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Linkages Journal offers the latest news, information and analysis 
from international environment and development negotiations.

The March 2002 issue of Linkages Journal includes: 

* media reports, including news on US President Bush’s new climate 
  plan and the results of a major public opinion poll on priorities 
  for the WSSD; 
* briefings on key meetings held in February 2002, including the 
  World Economic Forum, World Social Forum, Seventh Special Session 
  of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Governing Council 
  and Third Global Ministerial Environment Forum, and the second 
  meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on 
  Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on 
  Biological Diversity;
* details of new journal articles, books and online reports;
* a comprehensive list of upcoming meetings. 


EDITOR’S NOTE

A message from Linkages Journal’s Editor

MONTERREY TO TOP MARCH AGENDA

Johannesburg preparations advance Chair’s Paper and IEG

February saw some steps forward in the process leading to the 
World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The 
Summit’s Second Preparatory Committee meeting - PrepCom II - was 
attended by as many as 1000 delegates and other participants. Many 
of those present expressed cautious hope at the end of the 
session, having agreed on a Chair’s Paper, which will serve as the 
basis for negotiations at the forthcoming PrepComs and eventually 
form the political outcome document at Johannesburg. While 
criticized by some as still being a broad wish-list, the Paper’s 
initial success lies in its reflection of the key issues of 
interest to the various regions: poverty, means of implementation, 
consumption patterns and sustainable development governance for 
the Group of 77 and China; oceans and a separate section on small 
island developing states for AOSIS; poverty, partnerships and 
voluntary outcomes for the EU; domestic governance, markets and 
voluntary outcomes for JUSCANZ group of developed countries; and 
for Saudi Arabia, the incorporation of energy issues within a 
broader theme. 

UNEP’s Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum met 
in the week following PrepCom II. This meeting constituted another 
important staging post on the road to Johannesburg, notably for 
the environmental pillar of sustainable development. Attended by 
over 90 ministers, the high-level talks led to the adoption of the 
Intergovernmental Group of Minister’s report on international 
environmental governance, which will be transmitted to PrepCom 
III. Those supporting the international environmental governance 
process expressed some optimism, noting that Heads of State are in 
a position to inject momentum into this agenda. A decision on 
international environmental governance would be a relatively 
attractive deliverable in Johannesburg, responding to pressure for 
concrete institutional outcomes and the new focus on 
implementation.

Next stop, Monterrey

In mid-March, eyes will be turning to the International Conference 
on Financing for Development in Monterrey, Mexico. The outcome of 
this meeting will likely feed directly into WSSD PrepCom III, 
which takes place immediately afterwards in New York, beginning on 
25 March. Many developing countries in particular are concerned 
about whether the Monterrey Conference, setting the tone for the 
WSSD, will be able to deliver enough to compensate for the 
unfulfilled promises on finance that followed UNCED.

Malena Sell

Editor, Linkages Journal



RECENT MEETINGS

Information on recent conferences, workshops and symposia in the 
field of environment and development negotiations

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

EARTH DIALOGUES - GLOBALIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - IS 
ETHICS THE MISSING LINK?: This event was held from 21-23 February 
2002 in Lyon, France. Organized by Green Cross International, 
Earth Dialogues provided a forum for debate on how to forge the 
necessary links between globalization, sustainable development and 
ethics. The event included eight roundtables, which addressed four 
themes: the ethical challenges in promoting sustainable 
development; the role of ethical norms in promoting sustainable 
development; policy recommendations for action and implementation; 
and political strategies for Johannesburg and beyond. Roundtable 
one, comprising representatives of international economic 
institutions, made a number of policy recommendations for action 
and implementation in the areas of trade, finance, and the role of 
the World Bank/IMF. Roundtable two, attended by representatives of 
business and industry, made recommendations for mechanisms of 
international regulation and means of implementing sustainable 
development policies for business and administrations. Roundtable 
three, comprising members of media and communication, provided 
ideas for concrete actions to promote media coverage of issues 
related to sustainable development.

Roundtable four, consisting of parliamentarians and government 
representatives, outlined 12 policy recommendations for 
Johannesburg, including the establishment of a World Parliament, a 
World Environment Court and the development of professional 
ethical codes. Roundtable five, including representatives of 
international institutions, addressed ethics, governance, 
subsidiarity, international organizations, and the agenda for 
Monterrey and Johannesburg. Roundtable six panelists, representing 
religious and spiritual leaders, identified and elaborated on key 
areas for collaboration between religious and other institutions. 
NGO representatives at roundtable seven recommended a focus on 
partnership, coalition, and public awareness for Johannesburg, as 
well as support to small enterprises and an international fund for 
sustainable development. Roundtable eight, comprising of former 
foreign ministers, recommended that the Earth Dialogue organizers 
form a Political Action Committee to look more thoroughly at key 
issues and put pressure on participants at the World Summit for 
Sustainable Developmentto deliver on the issues. More information 
on this meeting is available online at: 
http://www.earthdialogues.org/en/tables/rd_compilation.html

SECOND WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: The second World Social Forum took 
place from 31 January to 5 February 2002 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 
as a counter-point to the World Economic Forum, which was held at 
the same time in New York (see below). Twenty-six thousand 
delegates attended, with up to 60,000 unregistered participants 
also taking part, representing activists and intellectuals 
offering alternatives to the current world order. The Forum, which 
aims to help build a world based on solidarity, social justice and 
participatory political democracy, focused on four main themes: 
production of wealth; access to wealth and sustainability; civil 
society and the public realm; and power, politics and ethics. 
Participants attended numerous panel discussions and workshops on 
issues ranging from international trade to principles and values. 
They voiced criticism of the US, and US dominance of the 
international arena through organizations such as the World Bank 
and IMF. The Forum ended with a march to protest the Free Trade 
Area of the Americas. More information on this meeting is 
available online at: 
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/eng/index.asp 
http://www.unfoundation.org/unwire/2002/02/05/current.asp#23600

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING 2002: This year's World 
Economic Forum Annual Meeting took place from 31 January to 4 
February 2002 in New York rather than in Davos, Switzerland, where 
it is typically held. Experts, business executives and political 
leaders gathered to address key economic, political and societal 
issues centered on this year’s overarching theme: “Leadership in 
Fragile Times: A Vision for a Shared Future.” In addition to 
hearing country briefings and panel discussions, participants 
attended numerous workshops addressing the six core themes of: 
advancing security and addressing vulnerability; redefining 
business challenges; reducing poverty and improving equity; re-
evaluating leadership and governance; restoring sustained growth; 
and sharing values and respecting differences. The workshop topics 
ranged from business-related concerns such as “Investment 
Strategies” and “CEO Brainstorming” to social and environmental 
issues such as “Integrating Economic, Social and Environmental 
Priorities” and “Intellectual Property Rights and the Fight 
against Global Poverty.” More information on this meeting is 
available online at: 
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Annual+Meeting+
2002

PUBLIC EYE ON THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 
ON ALTERNATIVES TO CORPORATE-DRIVEN GLOBALIZATION: This 
conference, which coincided with the World Economic Forum, took 
place from 31 January to 3 February 2002 at the UN Church Center 
in New York. It was organized by the Berne Declaration and Friends 
of the Earth US. More than 1500 people attended the nine panel 
discussions led by forty speakers. Participants heard panel 
discussions on: the social and environmental impacts of corporate 
globalization; Export Credit Agencies, the World Bank, IMF and the 
debt crisis - the “Unholy Trinity of Destruction”; an Interfaith 
Response to the World Economic Forum; corporate power and global 
governance; Foreign Direct Investment - blessing or curse for the 
South?; corporate takeover of women's lives - employment and 
privatization; an economic critique of free trade theory; NGO 
experiences from within the WEF; and the new business of war - 
security and the global economy. More information on this meeting 
is available online at: http://www.publiceyeondavos.ch


PREPARATIONS FOR THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT 2002

SEVENTH SPECIAL SESSION OF THE UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL, THIRD 
GLOBAL MINISTERIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM AND FINAL OPEN-ENDED 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP OF MINISTERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ON 
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE: The Seventh Special 
Session of the United Nations Environment Programme’s Governing 
Council and Third Global Ministerial Environment Forum took place 
at the Cartagena de Indias Conference Center in Cartagena, 
Colombia, from 13-15 February 2002. The Session was preceded by 
the final, one-day meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of 
Ministers or Their Representatives (IGM) on International 
Environmental Governance (IEG), which was held at the same venue 
on 12 February 2002. The Special Session and Ministerial Forum 
(GCSS-7/GMEF-3) and the IGM were attended by approximately 450 
delegates, including over 90 ministers and other representatives 
of governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental 
organizations, as well as UN bodies, agencies and organizations.

The GCSS-7/GMEF-3 objectives were to review UNEP’s implementation 
of decisions taken by the 21st session of the Governing 
Council/Second GMEF (GC-21/GMEF-2), and to consider recent 
developments in relation to UNEP’s preparations for the World 
Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), including on 
international environmental governance. 

The IGM failed to reach agreement on a number of critical issues, 
in particular on strategies to ensure predictable and stable 
funding for UNEP and according universal membership to the UNEP 
GMEF. However, these issues were resolved during the GCSS-7/GMEF-
3, at which delegates adopted the IGM report on IEG and agreed to 
transmit it to the third session of the WSSD Preparatory Committee 
(PrepCom III). Delegates also agreed to take note of a statement 
by the President of the Governing Council on UNEP’s contribution 
to the WSSD, and to transmit it to PrepCom III, together with the 
report and policy statement prepared for the GCSS-7/GMEF-3 by 
UNEP’s Executive Director. Regarding the review of implementation 
of decisions of GC-21/GMEF-2, the Council adopted five decisions 
on: a strategic approach to chemicals management at the global 
level; compliance with and enforcement of multilateral 
environmental agreements; development of a strategy for the active 
engagement of civil society, the private sector and Major Groups 
in the work of UNEP; implementation of the Global Programme of 
Action (GPA) for the Protection of the Marine Environment from 
Land-based Activities; and the environmental situation in the 
Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Earth Negotiations Bulletin 
report outlining these discussions in detail can be found at: 
http://enb.iisd.org/unepgc/gmef3/

DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT 2002: This meeting was held 
from 8-11 February 2002 in New Delhi, India. Organized by the Tata 
Energy Research Institute (TERI), the Summit was attended by 
almost 300 participants, including heads of governments, and 
representatives of business, industry, and NGOs. The overall theme 
of the meeting was “Ensuring Sustainable Livelihoods: Challenges 
for Governments, Corporates and Civil Society,” with the aim of 
revitalizing global commitment to sustainable development as a 
shared future goal. The topics addressed during the eleven plenary 
sessions were: Agenda 21 - ensuring sustainable livelihoods; 
financing development - focused, transparent and pro-poor systems; 
governance structures and processes for sustainable development; 
managing natural resources for society - welfare and health 
implications; defining the stakes, engaging the stakeholders; 
creating business models for the poor - expanding sustainable 
development; food security and basic human needs; climate change 
and sustainable energy; technological leapfrogging - the lure and 
the limits; ministers of the environment - challenges at Rio+10; 
and leadership for sustainable livelihoods. At the close of the 
meeting, TERI Director R. K. Pachauri declared that, based on the 
success of this meeting, the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 
would become an annual event. More information on this meeting is 
available online at: http://www.teriin.org/dsds/

SECOND SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE 2002 WORLD 
SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: The Commission on Sustainable 
Development (CSD), acting as the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) 
for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), met for 
its second session from 28 January to 8 February 2002 at UN 
headquarters in New York. The session was attended by over 1000 
representatives of governments, UN agencies and convention 
secretariats, international organizations, and the nine Major 
Groups.

The purpose of the session was to conduct a comprehensive review 
and assessment of progress achieved in the implementation of 
Agenda 21, including the Programme for the Further Implementation 
of Agenda 21, as adopted in 1997 (A/RES/S-19/2). The session also 
sought to reach agreement on a document that could form the basis 
for negotiations at the Committee’s next session in late March.

The Commission agreed to transmit to its third session the Chair’s 
Paper as the basis for negotiation, and adopted the Chair’s 
Report, to which are annexed the Chair’s Summary of the Second 
Preparatory Session, the Chair’s Summary of the Multi-Stakeholder 
Dialogue Segment, and the Proposals for Partnerships/Initiatives 
to Strengthen the Implementation of Agenda 21.The Earth 
Negotiations Bulletin report outlining these discussions in detail 
can be found at: http://enb.iisd.org/2002/pc2/

BIODIVERSITY

CONFERENCE OF THE COMMISSION ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: The 
Conference on How Intellectual Property Rights Could Work Better 
for Developing Countries and Poor People took place from 21-22 
February 2002, at the Royal Society in London, UK. The conference, 
organized by the Commission on Intellectual Property Rights 
(CIPR), was attended by approximately 220 participants from 
governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, 
and representatives of the scientific, academic and private 
sectors. The conference addressed seven major themes, including: 
agriculture and genetic resources; traditional knowledge and 
folklore; copyright in developing countries; technology, 
development and intellectual property rights (IPR); medicines and 
vaccines; research tools, gene patenting and public-private 
partnerships; and international institutions, rules and practices, 
and capacity building. The Sustainable Developments report 
outlining these discussions in detail can be found at: 
http://enb.iisd.org/crs/sdipr/ 

MEETING OF THE AD HOC INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP ON ARTICLE 8(J) 
OF THE CONVENTION ON BIODIVERSITY: The second meeting of the Ad 
Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and 
Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 
took place in Montreal, Canada, from 4-8 February 2002. The 
meeting was hosted by the Canadian Government and had 
approximately 300 participants from 79 countries, indigenous and 
local communities and international and non-governmental 
organizations.

