The Government of India and the UNCSD secretariat are jointly organising the Delhi Dialogue on ?Green Economy and Inclusive Growth?, scheduled on 3 to 4 October 2011. The Delhi Dialogue aims to support the preparations for Rio+20 by providing a platform for international deliberations on opportunities for a green economy to reinforce countries? poverty eradication and social development agendas, including through enhancing, food security and energy security of the poor. It is expected that a shared vision on these issues would be the main outcome of the meeting.

The meeting will provide an informal forum for an exchange among Ministers, high level officials, and senior policy advisors, with expert inputs on green economy, social development, food security and energy security. The deliberations will build upon the discussions held in earlier meetings related to Rio+20.

The Dialogue seeks to advance understanding and promote the achievement of consensus on key issues related to green economy and inclusive growth, with a particular focus on how green economy strategies and policies can be integrated with food security and energy security objectives.

Useful links

Contributions from international organizations to G20 discussions on food security
http://un-foodsecurity.org/node/1114

Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/learning/Pages/millions-fed-proven-successes-in-agricultural-development.aspx

The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa
http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/20504/new_harvest.html

The Great Green Technological Transformation, World Economic and Social Survey 2011
http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/policy/wess/