris+20 will provide interested cities with support; giving them ideas on how
to start their own simulation; potential people to contact and overall complete
flexibility in organizing their own event. Any interested cities are welcome to
contact us at <a href="mailto:mycityplus20@gmail.com">mycityplus20@gmail.com</a>
for further details. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The feeling that the time is ripe for the
youth to take over the negotiations is being translated into action with this
movement and we encourage everyone to participate in the process!</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Read this article on the official UNCSD website: </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><a href="http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?page=view&nr=699&type=230&menu=38" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">http://www.uncsd2012.org/<wbr></wbr>rio20/index.php?page=view&nr=<wbr></wbr>699&type=230&menu=38</a></div>MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2377569049589271170.post-60700190880494645312012-01-20T11:19:00.000-08:002012-01-20T17:06:56.321-08:00Mapping out the MyCity+20 projectsHi Everyone,
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Welcome to our blog! Through this we shall keep everyone up-to-date with all the happenings across the MyCity+20 projects. <br />
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On the left you will find the MyCity+20 map of the world. Click on the markers to view the cities where we have contacts (or from where we have received expressions of interest). If you belong to one of these cities and would like to get in touch with the contact person, either send an email to the address if given, or to us at mycityplus20@gmail.com.<br />
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Don't forget to send us the links to your websites/blogs/facebook pages once they are created so we can add them to the link list. Entries for short articles are also welcome!<br />
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Yours sustainably,<br />
MyCity+20MyCity+20http://www.blogger.com/profile/06434478586049840690noreply@blogger.com0