Does your country have a Rio+20 preparatory committee?
Japan's Rio+20 committee includes NGOs and government officials. The committee is managed by the Ministry of Environment.
Has your country completed a sustainable development review?
Japan has not yet conducted a national sustainable development review
Is your country planning on announcing new initiatives at Rio?
Japan is currently in the process of developing its initiatives for Rio+20
What is your vision for success at Rio+20?
We need to take a step forward from the traditional framework of "common but differentiated responsibilities", as this kind of responsibility should be shared equally in order to ensure that Rio+20 takes a step toward real, constructive change.
References
Summit-Watcher Siiri Bigalke, Smith College
Responses provided by a country delegate. For more information, visit the official Japan page.