Over the course of the week-long meeting, the Working Group 
considered: an outline for the composite report on the status and 
trends regarding the knowledge, innovations and practices of 
indigenous and local communities; draft guidelines/recommendations 
for the conduct of cultural, environmental and social impact 
assessments regarding developments proposed on or impacting the 
lands of indigenous and local communities; participatory 
mechanisms; and the effectiveness of existing instruments 
impacting the protection of traditional knowledge, particularly 
intellectual property rights (IPR). Delegates adopted six 
recommendations on the preceding items, as well as on progress in 
the integration of relevant tasks of the work programme on Article 
8(j) and related provisions into the CBD’s thematic programmes and 
on progress in implementation of the priority tasks of the work 
programme on Article 8(j). The Earth Negotiations Bulletin report 
outlining these discussions in detail can be found at: 
http://enb.iisd.org/biodiv/wg8j-2/

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

THIRD MEETING OF THE INTERIM CHEMICAL REVIEW COMMITTEE (ICRC-3): 
ICRC-3 met from 17-21 February 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. 
Discussions during the meeting resulted in a recommendation by the 
Committee that three widely-used pesticides and all forms of 
asbestos be added to the international list of chemicals subject 
to the Prior Informed Concent (PIC) procedure. These 
recommendations will be transmitted to the Intergovernmental 
Negotiating Committee of the Rotterdam Convention on the PIC 
Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in 
International Trade, whose next meeting will take place from 30 
September to 4 October 2002 in Bonn, Germany.

The three pesticides recommended for the PIC procedure are 
monocrotophos, Granox TBC/Spinox T and DNOC. Monocrotophos is used 
in many developing countries to control insects and spider mites 
on cotton, citrus, rice, maize and other crops, but threatens farm 
workers, with medical effects including nausea, diarrhoea, blurred 
vision, and, in severe cases, serious respiratory problems, 
convulsions and even death. Monocrotophos is also highly toxic to 
birds and mammals. Granox TBC and Spinox T are mixtures of 
fungicides and the highly toxic insecticide Carbofuran, and are 
used in a powdered form by peanut farmers. NDOC is an insecticide, 
weed killer and fungicide that is toxic to humans as well as other 
organisms. The five remaining forms of asbestos were also 
recommended to be added to the PIC list. More information on this 
meeting is available online at: http://www.pic.int 

CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERE

CONFERENCE ON CONTINENTAL ENERGY MARKETS AND GREENHOUSE GAS 
EMISSIONS - THE IMPLICATIONS?: The conference on Continental 
Energy Markets and Greenhouse Gas Emissions was held from 20-21 
February 2002 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The meeting was 
organized by the International Institute for Sustainable 
Development (IISD) and the Canadian Energy Research Institute 
(CERI), and was sponsored by Alcan, Environment Canada, Hydro One, 
Natural Resources Canada, Ontario Power Generation, Petro-Canada, 
Shell Canada, Suncor Energy, and TransCanada. Over 130 
participants from Canada, the US and Mexico attended, representing 
government agencies, academic and research institutions, business 
and industry, and international and non-governmental 
organizations.

The conference presented participants with an opportunity to 
examine strategies and approaches to meet North America’s current 
and future energy needs, including the option of a continental 
energy strategy. In considering the continent’s energy needs, 
participants met in Plenary to hear speeches and engage in 
discussions on the following issues: US energy policy; the roles 
of Parties with different commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and 
the implications for the North American Free Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA); innovative approaches to meeting energy needs; and 
implications of energy issues for development in the continent’s 
northern regions.

Discussions and conclusions from this meeting are expected to 
contribute to the dialogue on policies and approaches to address 
the energy challenges facing North America. The Sustainable 
Developments report outlining these discussions in detail can be 
found at: http://enb.iisd.org/crs/sdcem/sdvol69num1.html 

DESERTIFICATION

DESERTNET MEETING: The second annual meeting of the German 
Competence Network for Research to Combat Desertification 
(DesertNet) was held from 31 January to 2 February 2002 in Bonn, 
Germany. The meeting considered European DesertNet initiatives, 
international co-operation and a possible DesertNet-Europe, noting 
activities in Germany, Belgium, France, Switzerland and the UK. 
Participants also discussed activities for the International Day 
to Combat Desertification, the current structure of DesertNet, 
thematic working groups and future activities. On the creation of 
thematic working groups, suggestions were made for a group on 
public relations and one composed of young scientists. On future 
activities, participants proposed holding an international 
scientific symposium on desertification problems in 2003, and 
enhancing awareness raising and lobbying. For more information 
visit: http://www.desertnet.de/protokol2002.htm 

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

32ND MEETING OF CHAIRS/COORDINATORS OF THE CHAPTERS OF THE GROUP 
OF 77: The Thirty-Second Meeting of the Chairs/Coordinators of the 
Chapters of the Group of 77 at various UN Centres was held from 
14-15 February 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. Delegates discussed: 
preparations for major forthcoming UN conferences and summits; 
follow-up to the South Summit that took place from 10-14 April 
2000 in Havana; and implementation of the Programme of Work for 
the year 2002 under the Chair of Venezuela. Delegates adopted a 
Communiqué at the end of the meeting addressing all of the above 
issues. 

Highlights of the Communiqué: In discussing the International 
Conference on Financing for Development, delegates stressed the 
need to address global demand conditions, terms of trade, 
stability and reform of the international monetary and financial 
system, and the adequacy of external financing. Regarding the 
follow-up to the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Doha, the G-77 
Communiqué emphasizes greater support for technical assistance and 
capacity building for developing countries to ensure their 
effective participation in the negotiating process launched at 
Doha. On issues related to Least Developed Countries, the 
Communiqué advocates the full implementation of paragraph 3 of the 
General Assembly resolution contained in document A/C.2/56/L.78 
calling for enhancing the operational capacity of the UN 
Conference on Trade and Development. 

On the WSSD, the Communiqué states that the Summit should clearly 
identify the sources of finance and technology for Agenda 21 
implementation and agree on time-bound targets for providing the 
means of implementation. Delegates also called for worldwide 
representation at the highest level at the forthcoming World Food 
Summit to be held from 10-13 June 2002 in Rome. In discussing 
South-South cooperation, the G-77 stressed the importance of the 
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries as 
an instrument for promoting South-South cooperation and trade. The 
Final Communiqué adopted at this meeting is available online at: 
http://www.g77.org/news/pr021502.htm

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

UN COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: The 40th Session of the UN 
Commission for Social Development met from 12-21 February 2002 at 
UN Headquarters in New York. The theme of the session was 
integration of social and economic policy. In spite of extending 
the meeting beyond its scheduled finish, the Commission failed to 
reach agreement on the outcome document, and will meet for an 
additional day at a date to be announced. More information on this 
meeting is available online at: 
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/SOC4597.doc.htm

PREPARATORY YOUTH FORUM FOR THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT: This 
Forum took place from 30-31 January 2002 in New York. The meeting 
convened in preparation for the September 2002 Youth Employment 
Summit, to be held in Alexandria, Egypt. The Forum gathered 35 
youth leaders aged between 18 and 30 from over 20 countries, and 
included a briefing of UN Ambassadors and a reception for leaders 
of various institutions hosted at the Synergos Institute. The 
youth leaders also participated in a two-day workshop where they 
developed actions plans to establish Youth Employment Summit 
Country Networks. More information on this meeting is available 
online at: http://www.youthemploymentsummit.org/campaign/events.html

TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT

38TH SESSION OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT: The 
38th Session of the World Trade Organization Committee on Trade 
and Development (CTD) convened on 14 February in Geneva. The 
Committee addressed the Coordinated Annual Technical Assistance 
Plan (WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1), the annual note from the Secretariat 
outlining its intended technical assistance aims for the year, as 
the primary item of discussion for the session. The session was 
also supposed to consider the election of Chairs for both the CTD 
and the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries; however 
discussions on this agenda item was postponed due to the lack of 
consensus on the list of candidates presented at the General 
Council meeting held the previous day. More information on this 
meeting is available online from ICTSD’s BRIDGES Weekly Trade News 
Digest, Vol. 6, no. 6, 20 February 2002: 
http://www.ictsd.org/weekly/02-02-20/story2.htm

WOMEN

26TH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION 
AGAINST WOMEN: The 26th Session of the Committee on the 
Elimination of Discrimination against Women met from 14 January to 
1 February 2002 at UN Headquarters in New York. During this 
session, the Committee considered reports from eight states - 
Fiji, Iceland, Estonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Portugal, 
Russian Federation and Sri Lanka - and made recommendations for 
the advancement of women in these countries. The Committee also 
made statements on solidarity with the women of Afghanistan and on 
ending discrimination against older women. More information on 
this meeting is available online at: 
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/WOM1319.doc.htm

MEDIA REPORTS

The latest news from the field of international environment and 
development negotiations, with links to relevant media coverage 
and press releases

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS TO COST $40-60 BILLION ANNUALLY, SAYS 
STUDY

Financing the successful implementation of the Millennium 
Development Goals will cost between US$40-60 billion a year in 
additional aid for the next 15 years, according to a recent study 
released by the World Bank. The Millennium Development Goals, 
which were endorsed by world leaders at the UN Millennium Summit 
in September 2000, set out a series of economic, environmental, 
educational and health objectives. Breaking down the costs 
according to each specific goal, the Bank concluded that the aim 
of halving the proportion of people living in poverty by 2015, 
relative to 1990, is expected to cost between $39-54 billion per 
year, while achieving universal primary education by 2015 is 
estimated to cost between $10-15 billion a year. Health-related 
goals, including reducing infant and maternal mortality and 
curbing infectious diseases, are expected to cost between $20-25 
billion annually. Environment goals of gaining universal access to 
water and sanitation by 2015 and the “City without Slums” 
programme are estimated to be between $5-21 billion a year. 

The sum of the estimated costs of reaching the individual goals 
takes into account that policy improvements and resources embodied 
in achieving certain goals contribute to reaching others. “These 
numbers show that without additional resources we will not meet 
the development goals. But they also underscore why success lies 
in a partnership of action between developing countries and rich 
countries,” said James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank, 
who has called on rich countries to double their official 
development assistance from the current level of about $57 billion 
a year and dramatically cut their agricultural subsidies. The 
World Bank further stressed that while the $40-60 billion of 
funding is critical to meeting the Millennium Goals, developing 
countries would also need to reform their health, education, and 
institutional policies to improve the effectiveness of development 
aid. 

Links to further information

World Bank press release, 20 February 2002
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/news/pressrelease.nsf/673fa6c5a2d50a
67852565e200692a79/81e7fb4c3d8bba3f85256b660067b411?OpenDocument

PREPARATIONS FOR THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT

POLL FINDS SUPPORT FOR POVERTY, WATER FOCUS

Poverty and water issues should top the agenda at the Johannesburg 
Summit, according to a recent 25-nation public-opinion poll and a 
parallel survey of sustainable development experts across the 
world. The poll of 25,000 “global citizens” found that a majority 
believe environmental quality has deteriorated over the past ten 
years, while most respondents considered poverty and the gap 
between the rich and poor as the most important topic for the 
WSSD. 

Among 300 sustainability experts polled in a separate survey, 
water issues ranked as the highest priority for the WSSD agenda, 
with poverty reduction coming second. Sixty percent of the experts 
also believed that the transition to sustainable development is 
progressing too slowly to avert major, irreversible damage to 
human, social and ecosystem health. 

Links to further information

World Bank press release, 31 January 2002
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/news/pressrelease.nsf/673fa6c5a2d50a
67852565e200692a79/8b2954dae17c471085256b5f00516824?OpenDocument

BIODIVERSITY

SPECIES-RICH NATIONS UNITE TO BATTLE BIOPIRACY

Twelve of the world’s most biologically diverse nations have 
launched a joint effort to combat bio-piracy and protect their 
rights to the genetic resources found on their lands. The 
alliance, which is formally called the “Group of Allied Mega-
Biodiverse Nations,” was agreed on 18 February in Cancun, Mexico, 
and unites Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, 
Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, South Africa and Venezuela. The 
agreement reflects a common concern that wealthy nations are 
“prospecting” for species in order to patent or sell them without 
offering concessions or benefits to local people. Criticizing the 
failings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to guarantee 
the equitable use of genetic resources, the alliance pledged to 
press its case at the World Summit for Sustainable Development. 
The alliance will seek new trade rules for patenting and 
registering products made from their plant and animal resources.

Links to further information

Environmental News Network, 19 February 2002
http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/02/02192002/ap_46427.asp

NEW STUDIES HEIGHTEN CORAL REEF CONCERNS

Concerns over the state of the world’s coral reefs have increased 
still further following the release of several new studies. In the 
north-east Atlantic, cold water corals - which are not well known 
to humans - are being damaged by deep-sea fishing trawlers, 
according to a recent report from the Proceedings of the Royal 
Society. Scientists have found evidence of trawlers leaving scars 
up to four kilometers in length through coral reefs. Analyses of 
commercial catches made by trawlers have also revealed several 
reef species and pieces of broken coral of up to one square meter 
in size. The coral reefs, which are off Norway, Scotland and 
Ireland are estimated to be at least 4500 years old. 

Reefs at risk in Southeast Asia: Another coral reef study entitled 
“Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia,” found that 88 percent of that 
region’s reefs are severely threatened by human activities, 
specifically overfishing, destructive fishing, sedimentation and 
pollution from land-based sources. “If fishing in Southeast Asia 
is not reduced to more sustainable levels, both coral reefs and 
food security will be further imperiled,” said Mark Spalding, a 
co-author of the World Resources Institute report.

Coral Reef hotspots found to coincide with terrestrial 
biodiversity hotspots: Meanwhile, a third research project has 
identified the world’s top ten coral reef hotspots for the first 
time. The study, which was published in the international journal, 
Science, found that eight of the ten coral reef hotspots are 
located adjacent to a terrestrial biodiversity hotspot. “The 
phenomenal overlap of the coral reef hotspots and the terrestrial 
hotspots shows that we're in the right places for lizards and 
lizardfish alike,” said report co-author Tim Werner, Senior 
Director with Conservation International's Marine Programmes. “The 
reward for pursuing an integrated conservation strategy for land 
and sea will be high returns on conservation investments in these 
regions.” 

