The Asia-Europe Environment Forum (ENVforum) will partner with the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) to organise the workshop, “Expert Consultation on Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Sustainable Development in Post Rio+20 Era” in Incheon, Republic of Korea (from 6-8 March 2013).
The workshop will explore the technical and policy knowledge and capacities needed to foster the transition towards sustainability. The discussions will have special emphasis on three thematic areas namely – water management, energy access, and sustainable agriculture.
The ENVforum will provide financial support to experts from ASEM member countries to attend the workshop. During the event, the ENVforum will share its experience on capacity building in the field of sustainable development, which will be followed by a Panel on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Other partners in this initiative are the Korea Environment Institute and United Nations Centre for Regional Development.