MyCOE Partnership for Engagement with Rio+20

The Rio+20 United Nations on Conference on Sustainable Development will take place in Brazil from June 20-22, 2012. As stated on their website, the main objective of this conference is "...is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and address new and emerging challenges". There are ongoing plans for MyCOE to make a presence in Brazil for Rio+20 with objectives being:

1. Showcasing Past MyCOE Activites:
Showcasing the past decade of sustained programs, activities, youth mentor networks, and resources that have been developed by this public-private-NGO partnership and by respective MyCOE partners, which include many US government agencies; emphasize the sustainability and flexibility of the MyCOE framework, which has successfully served a number of different partner needs and focus areas with a wide variety of projects over the course of the past ten years; and

2. Expanding and Engaging New Participants and Partners in the MyCOE Program
Expand and engage new participants and partners in interactive ways using social networking and online GIS tools, focused around a set of priority areas of importance to the partnership and to Rio+20, through a consolidated framework that makes resources more widely available and integrated, reinvigorates the partnership, synergizes ongoing activities, and establishes a platform for ongoing and future MyCOE activities for Rio+20 and beyond.

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For more information on how you or your organization can provide additional support for MyCOE at Rio+20, please send a message to mycoe@aag.org.