Rio Convention relates to either of the following three conventions which are results of the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janerio in 1992. These conventions are
- UNFCCC, the abbreviation of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- CBD, the abbreviation of Convention on Biological Diversity
- UNCCD,the abbreviation of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Famous quotes containing the words rio and/or convention:
“Americans living in Latin American countries are often more snobbish than the Latins themselves. The typical American has quite a bit of money by Latin American standards, and he rarely sees a countryman who doesn’t. An American businessman who would think nothing of being seen in a sport shirt on the streets of his home town will be shocked and offended at a suggestion that he appear in Rio de Janeiro, for instance, in anything but a coat and tie.”
—Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)
““We’ll encounter opposition, won’t we, if we give women the same education that we give to men,” Socrates says to Galucon. “For then we’d have to let women ... exercise in the company of men. And we know how ridiculous that would seem.” ... Convention and habit are women’s enemies here, and reason their ally.”
—Martha Nussbaum (b. 1947)