Closed Consultation

Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15)

When: April 30 – May 11, 2007
Where: New York, NY, USA

Due to lack of funding in 2007, the Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) was not invited to select an ENGO or youth delegate to attend theFifteenth Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15) on April 30-May 11, 2007 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. However, the RCEN has selected ENGO and youth delegates for previous CSD meetings and looks forward to the possibility of selecting ENGO and youth delegates to attend future CSD meetings.

Read the Unofficial Youth Report on the CSD-15 - compiled by Julia Kennedy, from the contributions of Lisa Smith, Nicholas Richards-Bentley, and Pamela Shapiro of the Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, McGill University.

For further information, please contact Sarah Heiberg, RCEN Caucus Coordinator, tel.: (613) 728-9810 ext. 224.

Meeting Information

CSD-15 will be a policy, or negotiation year of the second implementation cycle and will continue its focus on the following areas:  Energy for Sustainable Development; Industrial Development; Air pollution/ Atmosphere; and Climate Change.

Click here for more information about CSD-15. More information on CSD-14 can be found on the UN CSD webpage as well as the RCEN website (including the ENGO and youth delegate reports).

The federal government is currently developing Canadian positions for CSD-15. Click here for the Chairman's draft negotiating document on Policy options and possible actions to expedite the implementation on energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution/ atmosphere and climate change, which will be used as the basis for developing Canadian positions. A consultation session will be held on March 14, 2007 from 2 – 4 pm with members of civil society to hear their views. Results from the civil society consultation for CSD-14 are on the DFAIT website.