Links to further information

BBC online, 26 February 2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1835000/1835951.s
tm

WRI press release, 14 February 2002
http://www.wri.org/press/reefriskseasia.html

UNEP press release, 14 February 2002
http://www.unep.org/Documents/Default.asp?DocumentID=235&ArticleID
=3013

CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERE

BUSH RELEASES NEW CLIMATE PLAN

US President Bush has announced details of his administration’s 
approach for combating climate change. Released mid-February, the 
“clear skies and global climate change” initiative aims to address 
climate change in the US, following the country’s decision last 
year to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. The new plan relies on 
voluntary efforts and a market-based approach, rather than binding 
commitments, and sets a goal for reducing emissions intensity per 
capita by 18% over the next decade. The plan includes US$4.6 
billion of incentives and tax credits over the next five years for 
research and for encouraging voluntary reductions by utilities and 
manufacturers. 

However, the initiative has not been well received in some 
quarters for setting a target for emissions intensity, rather than 
for the actual quantity of emissions. Critics have also noted that 
it does not deviate significantly from business-as-usual scenarios 
for the next decade. Internationally, Japan and the EU reacted to 
the plan with some reservations, while Australia backed the 
initiative. 

Links to further information

BBC online, 14 February 2002
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1820000/182
0584.stm

CNN online 14 February 2002
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/02/14/bush.global.warming.reax/

The Guardian online, 15 February 2002
http://www.guardian.co.uk/globalwarming/story/0,7369,650478,00.html

Reuters newswire 19 February 2002
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/14602/story.htm

OCEANS AND COASTS

JAPAN EXPANDS SCIENTIFIC WHALING CATCH TO “ENDANGERED SPECIES”

Japan has announced it will hunt 50 sei whales as part of its 
scientific research whaling programme this year. Sei whales are 
currently listed by IUCN, the World Conservation Union, as being 
endangered. Japan also plans to catch 50 Bryde’s whales, 10 sperm 
whales and increase its catch of minke whales by 50 percent in the 
north Pacific under the same research programme. 

Japanese officials have also started a local campaign to promote 
whale products and end the ban on commercial whaling. The next 
International Whaling Commission meeting will take place in May, 
and Japanese delegates hope for a vote to end a 15-year moratorium 
on commercial whaling, claiming that growing whale populations are 
harming fishing. In other related news, Norway, which resumed 
commercial whaling in 1993, raised its whaling quota to 674 minke 
whales, compared with 549 last year. It lifted the ban on whale 
meat and blubber exports in January 2001, and has announced that 
it is ready to export to Japan.

Links to further information

ENN environment news, 6 February 2002
http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/02/02062002/ap_46313.asp 

Reuters newswire, 15 February 2002
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/14553/story.htm

WWF press release, 28 February 2002
http://panda.org/news/press/news.cfm?id=2754 

Reuters online, 28 February 2002
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=4NP2ZHT1C313CCRBA
ELCFFAKEEARKIWD?type=sciencenews&StoryID=645228

COMINGS AND GOINGS

Information on key appointments, departures and vacancies at 
United Nations agencies, international organizations, government 
departments and non-governmental organizations active in the field 
of international environment and development negotiations

APPOINTMENTS

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME APPOINTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

James Morris has been appointed as Director of the World Food 
Programme. Morris has formerly served as Chair and CEO of 
Indianapolis Water Company Resources Corporation and as President 
of the Lilly Endowment, a charitable foundation in the US. Morris 
will succeed Catherine Bertini, whose second five-year term is set 
to end this month. For more information visit: 
http://www.wfp.org/newsroom/in_brief/Morris_appointment14_02.html

SPECIAL ADVISOR ON MILLENNIUM GOALS APPOINTED

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Jeffrey Sachs as 
Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals. Jeffrey Sachs 
is the Director of the Center for International Development at 
Harvard University. As Special Advisor, he will focus on gathering 
and commissioning new research and developing novel approaches for 
costing and partnership that will help provide practical plans of 
action aimed at achieving the Millennium Development goals. For 
more information visit: 
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2002/sga786.doc.htm

VACANCIES

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCY SEEKS SENIOR ADVISOR

SustainAbility - a strategic management consultancy and think-tank 
- is seeking a Senior Advisor for its New York office to help 
build the organization’s presence in North America and co-manage 
its growing team. For more information visit: 
http://www.sustainability.com/people/new-york-position.asp

IISD TO APPOINT TRADE COORDINATOR

The International Institute for Sustainable Development is seeking 
to recruit a coordinator for the IISD/ICTSD Trade Knowledge 
Network. The post will be based in IISD’s European Office in 
Geneva. Responsibilities will include managing and further 
developing the Trade Knowledge Network, a group of eight 
developing country research institutions and two developed country 
coordinators. For more information contact: Clarita Martinet, IISD 
Geneva Office; e-mail: cmartinet@iisd.ca

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY SEEKS PUBLIC INFORMATION ADVISER

The International Energy Agency of the OECD is looking for a 
Public Information Adviser who will head the Agency's Public 
Information Office. This is an A5 position based in Paris and the 
closing date for applications is 14 March 2002. More information 
is available online at: 
http://www.olis.oecd.org/vacancies.nsf/3bb406e5c13d495bc1256a95003
1fc84/232965c9f2aaf23ac1256b5e004a7f9d?OpenDocument

IUCN ADVERTISES POSTS IN PAKISTAN

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is looking for three people to 
head its Ecosystem Group, Society, Economy and Environment Group 
and Communications and Education Group in Pakistan. The deadline 
for applications is 2 March 2002. More information is available 
online at: http://www.iucn.org/vacancies/index.html

POSITIONS AVAILABLE AT FAO

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has a variety of 
professional positions available, mostly designated as P-3, P-4 
and P-5 level UN positions. Many of these positions are based in 
Rome. More information is available online at: 
http://www.fao.org/VA/Employ.htm


READINGS

New and recent book titles, articles and other literature on 
environment and development

JOURNALS

/Sustainable Development

“Poverty and environmental degradation: challenges within the 
global economy.” Environment 44 (1, 2002), pp. 8-18. This article 
by Akin Mabogunje notes that although globalization offers great 
economic opportunities, it has pushed many people, particularly in 
developing countries, into economically desperate situations. The 
author explains that these people often live in overcrowded and 
unsanitary conditions where they are exposed to environmental 
hazards, left vulnerable to natural disasters, and forced to use 
natural resources in unsustainable ways. He argues that good 
governance and increased public participation may help to break 
the cycle of economic and environmental degradation.

“National patterns of research output and priorities in renewable 
energy.” Energy Policy 30 (2, 2002), pp. 131-136. In this article, 
Ali Uzun compares the research output and priorities of 25 major 
countries in renewable energy research. The main objective of the 
paper is to assess the research priorities of the major countries 
in frontier areas/subjects of renewable energy using measures 
based on renewable energy literature. 

/Chemical Management

“A dirty dilemma: the hazardous waste trade.” Harvard 
International Review 23 (4, 2002), pp. 67-71. In this article, 
Zada Lipman notes that since the 1980s exporters of hazardous 
waste have targeted developing countries for dumping and disposal, 
as well as for resource recovery, recycling, or reuse. She argues 
that, although lauded as a landmark for global democracy and 
environmental justice, the Basel Convention on the Transboundary 
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal - which first 
regulated and then banned the trade of hazardous waste - has 
created a dilemma for developing countries with large recycling 
industries. The industries rely on hazardous waste imports for 
their continued operation, and the Convention restricts these 
imports, limiting the productivity of the industries. 

/Climate Change

“Can natural factors explain any cross-country differences in 
carbon dioxide emissions?” Energy Policy 30 (1, 2002), pp. 7-12. 
Eric Neumayer examines the role natural factors play in explaining 
cross-country differences in carbon dioxide emissions. The author 
examines the natural factors related to differences in climatic 
conditions, the availability of renewable and fossil fuel 
resources, and countries’ transportation requirements.

“Costs of compliance with the Kyoto Protocol: a developing country 
perspective.” Energy Economics 24 (1, 2002), pp. 21-39. In this 
article, Roy Boyd and Maria Ibarraran examine the effects on 
Mexico of potential measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 
including a carbon tax. They conclude that only under 
significantly high rates of technological change in the Mexican 
economy, namely of 5-6%, can a reduction in the rate of growth of 
carbon emissions and an increase in welfare be attained for all 
income groups simultaneously. Their study suggests that a 
favorable outcome may be expected from applying an environmental 
tax in a developing country. However, the authors note that the 
issue of estimating the costs of practical policies to make 
investment in energy-saving technological change attractive to 
producers has yet to be addressed.

“Determinants of emissions growth in OECD countries.” Energy 
Policy 30 (1, 2002), pp. 63-71. This article by Clive Hamilton and 
Hal Turton analyses the sources of growth in energy-related 
greenhouse gas emissions for OECD countries over the period 1982-
1997. The study employs a decomposition formula that separates out 
the effects of changes in population, economic growth, energy 
intensity of output (in aggregate and by sector), primary energy 
use in final energy consumption, the share of fossil fuels and the 
carbon intensity of fossil fuel combustion. The authors 
demonstrate that, in general, growth in emissions depends on how 
effectively energy use can be changed to offset the effects of 
economic growth.

“Hot air over Kyoto: the United States and the politics of global 
warming.” Harvard International Review 23 (4, 2002), pp. 72-77. In 
this article, Timothy Wirth considers last year’s decision by US 
President Bush to withdraw from further talks on the Kyoto 
Protocol and the status of international climate change 
negotiations at the end of 2001. Wirth argues that the outlook for 
real progress is mixed, being in many ways more positive than it 
was in the final years of President Clinton's administration. He 
stresses that the Clinton administration never mounted a serious 
campaign internationally or domestically after retreating from the 
public commitment made to aggressive action on global warming 
immediately following the successful conclusion of the Kyoto talks 
in December 1997.

“Climatic fears: colonialism and the history of environmentalism.” 
Harvard International Review 23 (4, 2002), pp. 50-55. This article 
by Richard Grove argues that it is a common fallacy to think that 
globalization and environmental crises are new phenomena, or 
products only of the post-World War II world. He notes that while 
global environmental concerns are also often considered to be 
relatively new, the story of environmentalist reactions to human-
induced ecological changes on a global scale is actually more than 
three centuries old. He stresses that many of the anxieties that 
motivated the first environmentalists are still with us, albeit on 
a much more threatening scale.

/Remote Sensing and Environmental Treaties

“Remote sensing data: valuable support for environmental 
treaties.” Environment 44 (1, 2002), pp. 20-31. In this article, 
Alex de Sherbinin, Karen Kline and Kal Raustiala argue that data 
on the Earth's systems that remote sensing instruments collect - 
from satellites and other platforms - have great potential to 
improve environmental cooperation. They note that as environmental 
treaties grow in number, scope, and complexity, demand for data on 
issues such as land use has increased. They stress that the 
richer, more accurate information that remote sensing provides is 
helpful in assessing treaties and the ability of different parties 
to comply with them.

/Trade and Environment

“Foreign direct investment and decoupling between energy and gross 
domestic product in developing countries.” Energy Policy 30 (2, 
2002), pp. 87-89. This article by Otavio Mielnik and Jose 
Goldemberg examines 20 developing countries in terms of foreign 
direct investment (FDI) and energy intensity. The authors find a 
clear decline in energy intensity as FDI increases. They argue 
that the reason for this lies in the use of modern technologies 
associated with FDI, which results in “leapfrogging” over some 
earlier technologies used by industrialized countries during 
various stages of their own development.

“The environmentalist paradox: the World Trade Organization's 
challenges.” Harvard International Review 23 (4, 2002), pp. 56-61. 
This article by Gary Sampson argues that the WTO and its 
predecessor, the GATT, have been remarkably successful for 50 
years at doing what governments mandated them to do: liberalize 
world trade and conduct it according to multilateral rules based 
on non-discrimination. However, the article also stresses that 
both the process of trade liberalization and the non-
discriminatory manner in which trade is conducted are now under 
attack, with many environmentalists arguing that the WTO should 
employ broader criteria to evaluate the multilateral trading 
system.

NEW PUBLICATIONS

/Biodiversity

The Atlas of Endangered Species - Threatened Plants and Animals of 
the World (Earthscan 2002). This book by Richard Mackay locates 
and identifies different species of wildlife and shows how human 
survival depends on biodiversity. It traces the movement of 
animals and plants across continents and catalogues the 
inhabitants of different ecosystems, including forests, wetlands 
and mangroves, coastal systems and coral reefs. It examines the 
major threats to biodiversity – from loss of habitat to hunting – 
and the steps being taken towards conservation. The book features 
full color maps, graphics and photographs to provide at-a-glance 
information on species that are lost, threatened or surviving 
today, including trees and other plants, birds, animals, reptiles 
and insects. For more information visit: 
http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=3601

/Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility

Good News & Bad: The Media, Corporate Social Responsibility and 
Sustainable Development (SustainAbility and Ketchum, in co-
operation with UNEP 2002). This report by John Elkington and 
Francesca Müller focuses on the media, corporate social 
responsibility and sustainable development. The authors argue that 
the media exerts the greatest influence on how people and 
politicians think about and act on corporate social responsibility 
and sustainable development, but typically overlooks significant, 
longer-term trends in favor of dramatic and immediate news. The 
report also finds that, as businesses themselves, key media 
institutions are among the least transparent and accountable 
organizations in the world, and are likely to come under 
increasing scrutiny in their own right. For more information 
visit: http://www.sustainability.com/publications/engaging/good-
news-and-bad.asp

/Technology Transfer

Technology Transfer for Renewable Energy: Overcoming Barriers in 
Developing Countries (Royal Institute of International Affairs, 
March 2002). This book by Gill Wilkins highlights the role that 
renewable energy can play in achieving sustainable development. It 
focuses on rural areas of developing countries, looking in 
particular at solar home systems and grid-connected biomass 
cogeneration plants. It provides a summary of the main barriers to 
the successful transfer of renewable energy technology, and 
includes case studies from Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, 
Thailand, Kenya, India, and the South Pacific. The author presents 
options for overcoming the barriers and examines the role of key 
stakeholders. The book further outlines the potential role of the 
Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol in facilitating 
renewable energy technology transfer in the context of climate 
change.

