Rio+20 : The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, June 2012.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance.

International relations.

Planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (17 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses topics surrounding upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which will convene June 20-22, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Summarizes objectives and major issues of Rio+20, and provides sampling of wide diversity of views to be discussed by various Rio+20 attendees. Outlines U.S. policy toward the conference and possible issues for Congressional consideration, including possible action on conference outcomes, role of Agenda 21, and possible role of sustainable development in the U.S. and U.S. foreign policy.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Rio+20

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.