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Inter-governmental process

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The Future We Want - Rio+20 - highlighted the following thematic areas and cross-sectoral issues

Biodiversity and ecosystems

Capacity-building

Chemicals and waste

Desertification, land degradation and drought

Disaster risk reduction

Employment, decent work for all and social protection

Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture

Gender equality and women's empowerment

Green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication

Health and population

Institutional framework for sustainable development

Poverty eradication

Small Island Developing States

Sustainable cities and human settlements

Sustainable consumption and production

Sustainable development goals

Sustainable tourism

Sustainable transport

Water and sanitation

Additional areas from Agenda 21 and the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)

Information for Decision-Making & Participation

Institutional Arrangements

Integrated Decision-Making

International Cooperation for an Enabling Environment

International Legal Instruments & Mechanisms

National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS)

Rural Development

Technical Cooperation

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