WHAT’S NEW ONLINE

/Agri-biodiversity

Thirty-three papers presented at an OECD Expert Meeting on Agri-
biodiversity Indicators in November 2001, as well as country 
reports and related agri-biodiversity links, are now available 
online. The key recommendations from the meeting will be made 
available in mid-2002. To access the papers visit: 
http://www1.oecd.org/agr/biodiversity/index.htm

To subscribe to further news on OECD and related agri-
environmental indicator work, add your name to the mailing list on 
the following website: http://www.oecd.org/agr/env/indicators.htm

/Biotechnology

FAO-BiotechNews, an e-mail list about current developments and 
issues in agricultural biotechnology has been launched by FAO. 
Subscribers to the list will receive periodic updates, issued at 
least once a month, containing brief news and event items focusing 
on FAO's work and the work of its main partners. FAO-BiotechNews 
covers the crop, forestry, animal, fishery and agro-industrial 
sectors. Subscriptions to the list are free of charge. To 
subscribe, send an e-mail message to mailserv@mailserv.fao.org 
leaving the subject field blank and entering the following text 
message: subscribe FAO-BiotechNews-L. For additional information, 
contact the Coordinator of FAO-BiotechNews via e-mail at 
FAO-Biotech-News@fao.org

/Climate Change

Several think-tanks have produced commentaries on US President 
Bush’s climate change strategy announced on 14 February 2002. The 
Pew Center on Global Climate Change, in its Pew Center Analysis of 
President Bush's February 14th Climate Change Plan, notes that 
some elements of the administration's strategy may provide 
additional incentives to companies to voluntarily reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions. However, the administration's target - 
an 18 percent reduction in emissions intensity between now and 
2012 - will allow actual emissions to increase 12 percent over the 
same period and emissions will continue to grow at nearly the same 
rate as at present. To view the Pew Center commentary piece, 
visit: http://www.pewclimate.org/policy/response_bushpolicyo.cfm

Fredric Menz, visiting scholar at CICERO, has written a commentary 
on the Bush climate policy proposal for Norwegian climate change 
journal Cicerone. He points out that emissions intensity decreased 
by about 1.8 percent annually in the period 1990-1999. Thus, the 
Bush's climate initiative - to achieve a 1.8 percent annual 
reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity over the next 10 
years - corresponds exactly to what occurred during the 1990s 
without the policy. To view this commentary, visit: 
http://www.cicero.uio.no/media/1720.pdf

Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Climate Change: Potential Impacts on 
Inland Freshwater and Coastal Wetland Ecosystems in the United 
States (Pew Center on Global Climate Change 2002). This report by 
LeRoy Poff, Mark Brinson and John Day draws on a variety of 
sources to summarize researchers' current understanding of the 
potential impacts of climate change on US aquatic ecosystems. To 
access the report visit: 
http://www.pewclimate.org/projects/aquatic.cfm

Climate Change in Focus: The IPCC Third Assessment Report (RIIA 
February 2002). This paper from the Sustainable Development 
Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs 
(formerly the Energy and Environment Programme), authored by 
Joanna Depledge, summarizes IPCC Third Assessment Report findings 
and the debates underpinning them. It also contains a section on 
the way ahead. To access the report visit: 
http://www.riia.org/Research/eep/climateinfocus.pdf

After The Hague, Bonn and Marrakech: The Future International 
Market for Emissions Permits and the Issue of Hot Air (University 
of Grenoble Institute of Energy Policy and Economics Working Paper 
27bis, January 2002). This paper by Odile Blanchard, Patrick 
Criqui and Alban Kitous compares the Bonn-Marrakech agreement with 
regard to abatement costs and emissions trading to three other 
cases: the initial agreement reached in Kyoto, the “missed 
compromise” in The Hague and a virtual case where the US would be 
part of the Bonn-Marrakech agreement. The authors show that an 
agreement in The Hague would have been better in terms of lowering 
costs and for emissions trading. The paper then focuses on the 
potential market power that arises from the Bonn-Marrakech 
agreement for the countries of the former Soviet Union and the 
Eastern European transition economies, as the “hot air” available 
for emissions trading more than offsets the required emission 
reductions of the other Annex B countries. To access the paper 
visit: 
http://www.upmf-grenoble.fr/iepe/Publications/cahiers.html#Cah27A

An Evaluation of Business Implications of the Kyoto Protocol. 
(CICERO Report 2001:05). This report by Asbjørn Torvanger analyzes 
climate negotiations, focusing on COP-7 in Marrakech, Morocco and 
the implications of the deal struck there for the business sector. 
The report is organized as a collection of slides with supporting text 
explaining the background and contents of each slide. To 
access the report visit: 
http://www.cicero.uio.no/publications/detail.asp?1690

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the 
Council: Establishing a Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Trading within the European Community - An Analysis of Some 
Salient Elements (IISD Briefing Document 2002). In this paper, 
John Drexhage analyses some features of the Directive on Emissions 
Trading for the European Union and its member states, including 
the proposed framework for an early emissions trading system (i.e. 
prior to 2008); criteria for evaluating emissions trading 
programs/allocation within each EU country; and linkages to other 
emissions trading systems, including activities under Articles 6, 
12 and 17 of the Kyoto Protocol (which relate to the three 
flexible mechanisms). The paper also considers how the Directive 
addresses other competitiveness issues, such as compatibility 
between the trading instrument and the liberalization of energy 
markets within the EU, and how EU Accession states and non-EU 
European countries could be included. The paper concludes with a 
summary of issues that may be most relevant to the Canadian 
context. To access the report visit: 
http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2002/climate_detwgnote2001.pdf

/Inter-linkages

The UN University has released a policy brief on the Regional and 
National Approaches in Asia and the Pacific - Inter-linkages, 
Synergies and Coordination among MEAs. Authored by Brook Boyer 
with Jerry Velasquez and Uli Piest, this is the second in the 
series of policy briefs on inter-linkages that will be printed and 
distributed by the UNU in the coming months, in time for the 
Johannesburg Summit. The brief includes a discussion of the 
challenges of and opportunities for linking MEAs, and examines a 
series of issues related to institutional coordination and multi-
stakeholder partnership and participation at the regional and 
national levels in Asia and the Pacific. Where relevant, the brief 
provides examples in the form of short narratives on challenges 
encountered and solutions sought in coordinating the 
implementation of MEAs. The authors use cases to illustrate 
promising projects that attempt to operationalize the inter-
linkages approach to achieving synergies. The policy brief 
concludes with a list of recommended action areas. To access the 
report visit: http://www.geic.or.jp/jerry/designs/RN_Report.pdf

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Information on upcoming conferences, workshops and symposia in the 
field of international environment and development negotiations

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY AND 
CONSERVATION: This conference is taking place from 28 February - 2 
March 2002 at Bundelkhand University Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, 
India. It will examine the shape of ecotourism for the Third 
Millennium. For more information e-mail: tvsingh@sancharnet.in

YOUTH CONFERENCE SD 2002 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? WHY, HOW, 
WHERE, BY WHOM?: This event will take place from 28 February - 3 
March 2002 in Tirgu-Mures, Romania. For more information contact: 
Valentin Precup; tel/fax: +40-65-21-4468; e-mail: 
precup@yois-europe.org; Internet: http://www.yois-europe.org

FIRST JOINT MEETING OF THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS OF THE 
AMERICAS: This meeting will take place from 4-5 March 2002, in 
Ottawa, Canada, as a follow-up to the 2001 First Meeting of the 
Ministers of the Environment of the Americas. For more information 
contact: Environment Canada; tel: +1-819-956-5212; fax: +1-819-
956-5964; e-mail: enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca; Internet: 
http://www.ec.gc.ca/

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FLOOD ESTIMATION: This meeting will be 
held from 6-8 March 2002 in Bern, Switzerland. The conference is 
aimed at presenting and discussing the latest developments within 
the field of flood estimation for micro- and meso-scale 
catchments. For more information contact: tel: +41-31-324-2748; 
e-mail: floodestimation@bwg.admin.ch; Internet: 
http://hydrant.unibe.ch/veranstaltungen/flood/flood01.htm

GLOBE 2002 CONFERENCE - ACCELERATING BUSINESS AND SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES: This event will take place from 13-15 
March 2002 in Vancouver, Canada. For more information contact: 
GLOBE Foundation; tel: +1-604-775-7300; fax: +1-604-666-8123; 
e-mail: info@globe.apfnet.org; Internet: 
http://www.globe2002.com/conference.htm

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBALIZATION, GROWTH AND 
(IN)EQUALITY: This conference will be held form 15-17 March 2002 
at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. This international 
event will focus on how globalization impinges upon growth and 
equality. For more information contact: Denise Hewlett or Domenica 
Scinaldi; tel: +44-24-7657-2533; fax: +44-24-7657-2548; e-mail: 
Denise.Hewlett@warwick.ac.uk or D.Scinaldi@warwick.ac.uk; 
Internet: 
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/CSGR/5th_Annual_Conference

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT: The UN 
International Conference on Financing for Development will be held 
from 18-22 March 2002 in Monterrey, Mexico. It will bring together 
high-level representatives from governments, the UN, and other 
leading international trade, finance and development-related 
organizations. For more information contact: Harris Gleckman, 
Coordinating Secretariat; tel: +1-212-963-4690; e-mail: 
gleckman@un.org or Federica Pietracci; tel: +1-212-963-8497; 
e-mail: pietracci@un.org; Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/ffd

AFRICAN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON WATER: This meeting will take 
place in March/April 2002 in Abuja, Nigeria. Resolving to 
institutionalize ministerial level policy dialogue on water 
issues, African ministers have convened this event to encourage 
systematic intergovernmental dialogue on the water and sanitation 
problems facing Africa. For more information contact: Muhammad 
Abubakar, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Nigeria; tel: +234-
9-234-2205; e-mail: makabubakar@hotmail.com

G-8 ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS MEETING: The G-8 Ministers of the 
Environment are scheduled to meet in April 2002 in Bamf, Canada, 
with the agenda of supporting the G-8 Summit to address the 
challenge of poverty alleviation, particularly in Africa. For more 
information contact: Environment Canada; tel: +1-819-956-5212; 
fax: +1-819-956-5964; e-mail: enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca; Internet: 
http://www.Canada2002earthsummit.gc.ca

WORLD WATER CONGRESS 2002: This congress will take place from 7-12 
April 2002 in Melbourne, Australia. Organized by the International 
Water Association, it will focus on issues such as water cycle 
management, particularly in South-East Asia. For more information 
contact: Secretariat; tel: +61-02-9410-1302; fax: +61-02-9410-
0036; e-mail: quitz@bigpond.net.au; Internet: 
http://www.enviroaust.net/

INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE: This 
conference will be held from 8-9 April in Manchester, UK. 
Organized by ERP Environment, the meeting will address issues such 
as corporate social responsibility, natural resource management, 
public participation, and globalization. For more information 
contact: Elaine White; tel: +44-1274-530-408; fax: +44-1274-530-
409; e-mail: elaine@erpenv.demon.co.uk; Internet: 
http://www.erpenvironment.org

THE BEIJING FORUM FOR NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND 
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: This forum is scheduled to take place 
from 15-17 April 2002 in Beijing, China. The purpose of the 
meeting is to promote role of business-science partnership in 
utilizing new and emerging technologies for sustainable 
development. For more information contact: UN DESA; tel: +1-212-
963-8798; e-mail: makk@un.org; Internet: 
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/html/calendar/meeting.docs/beiji
ng.pdf

HIGH SUMMIT 2002 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AROUND THE CONTINENTS' 
HIGHEST MOUNTAINS: This global event will take place from 6-10 May 
2002. It consists of a simultaneous video conference broadcast 
with continuous live Internet feeds from places close to the five 
highest peaks in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and 
Africa. Experts, policy makers and stakeholders from the mountain 
areas of the different continents will meet from different sites 
to discuss most significant topics regarding today's mountain 
realities: water, culture, economy, risk, and policy. For more 
information contact: e-mail: evk2cnr.2002@montagna.org; Internet: 
http://www.montagna.org/

WORLD ECOTOURISM SUMMIT: This summit will take place from 19–22 
May 2002 in Québec, Canada. The World Ecotourism Summit is 
expected to be the largest ever gathering of stakeholders involved 
in or affected by ecotourism. For more information contact: 
Ecotourisme 2002 Secretariat; tel: +1-418-692-1699; fax: +1-418-
692-5587; e-mail: ecotourism2002@jpdl.com; Internet: 
http://www.ecotourimsm2002.org

FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT: 
This conference will take place in Victoria, Canada from 22-24 May 
2002. The event is expected to bring together 800 children from 
10-12 years of age from over 115 countries, who will learn about 
and discuss the state of the environment and showcase 
environmental initiatives by schools. The conference will also 
produce a statement from children to the world leaders who will 
meet for the WSSD. For more information contact: Theodore Oben, 
Children, Youth and Sport Programmes, UNEP, Nairobi; tel: +254-2-
623262; e-mail: theodore.oben@unep.org; Internet: 
http://www.unep.org/children_youth/

INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS: This meeting will be 
held from 5-7 June 2002 in Huaraz, Peru. It is entitled “The 
Tropical Mountains toward 2020: Water, Life, and Production.” For 
more information contact: Maria Cecilia Rozas; e-mail: 
mrozas@rree.gob.pe; Internet: 
http://www.mtnforum.org/calendar/events/0206imma.htm

G-8 SUMMIT: The 2002 G-8 Summit is scheduled to take place from 
22-26 June in Kananaskis, Canada. For more information contact: 
John Klassen, Summit Management Team; tel: +1-613-957-5555; fax: 
+1-613-941-6900; e-mail: pm@pm.gc.ca; Internet: 
http://www.g8.gc.ca/

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
RESEARCH: This meeting will take place from 22-25 July 2002 in 
Dresden, Germany. The aim of the conference is to facilitate 
interdisciplinary communication in the fields of ecological 
systems, sustainable management, development of water resources 
and conservation of natural systems. For more information contact: 
Cathleen Schimmek; tel: +49-351-463-33931; e-mail: 
icwrer2002@mailbox.tu-dresden.de; Internet: 
http://www.tu-dresden.de/fghhihm/hydrologie.html

SESSION ON MOUNTAINS IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT: This meeting will take 
place from 22-26 July 2002 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and will 
form part of the XIII World Congress of the International Economic 
History Association. The session will look at the relationship 
between mountains and urban development and focus on urban growth 
and political power structures. For more information contact: 
Jean-François Bergier; tel: +41-91-912-4705; e-mail: 
admin@isalp.unisi.ch; Internet: 
http://www.isalp.unisi.ch/gen/mountains_urban.htm

STOCKHOLM WATER SYMPOSIUM: This event will take place from 12-15 
August 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information contact: 
tel: +46-8-522-139-61; fax: +08-56-31-10-16; e-mail: 
siwi@siwi.org; Internet: http://www.siwi.org/sws2002

2002 WORLD ORGANIC CONGRESS - CULTIVATING COMMUNITIES: This event 
will be held from 21-28 August 2002 in Victoria, British Columbia, 
Canada. Organized by the International Federation of Organic 
Agriculture Movements, the event is expected to be attended by 
farmers, researchers, advisors, food processors, traders, 
certifiers, policy makers, consumers and others interested in 
organic agriculture and sustainable development. For more 
information contact: tel: +1-250-655-5652; e-mail: 
ifoam2002@cog.ca; Internet: http://www.cog.ca/ifoam2002/

FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE - MANAGEMENT 
OF AQUIFER RECHARGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY: This symposium will be 
held from 22-26 September 2002 in Adelaide, Australia. For more 
information contact: Hartley Management Group; e-mail: 
isar4@hartleymgt.com.au; Internet: 
http://www.hartleymgt.com.au/isar4/

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN HYDROLOGY: This conference will 
take place from 14-18 October 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 
theme for this meeting is “Induced Problems in Urban Environment 
Requiring Holistic Solutions for the New Millennium.” For more 
information contact: Mohd. Nor bin Mohd Desa; tel: +603-4255-2507; 
fax: +603-4256-1894; e-mail: htckl@pop.moa.my; Internet: 
http://htc.moa.my/htc/icuh2002/icuh2002.html

INTERNATIONAL ECOTOURISM CONFERENCE: This conference will take 
place from 21-25 October 2002 in Cairns, Australia. It is expected 
that it will be the final formal event of the International Year 
of Ecotourism 2002, and will bring together the work carried out 
throughout the Year. For more information contact: Tony Charters, 
Convenor; tel: + 61-7-3535-5493; fax: + 61-7-3535-5445; e-mail: 
tony.charters@tq.com.au; Internet:
http://www.ecotourism-australia.info/conf2002/index.htm

GLOBAL MOUNTAIN SUMMIT: This Summit will take place from 29 
October – 1 November 2002 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. This will be the 
feature event of the International Year of Mountains, drawing 
together the ideas and recommendations generated by previous 
events, from all levels and sectors of society, into proposals for 
concrete action. For more information contact: Andrei Iatsenia; 
tel: +41-22-917-8273; fax: +41-22-917-8036; e-mail: 
iatsenia@unep.ch; Internet: 
http://www.globalmountainsummit.org/Home_Page.html 

FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSBOUNDARY WATER MANAGEMENT: 
This event will take place from 18-22 November 2002 in Monterrey, 
Mexico. The Symposium will review the main issues involved in the 
management of transboundary basins and aquifers. For more 
information contact: Javier Aparicio Mijares; tel/fax: +52-55-
5666-0835; e-mail: aparicio@tlaloc.imta.mx; Internet: 
http://www.transboundarywatersmexico.org/

FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: This 
conference will take place from 20-22 November 2002 in Delft, the 
Netherlands. Organized by UNESCO and Green Cross International as 
part of the World Water Assessment Programme, this conference will 
reflect on the WSSD and introduce the results from their joint 
programme “From Potential Conflict to Co-operation Potential: 
Water for Peace.” For more information contact: Janos Bogardi, 
UNESCO; fax: +33-1-4568-5811; e-mail: pccp@unesco.org; Internet: 
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/pccp/delft_first_circular.pdf

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PREVENTING AND FIGHTING HYDROLOGICAL 
DISASTERS: This conference will take place from 21-22 November 
2002 in Timisoara, Romania, and will examine natural and 
accidental floods, hydrological drought, water quality and the 
impact on environment, as well as policies and strategies in water 
resources management. For more information contact: Gheorghe 
Cretu, Conference Secretariat; tel/fax: +40-56-221481; e-mail: 
gcr@mail.dnttm.ro; Internet: 
http://www.utt.ro/pfhd/

THIRD MEETING OF THE GLOBAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: GFSE-3 
will be held in Graz, Austria, from 27-29 November 2002. The 
meeting will focus on public-private partnerships for rural 
development. For more information contact: Irene Freudenschuss-
Reichl, UNIDO; tel: +1-212-963-6890; fax: +1-212-963-7904; e-mail: 
freudenschuss-reichl@un.org

SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES 
MANAGEMENT - TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE WATER UTILIZATION IN THE 21ST 
CENTURY: This symposium will take place from 22-24 January 2003 in 
Western Cape, South Africa. For more information visit: 
http://www.unesco.org/water/water_events/Detailed/227.shtml

THIRD WORLD WATER FORUM: The Third World Water Forum is scheduled 
to take place from 16-23 March 2003 in Kyoto, Japan. A Ministerial 
Conference will be held during the Forum, where Ministers will 
work towards framing and adopting a political declaration 
concerning global water problems. For more information contact: 
Forum Secretariat, Tokyo; tel: +81-3-5212-1645; e-mail: 
office@water-forum3.com; Internet: http://www.worldwaterforum.org

PREPARATIONS FOR THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT 2002

SUSTAINING OUR COMMUNITIES - INTERNATIONAL LOCAL AGENDA 21 
CONFERENCE: This conference will take place from 3-6 March 2002 in 
Adelaide, Australia. It will provide a forum to discuss approaches 
to sustainable development and advise Australia's input to the 
WSSD. For more information contact: Malcolm Prowse, Conference 
Organizer; tel: +617-320-0675; e-mail: malcolmpro@msn.com.au; 
Internet: http://www.adelaide.sa.gov.au/soc/

UNEP GLOBAL YOUTH FORUM - GYF2002: This event will be held from 
22-31 March 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by UNEP and 
hosted by Danish organization Nature and Youth, the forum will be 
a youth event leading up to the WSSD. It will build on the Youth 
Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development that was 
held in Borgholm, Sweden in May 2001. For more information 
contact: e-mail: theodore.oben@unep.org or 
landskontoret@natur-og-ungdom.dk

THIRD SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WSSD: This 
meeting will take place in New York from 25 March - 5 April 2002. 
It will aim to produce the first draft of a “review” document and 
elements of the CSD's future work programme. For more information 
contact: Andrey Vasilyev; tel: +1-212-963-5949; fax: +1-212-963-
4260; e-mail: vasilyev@un.org; Major groups contact: Zehra Aydin-
Sipos; tel: +1-212-963-8811; fax: +1-212-963-1267; e-mail: 
aydin@un.org; Internet: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/

US YOUTH SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: This meeting will be 
held from 29-31 March 2002 in New York. It is being held in 
preparation for the WSSD, to engage students and youth in the 
process. For more information visit: 
http://www.SustainUS.org/

CONFERENCE ON PARTNERING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: This meeting will be 
held from 8-9 April 2002 in Toronto, Canada. This conference will 
focus on how partnerships in sustainable development can benefit 
business, government and NGOs. For more information visit: 
http://www.sustainabilitycanada.com/

SD UK 2002 CONFERENCE: This conference will be held on 2 May 2002 
at QEII Conference Centre, London, UK. It will explore sustainable 
development practice, policy and delivery, focusing on the UK's 
own sustainable development strategy, in the build up to the WSSD. 
For more information visit: http://www.sduk.org/

SUSTAINABLE JUSTICE – IMPLEMENTING INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE 
DEVELOPMENT LAW: This conference will take place from 22-25 May 
2002 in Montreal, Canada. Organized by the Centre for 
International Sustainable Development Law, the conference seeks to 
address issues related to the environment, economy, social 
justice, human rights, health and the inter-linkages among them. 
For more information contact: Centre for International Sustainable 
Development; tel: +1-51- 581-4984; e-mail: conference@cisdl.org; 
Internet: http:www.cisdl.org

FOURTH SESSION OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR THE WSSD: This 
meeting will take place from 27 May - 7 June 2002 in Indonesia. It 
will include Ministerial and Multi-stakeholder Dialogue Segments, 
and is expected to result in elements for a concise political 
document to be submitted to the WSSD. For more information 
contact: Andrey Vasilyev, DESA, New York; tel: +1-212-963-5949; 
e-mail: vasilyev@un.org; Major groups contact: Zehra Aydin-Sipos; 
tel: +1-212-963-8811; e-mail: aydin@un.org; Internet: 
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/

IMPLEMENTATION CONFERENCE - STAKEHOLDER ACTION FOR OUR COMMON 
FUTURE: This meeting will be held from 20-23 August 2002 in 
Johannesburg, South Africa. Facilitated by Stakeholder Forum For 
Our Common Future, the conference aims to develop concrete action 
plans focusing on: freshwater; renewable energy; food security; 
public health & HIV/AIDS; and tools for corporate/stakeholder 
citizenship. For more information contact: Minu Hemmati; tel: +44-
207-8397171; e-mail: minush@aol.com; Internet: 
http://www.earthsummit2002.org/ic

ENVIROLAW CONFERENCE 2002: This conference will take place from 
22-25 August 2002 in Durban, South Africa. It will offer a 
platform for the international legal community to suggest 
mechanisms that will interlink international and regional treaties 
and conventions in order to improve their implementation and 
enforcement. For more information contact: tel: +27-11-269-7944; 
fax: +27-11-269-7899; e-mail: info@envirolawsolutions.com; 
Internet: http://www.envirolawsolutions.com

WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: The World Summit on 
Sustainable Development will take place in Johannesburg, South 
Africa, from 26 August - 4 September 2002. For more information 
contact: Andrey Vasilyev, DESA; tel: +1-212-963-5949; e-mail: 
vasilyev@un.org; Major groups contact: Zehra Aydin-Sipos; tel: +1-
212-963-8811; e-mail: aydin@un.org; Internet: 
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/


BIODIVERSITY

CONFERENCE ON BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - VOICES 
OF THE SOUTH AND NORTH: This international conference will take 
place from 16-20 March 2002, in Alexandria, Egypt. It is being 
sponsored by the Government of Egypt, FAO, UNESCO, World Bank and 
OECD, among others. For more information contact: Ismail 
Serageldin; tel: +203-487-6024; fax: +203-487-6001; e-mail: 
egyptbiotech@bibalex.org; Internet: http://www.egyptbiotech.com/

REGIONAL PREPARATORY MEETINGS FOR CBD COP-6: The preparatory 
meetings for Latin America and the Caribbean and for Asia and the 
Pacific will be held from 18-20 March 2002 in Kingston, Jamaica 
and Bangkok, Thailand respectively. The regional preparatory 
meeting for Africa will take place from 19-21 March 2002 in 
Nairobi. Kenya. For more information contact: CBD Secretariat, 
Montreal, Canada; tel: +1-514-288-2220; e-mail: 
secretariat@biodiv.org; Internet: 
http://www.biodiv.org/events/default.asp?org=UNEP/SCBD

CODEX THIRD SESSION OF THE AD HOC INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE ON 
BIOTECHNOLOGY: This CODEX session is scheduled to take place from 
4-8 March 2002 in Yokohama, Japan. For more information e-mail: 
codex@fao.org

SIXTH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIODIVERSITY: 
CBD COP-6 will take place in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 7-19 
April 2002. At this meeting, the COP is expected to receive 
reports from its subsidiary bodies, the Executive Secretary and 
the GEF, review the implementation of the programme of work, and 
consider the following issues in depth: forest biological 
diversity; invasive alien species that threaten ecosystems, 
habitats or species; access and benefit-sharing as related to 
genetic resources; strategic plan, national reporting and 
operations of the Convention. Parties are also expected to adopt a 
budget for the next biennium. For more information contact: CBD 
Secretariat; tel: +1-514-288-2220; e-mail: secretariat@biodiv.org; 
Internet: http://www.biodiv.org/meetings/cop-06.asp

ICCP-3: The third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for 
the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the CBD (ICCP-3) will take 
place from 22-26 April 2002 in The Hague, the Netherlands. For 
more information contact: CBD Secretariat, Montreal, Canada; tel: 
+1-514-288-2220; e-mail: secretariat@biodiv.org; Internet: 
http://www.biodiv.org/meetings/cop-06.asp

WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED ISSUES ON BIOSAFETY - RISK MONITORING AND 
PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY: This meeting will be held from 
13-17 May 2002 in Maracay, Venezuela. For more information 
contact: Efrain G. Salazar Yamarte, Centro Nacional de 
Investigaciones Agropecuarias; tel: +58-243-2471066; e-mail: 
efra63@icnet.com.ve

SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS 
COMMISSION: The Executive Committee of the Commission will meet 
for its 49th Session from 26-28 June 2002, and will convene its 
50th session from 26-27 June 2003. Both meetings will take place 
in Rome, Italy. For more information contact: Secretariat of the 
Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme; tel: +39-06-57051; fax: 
+39-06-5705-4593; e-mail: codex@fao.org

NINTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND 
AGRICULTURE: CGRFA-9 will meet in October 2002 in Rome at a date 
yet to be determined. For more information contact: FAO; tel: +39-
06-5705-2287; Internet: 
http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/cgrfa/meetings.htM

25TH SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION: The Commission 
will meet from 30 June - 5 July 2003 in Rome, Italy. For more 
information contact: Secretariat of the Joint FAO/WHO Food 
Standards Programme; fax: +39-06-5705-4593; e-mail: codex@fao.org

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT

BASEL CONVENTION WORKING GROUPS: The Basel Convention’s various 
working groups will meet a number of times during 2002. The 20th 
session of the Technical Working Group will take place from 20-21 
May, and the second joint meeting of the Legal and Technical 
Working Groups will be held from 20-23 May. The fifth session of 
the Legal Working Group will meet from 24-25 May, while the 
Working Group for Implementation is expected to convene from 27-31 
May. For more information contact: Basel Secretariat; tel: +41-22-
917-8218; e-mail: sbc@unep.ch; Internet: http://www.basel.int

SUBREGIONAL WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: Two 
workshops will be held to assist the implementation of the 
Stockholm Convention on POPs. The first will take place from 25 
February - 1 March 2002 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and the 
second will take place from 18-22 March 2002 in Montevideo, 
Uruguay. For more information contact: tel: +41-22-917-8193; fax: 
+41-22-797-3460; e-mail: pops@unep.ch

FORUM ON THE SOUND MANAGEMENT OF POPS: This meeting will be held 
from 11-12 March 2002 in Vancouver, Canada. It will examine 
current themes and management issues for persistent organic 
pollutants. The Forum will seek to: provide an overview of POPs 
and the Stockholm Convention; discuss financing for implementing 
the Convention; and highlight opportunities for governments and 
industry. For more information contact: Candice Ford, Forum 
Coordinator; tel: +613-253- 4343 ext.230; e-mail: 
cford@rfigroup.com

POPS INC-6: The sixth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating 
Committee for an International Legally Binding Instrument for 
Implementing International Action on Certain Persistent Organic 
Pollutants (POPS INC-6) will be held from 17-22 June 2002 in 
Geneva, Switzerland. For more information contact: tel: +41-22-
917-8193; fax: +41-22-797-3460; e-mail: pops@unep.ch

JOINT FAO-WHO MEETING ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES: The 27th Session of 
the Joint Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide 
Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Expert Group on 
Pesticide Residues (JMPR) is scheduled for 20-29 September 2002 in 
Rome. For more information contact: Amelia Tejada, FAO; tel: +39-
6-5705-4010; Internet: 
http://www.fao.org/waicent/FaoInfo/Agricult/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/Even
ts/c.htm

FAO PANEL OF EXPERTS ON PESTICIDE SPECIFICATIONS, REGISTRATION 
REQUIREMENTS, APPLICATION STANDARDS AND PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT: 
The 19th session of the Panel is scheduled for 27-29 October 2002, 
in Rome, Italy. For more information contact: Gero Vaagt, FAO; 
tel: +39-6-5705-5757; e-mail: Gero.Vaagt@fao.org; Internet: 
http://www.fao.org/waicent/FaoInfo/Agricult/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/Even
ts/c.htm

PIC INC-9: The ninth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating 
Committee for an International Legally Binding Instrument for the 
Application of the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain 
Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade is 
tentatively scheduled for 30 September - 4 October 2002, in Bonn, 
Germany. For more information contact the interim Secretariat: 
Niek van der Graaff, FAO; tel: +39-6-5705-3441; fax: +39-6-5705-
6347; e-mail: Niek.VanderGraaff@fao.org; or Jim Willis, UNEP 
Chemicals; tel: +41-22-917-8111; e-mail: chemicals@unep.ch; 
Internet: http://www.pic.int/

BASEL CONVENTION COP-6: The Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-
6) to the Basel Convention is scheduled to be held from 9-13 
December 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information 
contact: Secretariat of the Basel Convention; tel: +41-22-979 
8218; fax: +41-22-797 3454; e-mail: sbc@unep.ch; Internet: 
http://www.basel.int

FOURTH SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON CHEMICAL SAFETY 
(IFCS): FORUM IV is scheduled to be held from 1-7 November 2003 in 
Bangkok, Thailand, with FORUM V taking place in Hungary in late 
2005 or 2006. For more information contact: IFCS Executive 
Secretary; tel: +41-22-791-3650; e-mail: ifcs@who.ch; Internet: 
http://www.ifcs.ch


CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERE

WORKSHOP ON GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING: This meeting 
will be held on 1 March 2002 in Milan, Italy. It is being 
organized by the World Business Council for Sustainable 
Development, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and the World Resources 
Institute. For more information contact: Luca Rizzi; tel: +39-02-
52036945; fax: +39-02-52036946; e-mail: rizzi@feem.it; Internet: 
http://www.feem.it/web/activ/ghg.pdf

FIFTH MEETING OF THE OZONE RESEARCH MANAGERS OF THE PARTIES OF THE 
VIENNA CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OZONE LAYER: This 
meeting, which is being organized by UNEP and WMO, will take place 
from 25-27 March 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information 
contact: Nelson Sabogal; tel: +254-2-623856; fax: +254-2-623601; 
e-mail: Nelson.Sabogal@unep.org; Internet: 
http://www.unep.org/ozone/5orm/

EARTH TECHNOLOGIES FORUM: This conference and exhibition on global 
climate change and ozone protection technologies and policies will 
be held from 25-27 March 2002 in Washington, DC. Participants will 
discuss current technologies and efforts to bring them into the 
marketplace. For more information contact: tel: +1-703-807-4052; 
e-mail: earthforum@alcalde-fay.com; Internet: 
http://www.earthforum.com

SECOND MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE 
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE VIENNA CONVENTION: This Bureau 
meeting will take place on 28 March 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. 
For more information contact: Ozone Secretariat; tel: +254-2-
621234 or 623850; Internet: http://www.unep.org/ozone

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE BUILT 
ENVIRONMENT: This conference will take place from 8-9 April 2002 
in Manchester, UK. The conference will consider the challenge of 
climate change and its effects on buildings, their occupants and 
sustainability. Topics to be addressed include Kyoto Protocol 
implications for the built environment, and how various countries 
are dealing with climate change relating to the built environment. 
For more information contact: H. McCaffery; tel: +44-161-200-4252; 
Internet: http://www.umist.ac.uk

PROGRAMME ON CLIMATE CHANGE - SCIENCE, IMPACTS AND POLICY 
RESPONSES: This event will take place from 15-19 April 2002 at 
Imperial College, London, UK. For more information contact: Ulrika 
Wernmark; tel: +44-20-7594-6886; fax: +44-20-7594-6883; e-mail: 
u.wernmark@ic.ac.uk; Internet: 
http://www.ad.ic.ac.uk/cpd/climate.htm

ASIA BIO-FUELS 2002 CONFERENCE: This meeting will be held from 22-
23 April 2002 in Singapore. It will address the development of 
bio-fuels projects in Asia, including case studies, analysis of 
the economic and social benefits from bio-fuels application, and 
evaluation of technology options for fast track project 
implementation. For more information contact: Juliana Lim; tel: 
+65-732-1970; fax: +65-733-5087; e-mail: 
juliana.lim@ibcasia.com.sg; Internet: 
http://www.ibc-asia.com/biofuels.htm

CONFERENCE ON EU AND GERMAN CLIMATE POLICY - CHALLENGES BEFORE THE 
ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL: This meeting will be held 
from 6-8 May 2002 in Hamburg, Germany. Organized by the Hamburg 
Institute of International Economics, the conference will focus on 
the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in the EU, challenges with 
regard to EU national climate strategies, internal EU emissions 
trading, integration of EU accession countries, the role of the 
Kyoto mechanisms, and EU strategies for achieving entry into 
force. For more information contact: Axel Michaelowa, Hamburg 
Institute of International Economics; tel: +49-404-283-4309; fax: 
+49-404-283-4451; e-mail: michaelowa@hwwa.de; Internet: 
http://www.hwwa.de/climate.htm

CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP ON CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND CHANGE AND 
THEIR HEALTH EFFECTS IN THE CARIBBEAN: This conference will take 
place from 21-25 May 2002 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The conference 
is being sponsored by the Pan-American Health Organization and the 
WHO under the auspices of the Interagency Network on Climate and 
Human Health. The conference will consider: climate variability 
and climate change; health status in the Caribbean region; 
linkages between climate and human health; and public health 
policies and strategies for adaptation to climate variability and 
change. For more information visit: http://www.cpc.paho.org

16TH SESSION OF THE UNFCCC SUBSIDIARY BODIES: SB-16 will take 
place in Bonn, Germany, from 3-14 June 2002. For more information 
contact: UNFCCC Secretariat; tel: +49-228-815-1000; fax: +49-228-
815-1999; e-mail: secretariat@unfccc.de; Internet: 
http://www.unfccc.de

FIRST MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE 13TH MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO 
THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL: This bureau meeting will be held on 1 July 
2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information contact: Ozone 
Secretariat; tel: +254-2-62-1234; Internet: 
http://www.unep.org/ozone

22ND OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE 
MONTREAL PROTOCOL: This meeting will take place from 22-26 July 
2002 in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information contact: Ozone 
Secretariat; tel: +254-2-62-1234 or 62-3850; Internet: 
http://www.unep.org/ozone

EIGHTH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNFCCC: COP-8 is 
provisionally planned to take place from 23 October - 1 November 
2002 in New Delhi, India. For more information contact: UNFCCC 
Secretariat; tel: +49-228-815-1000; fax: +49-228-815-1999; e-mail: 
secretariat@unfccc.int; Internet: http://www.unfccc.int/

14TH MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL: The 14th 
Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and Sixth 
Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention will be held 
from 25-29 November 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya. For more information 
contact: Ozone Secretariat; tel: +254-2-62-1234 or 62-3850; 
Internet: http://www.unep.org/ozone/meet2002.shtml

DESERTIFICATION

FORUM ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNCCD PREPARATORY TO THE WSSD: 
This meeting will take place from 5-8 March 2002 in Praia, Cape 
Verde. For more information contact: Maria Roelver; tel: +49-228-
815-2809; fax: +49-228-815-2898/9; e-mail: mroelver@unccd.int; 
Internet: http://www.unccd.int/misc/praia2002/praiaInfo-eng.pdf

SYMPOSIUM ON ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION: This 
traveling event will be held 8-20 April 2002, in Cape Town, South 
Africa, various rural communities, and Gobabeb, Namibia. The aim 
of this combined international symposium, rural community 
interaction and workshop is to connect community action with 
science and common sense. For more information contact: Odette de 
Heer Kloots; tel: +27-21-762-8600; e-mail: 
desertification@globalconf.co.za; Internet: 
http://des2002.az.blm.gov/homepage.htm

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DROUGHT MITIGATION AND PREVENTION OF 
LAND DESERTIFICATION: This conference will take place from 21-25 
April 2002 in Bled, Slovenia. Co-organized by the European 
Regional Working Group of the International Commission on 
Irrigation and Drainage, this event will discuss: the impact of 
climate change on the Central and East European and Mediterranean 
countries; national strategies and action programmes to mitigate 
drought; and international cooperation for solving related common 
drought problems. For more information contact: e-mail: SDNO-
SINCID@guest.arnes.si; Internet: 
http://www2.arnes.si/~ljsdno2/eng7.htm

18TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE: This 
congress will take place from 21-28 July 2002 in Montreal, Canada. 
The theme of this conference is “Food Production under Conditions 
of Water Scarcity, Increasing Population and Environmental 
Pressures.” For more information contact: Jean-Marcel Laferriere; 
tel: +1-819-953-4327; fax: +1-819-994-0251; e-mail: 
jeanmarc_laferriere@acdi-cida.gc.ca; Internet: 
http://www.cancid.org

17TH WORLD CONGRESS OF SOIL SCIENCE: This meeting will take place 
from 14-21 August 2002, in Bangkok, Thailand, and will address the 
topic “Soil Science: Confronting New Realities in the 21st 
Century.” For more information contact: Secretariat, 17th WCSS; 
tel: +662-940-5787, 9405-7078; fax: +662-940-5788; e-mail: 
o.sfst@nontri.ku.ac.th; Internet: http://www.17wcss.ku.ac.th

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR DRY AREAS 
FOR THE SECOND MILLENNIUM: This conference will be held from 15-19 
September 2002 in Shijiazhuang, China. For more information 
contact: Catherine Vachon, Lethbridge Research Center, Agriculture 
and Agri-Food Canada; tel: +1-403-317-2257; fax: +1-403-382-3156; 
Internet: http://res2.agr.ca/lethbridge/hebei/confindex.htm

INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON LAND USE MANAGEMENT, EROSION AND 
CARBON SEQUESTRATION: This colloquium will be held from 24-28 
September 2002 in Montpellier, France. Separate sessions on a 
biological approach to soil and water conservation and soil 
erosion and carbon sequestration will be convened. For more 
information contact: Eric Roose; tel: +33-0-467-41-62-65; fax: 
+33-0-467-41-62-94; e-mail: roose@mpl.ird.fr; Internet: 
http://www.ird.fr

FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW OF THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION (CRIC): This meeting will take 
place from 18-29 November 2002 in Geneva. For more information 
contact: CCD Secretariat; tel: +49-228-815-2802; fax: +49-228-815-
2898/99; e-mail: secretariat@unccd.int; Internet: 
http://www.unccd.int/cop/cric1/menu.php

CCD COP-6: This meeting is scheduled to take place from 19-31 
October 2003 in Bonn, Germany, unless another country offers to 
host the meeting. For more information contact: CCD Secretariat; 
tel: +49-228-815-2800; fax: +49-228-815-2898/99; e-mail: 
secretariat@unccd.int; Internet: http://www.unccd.int

FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LAND DEGRADATION AND 
DESERTIFICATION: This meeting will be held in 2004 in Murcia, 
Spain. For more information contact: Ángel Faz Cano; e-mail: 
angel.fazcano@upct.es

19TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE (ICID): 
This congress will be held in Beijing, China from 10-18 September 
2005. For more information contact: Chinese National Committee on 
Irrigation and Drainage; tel: +86-10-6841-5522/6841-6506; e-mail: 
cncid@iwhr.com


FORESTS

INTERNATIONAL EXPERT MEETING OF FOREST LANDSCAPES RESTORATION: 
This meeting will take place from 27 February to 2 March 2002 in 
San José, Costa Rica. Sponsored by IUCN, WWF and ITTO, the theme 
of this meeting is “Building Assets for People and Nature.” For 
more information contact: Dagmar Timmer, IUCN; e-mail: 
forests@iucn.org or Stephanie Mansourian, WWF-International; 
e-mail: smansourian@wwfint.org

SECOND SESSION OF THE UN FORUM ON FORESTS: UNFF-2 is scheduled to 
take place from 4-15 March 2002 in at UN Headquarters in New York. 
This meeting will include a high-level ministerial segment. For 
more information contact: Mia Soderlund, UNFF Secretariat; tel: + 
1-212-963-3262; fax: +1-212-963 4260; e-mail: unff@un.org; 
Internet: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/forests.htm

HIGH-LEVEL FORESTRY ROUNDTABLE AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE UNFF: 
This meeting will be held at UN Headquarters, on 11 March 2002, 
during the UNFF-2. For more information contact Kanta Kumari; tel: 
+1-202-473-4260; fax: +1-202-522-3240; e-mail: 
kkumari@worldbank.org

BRITISH COLUMBIA COMMUNITY FORESTRY FORUM - EXPLORING POLICY AND 
PRACTICE: This meeting will take place from 14-16 March 2002 in 
Victoria, Canada. The Forum is designed to facilitate discussion 
and information-sharing about community forestry. For more 
information contact: Brian Egan; tel: +1-250-472-5106; e-mail: 
info@cf-forum.org; Internet: http://www.cf-forum.org

ILLEGAL LOGGING IN THE TROPICS - THE ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND 
POLITICS OF RESOURCE MISUSE: This conference is being held from 
29-30 March 2002 in New Haven, Connecticut. The Yale School of 
Forestry and Environmental Studies International Society of 
Tropical Foresters 2002 Spring Conference will explore the framing 
of the illegal logging problem, the extent of the problem, its 
perceived causes, and potential solutions. For more information 
contact: Barbara Bamberger; e-mail: barbara.bamberger@yale.edu

MCPFE PREPARATORY GROUP ON NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES: This 
meeting will be held from 24-26 April 2002 in Riga, Latvia. It is 
convened by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of 
Forests in Europe (MCPFE) and is open to participants and 
observers of the MCPFE. For more information contact: Peter Mayer, 
Liaison Unit Vienna; tel: +43-1-710-77-02; fax: +43-1-710-77-02-
13; e-mail: liaison.unit@lu-vienna.at; Internet: 
http://www.mcpfe.org

MCPFE EXPERT LEVEL MEETINGS: The meetings will be held from 10-11 
June and 7-8 October 2002 in Vienna, Austria. They are being 
convened by MCPFE and are open to participants and observers of 
the MCPFE. For more information contact: Peter Mayer, Liaison Unit 
Vienna; tel: +43-1-710-7702; fax: +43-1-710-7702-13; e-mail: 
liaison.unit@lu-vienna.at; Internet: http://www.mcpfe.org

SESSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER COUNCIL AND 
ASSOCIATE SESSIONS OF ITS COMMITTEES: The 32nd session of the 
International Tropical Timber Council will take place from 13-18 
May 2002 in Bali, Indonesia, while the 33rd session will be held 
from 4-9 November 2002 in Yokohama, Japan. For more information 
contact: tel: +81-45-223-1110; e-mail: itto@itto.or.jp; Internet: 
http://www.itto.or.jp

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROTECTING NATURE ON PRIVATE LAND - 
FROM CONFLICTS TO AGREEMENTS: This conference will take place from 
12-15 June 2002 in Lahti, Finland. The conference will discuss 
issues related to the collision of interests between nature 
conservation and land ownership. For more information contact: 
Päivi Tikka; tel: +358-9-191-58807; e-mail: 
paivi.tikka@helsinki.fi; Internet: 
http://www.efi.fi/events/2002/Protecting_Nature/

WILDLIFE SHRUB SYMPOSIUM XII: This meeting will take place from 
12-16 August 2002 in Laramie, Wyoming, USA. Organized by the 
University of Wyoming, the symposium topic is “Seed and Soil 
Dynamics in Shrubland Ecosystems.” For more information contact: 
Ann Hild, Symposium Chair; tel: +1-307-766-5471; e-mail: 
AnnHils@uwyo.edu; Internet: 
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/renewableresources/shrub_conf.htm

FOURTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON THE PROTECTION OF FORESTS IN 
EUROPE: The fourth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of 
Forests in Europe will be held from 28-30 April 2003 in Vienna, 
Austria. The European ministers responsible for forests will take 
further decisions to promote the progress towards the protection 
and sustainable management of forests in Europe. The Conference 
will be held under the joint chairmanship of Austria and Poland 
and is open to participants and observers of the MCPFE. For more 
information contact: Peter Mayer, Liaison Unit Vienna; tel: +43-1-
710-77-02; fax: +43-1-710-77-02-13; e-mail: 
liaison.unit@lu-vienna.at; Internet: http://www.mcpfe.org

12TH WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS: This congress will take place from 
21-28 September 2003 in Québec City, Québec, Canada. For more 
information contact: World Forestry Congress 2003; tel: +1418-694-
2424; fax: +1-418-694-9922; e-mail: 
sec-gen@wfc2003.org; Internet: http://www.wfc2003.org/

HABITAT

CONFERENCE ON PARTNERSHIP FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT - NEW APPROACHES, 
NEW ACTORS FOR CHANGING URBAN POLICY: This international 
conference on urban development will be held in March 2002 in 
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For more information visit: 
http://www.inta-aivn.org/20-activities/Ethiopia.htm

THE URBAN FORUM: This forum will take place from 29 April - 3 May 
2002 in Nairobi, Kenya. This forum will focus on international 
cooperation in shelter and urban development and will serve as an 
advisory body to the UN-Habitat on these issues. For more 
information contact: Joseph Mungai; tel: +254-2-623133; e-mail: 
Joseph.Mungai@unchs.org; Internet: http://www.unhabitat.org/uf

STOCKHOLM PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES EVENT: This event, 
which will include a conference and an exhibit along with a 
competition and award session, is scheduled for 5-8 June 2002 in 
Stockholm, Sweden. The event will showcase methods to achieve 
urban sustainability worldwide, and commemorate the 1972 UN 
Conference on the Human Environment. For more information contact: 
Adam Holmstrom; tel: +46-8-508-28017; e-mail: 
adam.holmstrom@partnerships.stockholm.se; Internet: 
http://www.partnerships.stockholm.se

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

GEF REPLENISHMENT MEETING: A GEF replenishment meeting will take 
place from 8-9 April 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark. For more 
information visit: 
http://www.gefweb.org/Replenishment/Schedule_of_Meetings/schedule_
of_meetings.html

14TH ANNUAL BANK CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS: This 
conference will be held from 29-30 April 2002 in Washington, DC. 
The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) 
presents and discusses new knowledge about development. For more 
information contact: Boris Pleskovic, conference organizer; fax: 
+1-202-522-0304; e-mail: abcde@worldbank.org; Internet: 
http://econ.worldbank.org/abcde/index.php

OECD FORUM 2002: This Forum will take place from 13-15 May 2002 in 
Paris. The OECD Forum is an international public conference 
offering business, labor and civil society the opportunity to 
discuss key issues with government ministers and leaders of 
international organizations. With the overarching theme of “Taking 
Care of the Fundamentals: Security, Equity, Education and Growth,” 
the Forum will allow participants to shape the outcome of the OECD 
annual ministerial summit meeting to be held on 15-16 May 2002. 
For more information contact: OECD Forum; fax: +33-0-1-44-30-63-
46; e-mail: oecd.forum@oecd.org; Internet: 
http://www1.oecd.org/forum2002/

OECD MINISTERIAL SUMMIT: This meeting will take place from 15-16 
May 2002 in Paris. For more information contact: OECD; tel: +33-1-
4524-8200; Internet: http://www1.oecd.org/media/upcoming.htm

164TH SESSION OF THE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD: This session will 
take place from 13-31 May 2002 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. 
For more information contact: UNESCO Secretariat; fax: +33-1-45-
685702; e-mail: secretariat-exb@unesco.org; Internet: 
http://www.unesco.org/exboard/dates.html

GEF NGO CONSULTATIONS, COUNCIL MEETINGS AND GEF ASSEMBLY: The 
Global Environment Facility will be holding NGO consultations on 
14 May 2002 prior to its next Council Meeting, which will take 
place from 15-17 May 2002 in Washington, DC. The GEF will also 
hold NGO consultations on 13 October 2002 before the Council meets 
from 14-15 October in Beijing, China. The GEF Assembly will 
convene from 16-18 October 2002 in Beijing. For more information 
contact: GEF Secretariat; tel: 1-202-473-0508; fax: +1-202-522-
3240/3245; e-mail: secretariatofgef@worldbank.org; Internet: 
http://www.gefweb.org

UNDP/UNFPA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING: The Annual Session of the 
UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board will take place from 17-28 June 2002 in 
Geneva. For more information contact: UNFPA; fax: +1-212-557-6416; 
Internet: http://www.unfpa.org/exbrd or UNDP; fax: +1-212-906-
5634; Internet: http://www.undp.org/execbrd/dates2002.htm 

ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE IMF/WORLD BANK GROUP: The annual meetings 
of the IMF/World Bank will take place from 1-2 October 2002 in 
Washington, DC, and from 23-24 September 2003 in Dubai, United 
Arab Emirates. For more information visit: 
http://www.imf.org/external/am/index.htm

UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL: The 22nd regular session of the UNEP 
Governing Council is scheduled for 3-7 February 2003 in Nairobi, 
Kenya. For more information contact: UNEP; tel: +254-2-621234; 
fax: +254-2-624489/90; e-mail: cpiinfo@unep.org; Internet: 
http://www.unep.org

OCEANS AND COASTS

THIRD MEETING OF THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS TO FACILITATE THE ANNUAL 
REVIEW BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF DEVELOPMENTS IN OCEAN AFFAIRS: 
This meeting will take place from 8-15 April 2002 in New York. 
Delegates will focus on protection and preservation of the marine 
environment, and on capacity-building, regional cooperation and 
coordination, and integrated ocean management. For more 
information visit: 
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/consultative_process/consultative_proc
ess.htm

12TH MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE UN CONVENTION ON THE LAW 
OF THE SEA: This meeting will be held from 16-26 April 2002 in New 
York. For more information contact: UN Division for Ocean Affairs 
and the Law of the Sea; tel: +1-212-963-3972; e-mail: 
doalos@un.org; Internet: http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm

54TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION (IWC): 
This meeting will take place during the week starting 20 May 2002 
in Shimonoseki, Japan. The Scientific Committee and Commission 
Committees and Working Groups will be meeting at the same venue. 
For more information contact: IWC Secretariat; tel: +44-12-2323-
3971; e-mail: secretariat@iwcoffice.org; Internet: 
http://www.iwcoffice.org

MEETING ON MANAGING SHARED WATERS - TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE 
TRANSBOUNDARY COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS: This meeting will convene from 
24-28 June 2002 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For more information 
contact: Managing Shared Waters; tel: +1-416-926-1907; fax: +1-
416-926-1601; e-mail: managing.shared.waters@pollutionprobe.org; 
Internet: http://www.pollutionprobe.org/managing.shared.waters/

CONFERENCE ON FISHERIES IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: This event will 
take place from 19-22 August 2002 in Wellington, New Zealand. 
Organized by the International Institute of Fisheries Economics 
and Trade, this event will provide a forum for participants to 
consider the future management of fisheries. For more information 
contact: Organizer; tel: +64-4-389-3487; fax: +64-4-389-3457; 
e-mail: bruce.shallard@xtra.co.nz; Internet: http://www.iifet2002.co

FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN 
COASTAL REGIONS - COASTAL ENVIRONMENT 2002: This conference will 
take place from 16-18 September 2002 in Rhodes, Greece. The fourth 
in this series, the conference will focus on topics that need to 
be recognized in order to prevent, alleviate, or minimize 
environmental problems, allowing for a balanced use of the coastal 
regions as a common resource around the world. For more 
information contact: Gabriella Cossutta, Conference Secretariat; 
tel: +44-238-029-3223; fax: +44-238-029-2853; e-mail: 
gcossutta@wessex.ac.uk; Internet: 
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2002/coastal02/

SECOND INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE GLOBAL PROGRAMME OF ACTION: The second IGR meeting will be 
held in 2006. For more information contact: Veerle Vanderweerd, 
GPA Coordination Office; tel: +31-70-311-4460; fax:+31-70-345-
6648; e-mail: gpa@unep.nl; Internet: http://www.gpa.unep.org

POPULATION

35TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT: This 
meeting will be held from 1-4 April 2002 at UN Headquarters in New 
York. It will address the issue of “Reproductive rights and 
reproductive health, with special reference to HIV/AIDS.” The 36th 
Session in 2003 will focus on “Population, education and 
development.” For more information contact: Population Division; 
tel: +1-212-963-3179; fax: +1-212-963-2147; Internet: 
http://www.un.org/esa/population/cpd/comm2002.htm

28TH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: CFS-28 is 
tentatively scheduled to take place from 6-8 June 2002 in Rome, 
Italy, prior to the World Food Summit. For more information 
contact: Barbara Huddleston, FAO; e-mail: 
Barbara.Huddleston@fao.org; Internet: 
http://www.fao.org/unfao/bodies/cfs/default.htm

WORLD FOOD SUMMIT - FIVE YEARS LATER: This meeting will be held 
from 10-13 June 2002 in Rome, Italy. Participants will review 
progress made towards the 1996 World Food Summit goal of reducing 
the number of hungry people by half by 2015, and consider ways to 
accelerate the process. For more information contact: fax: +39-06-
570-55249; e-mail: food-summit@fao.org; Internet: 
http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit/

SECOND WORLD MEETING OF MOUNTAIN POPULATIONS: This meeting will 
take place from 17-21 September 2002 in Quito, Ecuador. 
Representatives of 115 countries will discuss the challenges 
facing mountain communities worldwide. For more information 
contact: e-mail: cedime@ecuanex.net.ec; Internet: 
http://www.mtnforum.org/calendar/events/0209wmma.htm

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

SECOND WORLD ASSEMBLY ON AGEING: This UN conference will be held 
in Madrid, Spain from 8-12 April 2002, 20 years after the Vienna 
World Assembly on Ageing. The meeting will review the outcome of 
the first Assembly, and will adopt a revised plan of action and 
long-term strategy on ageing. For more information contact: 
Alexandre Sidorenko; e-mail: sidorenko@un.org; Internet: 
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN: The UN General 
Assembly's Special Session on Children is planned for 8-10 May 
2002 in New York. The meeting, previously scheduled for 19-21 
September 2001, is a follow-up to the 1990 conference that set the 
guidelines for governments, interest groups and UN agencies to 
improve child education, healthcare and living conditions, with a 
focus on young girls and the poorest nations. For more information 
visit: http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MOUNTAIN CHILDREN 2002: This 
conference will take place from 15-23 May 2002 in Uttaranchal, 
India. For more information contact: e-mail: catalyst@bol.net.in 
or rachnadd@nde.vsnl.com

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT: This Summit will be held from 11-16 
September 2002 in Alexandria, Egypt. Hosted by the Government of 
Egypt, the goal of the Summit is to launch a “Decade Campaign of 
Action so that an additional 500 million young adults, especially 
youth facing poverty, will have productive and sustainable 
livelihoods by the year 2012.” For more information contact: 
Christina Dimitrova, YES Secretariat; tel: +1-617-618-2741; fax: 
+1-617-969-4902; e-mail: info@youthemploymentsummit.org; Internet: 
http://www.youthemploymentsummit.org/html/mainpage_h.htm

SYMPOSIUM ON CHALLENGES FACING SMALL FARMERS: This meeting will be 
held from 17-20 November 2002 in Orlando, Florida, USA. Organized 
by the International Farming Systems Association, the theme will 
be small farms in an ever-changing world: meeting the challenges 
of sustainable livelihoods and food security in diverse rural 
communities. For more information visit: 
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/ifsa

TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT

UNEP FINANCE INITIATIVES ANNUAL GLOBAL ROUNDTABLE ON FINANCE AND 
SUSTAINABILITY: This event will take place from 14-15 March 2002 
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and will seek to build new partnerships 
for sustainability within the finance and insurance industries. 
For more information contact: Trevor Bowden; e-mail: 
trevor.bowden@unep.ch; Internet: http://unepfi.net/rio

UNEP WORKSHOP ON THE IMPACTS OF TRADE AND TRADE-RELATED POLICIES 
ON FISHERIES AND MEASURES REQUIRED FOR THEIR SUSTAINABLE 
MANAGEMENT: This workshop will be held on 15 March 2002 in Geneva. 
Organized by UNEP’s Economics and Trade Branch, the workshop aims 
to provide a forum for informal discussions and consultations 
between trade and environment officials and international 
institutions. For more information contact: Hussein Abaza, 
Economics and Trade Branch, UNEP; tel: +41-22-917-8179; fax: +41-
22-917-8076; e-mail: hussein.abaza@unep.ch; Internet: 
http://www.unep.ch/etu/etp/events/upcming/15March_fisheries.htm

UNEP WORKSHOP ON CAPACITY BUILDING ON ENVIRONMENT, TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT: This workshop will be held from 19-20 March 2002 in 
Geneva, Switzerland. The workshop will seek to provide a forum for 
identifying capacity building activities needed to assist 
countries effectively engage in trade and environment 
negotiations, assess the environmental as well as the 
developmental implications of the WTO agreements, and develop and 
implement mutually supportive trade and environment policies. For 
more information contact: Economics and Trade Branch, Division of 
Technology, Industry, and Economics, UNEP; tel: +41-22-917-8298; 
fax: +41-22-917-8076; e-mail: etb@unep.ch; Internet: 
http://www.unep.ch/etu

WTO PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM – THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AND BEYOND: The 
WTO is hosting a public symposium from 29 April to 1 May 2002 in 
Geneva on the challenges and opportunities arising from the Doha 
Ministerial Declaration. Participants from governments, 
parliaments, civil society, academia and the media are invited to 
discuss how the new negotiations can address key challenges facing 
the multilateral trading system. For more information contact: 
Bernard Kuiten; tel: +41-22-739-5676; e-mail: 
Bernard.kuiten@wto.org or Hans-Peter Werner; tel: +41-22-739-5286; 
e-mail: Peter.Werner@wto.org; Internet: 
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/symp_devagenda_02_e.htm

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW 
ROUND - TRADE, INVESTMENT AND ENVIRONMENT AFTER DOHA: This 
conference is scheduled to take place from 13-14 May 2002 in 
London, UK. Organized by the Royal Institute of International 
Affairs, the conference will discuss the major issues arising from 
the Doha Declaration and look at what the new round will bring to 
the debate regarding multilateral environmental agreements, 
dispute settlement, institutional changes, investment and 
services, agriculture and fisheries, and the role and position of 
developing countries. For more information contact: Georgina 
Wright, Chatham House, London; tel: +44-20-7957-5700; fax: +22-
7957-5710; e-mail: gwright@riia.org; Internet: 
http://www.riia.org/Conferences/conf.html

WETLANDS

REGIONAL AND SUB-REGIONAL MEETINGS UNDER THE RAMSAR CONVENTION: 
Prior to the Eighth Conference of the Parties (COP-8) to the 
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 2002, a number of preparatory 
regional and sub-regional meetings are taking place. The West 
Africa meeting is being held from 19-21 March in Algiers, Algeria, 
and the Central/North Africa meeting is provisionally scheduled 
for 14-18 May in Nigeria. The Middle East meeting will be held in 
May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Neotropics and North America 
meeting will be held in Ecuador in July, exact dates to be set 
later. For more information visit: 
http://www.ramsar.org/cop8_regionalmeetings_schedule.htm

RAMSAR CONVENTION STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS: The Ramsar Standing 
Committee subgroup on COP-8 will meet from 6-8 May 2002 in Gland, 
Switzerland. The 27th meeting will take place on 17 November 2002, 
prior to COP-8. For more information contact: Ramsar Secretariat, 
Gland, Switzerland; tel: +41-22-999-0170; e-mail: 
ramsar@ramsar.org; Internet: http://www.ramsar.org/meetings.htm

WORKSHOP ON THE ROLE OF WETLANDS IN BIOSPHERE RESERVES: This 
workshop will be held from 13-18 October 2002 in the Mikulov 
Chateau, Pálava Biosphere Reserve, in the Czech Republic. It is 
being organized by the Czech National Committee for the UNESCO Man 
and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), the Czech Ramsar Committee and 
Palava Biosphere Reserve. For more information contact: Eva 
Jelinkova; tel: + 420-22- 403-420; fax: + 420-22-42- 0531; e-mail: 
mab@kav.cas.cz; Internet: 
http://www.ramsar.org/w.n.czech_biosphere_workshop1.htm

RAMSAR CONVENTION ON WETLANDS COP-8: COP-8 is scheduled to convene 
in Valencia, Spain from 18-26 November 2002. The theme of this COP 
is “Wetlands: Water, Life, and Culture.” For more information 
contact: Ramsar Secretariat, Gland, Switzerland; tel: +41-22-999-
0170; e-mail: ramsar@ramsar.org; Internet: 
http://www.ramsar.org/index_cop8.htm

WILDLIFE

46TH MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CONVENTION ON 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES): This meeting of 
the Standing Committee of CITES will be held from 12-15 March 2002 
in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information contact: CITES 
Secretariat; tel: +41-22-917-8139; fax: +41-22-797-3417; e-mail: 
cites@unep.ch

SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONFERENCE: This conference will 
take place on 30 March 2002 in Washington, DC. The theme for the 
conference will be “The Convention on Biological Diversity: A Ten 
Year Report Card.” For more information contact: William Burns; 
tel: +1-650-281-9126; fax: +1-801-838-4710; e-mail: 
asilwildlife@pacbell.net; Internet: 
http://eelink.net/~asilwildlife/programs2.shtml

18TH MEETING OF THE CITES ANIMALS COMMITTEE: This meeting will be 
held from 8-12 April 2002 in San José, Costa Rica. For more 
information contact: CITES Secretariat; tel: +41-22-917-8139; 
e-mail: cites@unep.ch

12TH MEETING OF THE CITES PLANTS COMMITTEE: This meeting will take 
place from 13-17 May 2002 in Leiden, the Netherlands. For more 
information contact: CITES Secretariat; tel: +41-22-917-8139; 
e-mail: cites@unep.ch

11TH MEETING OF THE CONVENTION ON MIGRATORY SPECIES (CMS) 
SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL: This meeting will take place from 14-17 
September 2002 in Bonn, Germany. For more information contact: CMS 
Secretariat; tel: +49-228-815-2401/2; e-mail: cms@unep.de; 
Internet: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/events.htm

24TH MEETING OF THE CMS STANDING COMMITTEE: This meeting will take 
place on 17 September 2002 in Bonn, Germany. For more information 
contact: CMS Secretariat; tel: +49-228-815-2401/2; e-mail: 
cms@unep.de; Internet: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/events.htm

CMS COP-7 AND AEWA MOP-2: The seventh Conference of the Parties to 
the Convention on Migratory Species is scheduled to take place 
from 18-24 September 2002 in Bonn, Germany. The Second Meeting of 
the Parties to the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA MOP-
2) will be held after the COP from 25-27 September in Bonn. For 
more information on this meeting and others relating to the CMS 
contact: CMS Secretariat; tel: +49-228-815-2401/2; e-mail: 
cms@unep.de; Internet: http://www.wcmc.org.uk/cms/events.htm

CITES COP-12: This meeting will take place from 3-15 November 2002 
in Santiago, Chile. For more information contact: CITES 
Secretariat; tel: +41-22-917-8139; e-mail: cites@unep.ch; 
Internet: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.shtml

FIFTH WORLD PARKS CONGRESS - BENEFITS BEYOND BOUNDARIES: This 
event will take place from 8-17 September 2003 in Durban, South 
Africa. The congress occurs once each decade and is sponsored by 
the IUCN. For more information visit: 
http://wcpa.iucn.org/wpc/wpc.html

WOMEN

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR 
POVERTY ALLEVIATION: This conference will be held in Kathmandu, 
Nepal, from 4-6 March 2002, and will address issues such as 
environment and natural resources management, women and 
information technology, and rural/indigenous technology 
conservation and utilization. For more information contact: 
Conference Organizers; tel: +977-1-262741; fax: +977-1-547713; 
e-mail: kayodevi@hotmail.com; Internet: 
http://www.panasia.org.sg/nepalnet/ronastup.htm

46TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN: This 
meeting will convene from 4-15 March 2002 at the UN Headquarters 
in New York. For more information contact: Division for the 
Advancement of Women; fax: +1-212-963-3463; Internet: 
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/

GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON CELEBRATING MOUNTAIN WOMEN: This conference 
will be held from 28-31 May 2002 in Kathmandu, Nepal. This event 
will give mountain women a forum through which to articulate their 
concerns and share experiences and ideas about the future of 
mountain livelihoods and cultures. For more information contact: 
Ojaswi Josse; tel: +977-1-525313x418; fax: 524509; e-mail: 
ojaswi@icimod.org.np; Internet: 
http://www.mtnforum.org/calendar/events/0205mwaa.htm

27TH CEDAW SESSION: This CEDAW session will be held from 3-21 June 
2002 at the UN Headquarters in New York. For more information 
contact: Women's Rights Unit; fax: +1-212-963-3463; e-mail: 
connorsj@un.org; Internet: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/

WOMEN'S WORLD 2002 - EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY 
CONGRESS ON WOMEN: This meeting will be held from 21-26 July 2002 
in Kampala, Uganda. The congress theme is “Gendered Worlds: Gains 
and Challenges” and the sub-themes have been selected to ensure 
special focus on African Perspectives, Young Voices, Celebrating 
Multiculturalism and Diversity, and North-South Perspectives. For 
more information visit: 
http://www.makerere.ac.ug/womenstudies/congress2/index.htm

EXCEPTIONAL CEDAW SESSION: An additional CEDAW session is 
tentatively scheduled for 5-23 August 2002 at the UN Headquarters 
in New York, due to the fact that many states have reports pending 
review. For more information contact: Women's Rights Unit; fax: 
+1-212-963-3463; e-mail: connorsj@un.org; Internet: 
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/

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