Key outcomes

The Symposium concluded with a memorandum signed by key Nobel Laureates. This was communicated and handed over to the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability appointed by the UN Secretary General.

Download the Memorandum here (English version, pdf)

Download Spanish version of the Nobel Laureate Memorandum here (pdf)

The Memorandum will formulate a new vision for sustainable development and prosperity, along with mechanisms for achieving this vision.

The conclusions of the Panel will also feed into the preparations for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro and into the ongoing climate negotiations.