Enviromental Grantmakers Association Funders' Rountable on Rio+20

(4-11-2011) The Enviromental Grantmakers Association and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Ford Foundation, and the United Nations Foundation would like to invite you to a Funders’ Roundtable on Rio + 20 on April 20th, 2011 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., at the United Nations Headquarters in New York (address and room number will be communicated closer to the day).

The Roundtable will be moderated by Pablo Farias, Vice President, Ford Foundation, with welcoming remarks from Mr. Sha Zukang, Conference Secretary-General. This will be an interactive dialogue between the philanthropic community, the Conference Secretariat and senior UN officials on the key issues of the Conference, such as a green/clean energy economy and emerging challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss, as well as an important opportunity to raise critical questions and share ideas based on the lessons learned in the last two decades that will enable the philanthropic community and the United Nations to work more effectively in the 21st century by harnessing the power of all sectors and empowering individuals to enable democratic participation.

Please email any questions and RSVP by April 13th by email to Mafruza Khan (mkhan@ega.org). Thank you for your time and consideration and look forward to your participation in this important event and working together!