GLOBE recognizes and seeks to strengthen the central role of legislators and parliaments in tackling the major global environmental challenges, as well as placing a much greater emphasis on the role of legislators in holding governments more effectively to account for the implementation of international commitments.

This important event is being convened in recognition of the need to better engage legislators on the Rio agenda to strengthen implementation of the Rio goals from 1992, 2002 and any additional goals forthcoming from the Rio+20 meeting.

 The agenda of the World Summit of Legislators focuses on three major elements: national legislation, the scrutiny role of legislators, and the importance of incorporating the value of natural capital into national accounting procedures.

 •    Legislation: recognizing the role of legislators in developing and passing laws, the Summit will provide a platform to advance and share best legislative practices;

 •    Scrutiny: recognizing the role of legislators in monitoring and scrutinizing the work of government, the Summit will establish a mechanism at the international level to monitor implementation of commitments by governments made at Rio+20.

 •    Natural Capital: recognizing the role of parliaments in many countries to approve budgets and national accounts, the Summit will examine how the value of natural capital can be integrated within our national economic frameworks.

 More than 300 legislators from over 80 countries have already confirmed their participation, with 35 being represented by the Speaker of Parliament or the President of Congress. GLOBE expects that this event will mark the beginning of a new international process dedicated to legislators’ role in advancing the Rio agenda and is seeking formal recognition of this new process in the official outcome document of Rio+20.

 We are attaching a briefing note and a draft agenda. More information about the event, including the latest draft agenda, can be found on GLOBE International’s website at www.globeinternational.org.

 Your support is appreciated in reaching out to those legislators going to Rio, inviting them to this important meeting.

 For registration and questions, please contact GLOBE’s Secretary General, Mr. Adam Matthews, at adam.matthews@globeinternational.org.

The event will showcase the commitments to actions by all stakeholder towards the objectives of the Sustainable Energy for initiatives.  It will provide a platform for global leaders including heads of sates, CEOS and heads of civil society organisations to announce their major initiatives, commitments and partnerships that will make sustainable energy for all a reality by 2030.

As a  global leader and a member of the  High Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All, The Honourable Freundel Stuart, Q.C., M.P, Prime Minister of  Barbados will participate in a session, entitled, “Sustainable Energy is Enabling Opportunities”.   This side event takes place in the Riocentro Convention Centre (Pavilion 3 – P3 – 6) from 3:35 p.m. to 4:05 p.m.

For learn more about this event, feel free to contact Mr. Jonas von Freiesleben, freisleben@und.org, + 1 212 963 1660 or Mr. Daren Cheatham, cheathamd@un.org, +1 917 367 5907 – Executive  Office of the Secretary General, United Nations.

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Presentations were done by SIDS on National Sustainable Energy Initiatives: Dominica, Bahamas, Jamaica, Solomon Islands and St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Topics: national policies, programmes, initiatives relating to efforts to achieve sustainable energy

Topic: discussion on the SE4ALL Action Agenda, high-impact area actions; commitments; role of public, private and civil society sector; commitments and partnerships towards SE4ALL.

Discussants:

H.E.  Philip Kentwell, High Commissioner of Australia to Trinidad and Tobago 
Hon. Joy Grant, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology and Public Utilities, Belize 
Allison Davis, Portfolio Manager, Economic Infrastructure Division, Caribbean Development Bank
H.E. Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change and SIDS Issues, Seychelles
Solomone Fifita, Deputy Director (Energy), Secretariat of the Pacific Community