UNU-ISP and Rio+20 NGO Forum Japan co-organized two side events at the Japan Pavilion in the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) . Dialogue on Green Economy for Sustainable and Equitable Future from the perspective of Japanese Civil Society was organized on 15 June 2012 and featured the keynote speech by Dr Rae Kwon Chung, Director of Environment and Development Division, ESCAP, and several presentations by Japanese NGO representatives. The second event entitled “Challenges of Japanese Civil Society: Sustainable Community Development and Massages for SDGs” was organized on 17 June 2012 and served as an opportunity to showcase the examples of sustainable community in Japan and Asia.

Location: Japan Pavilion, Rio de janeiro, Brazil
Organizer: United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace(UNU-ISP), Rio+20 NGO Forum Japan
Co-organizer: Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC)