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june 2001 |
Meeting |
OUTCOME |
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Subregional Preparatory
MEETINGS
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Southern Cone
Santiago, Chile, 14 - 15 June
Contact |
Southern Cone
Final Report
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Central and Eastern Europe
Bucharest, Romania, 27 - 28 June
Contact |
CEE
Outcome |
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Caribbean
Havana, Cuba, 28 - 29 June
Contact |
Caribbean
Final Report |
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regional roundtables
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Europe and North America
Vail, Colorado, USA, 6 - 8 June Contact
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Europe
Roundtable
Report
Press Release |
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Latin America and the Caribbean
Bridgeport, Barbados, 18 - 20 June
Contact |
LAC
Roundtable Report
Press Release |
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Africa
Cairo, Egypt, 25 - 27 June Contact |
Africa
Roundtable Report |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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Think Tank Meeting and Stavenger Forum for Rio + 10
Organized by
The International Council for
Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
Stavenger, Norway, 9 - 12 June Contact |
Brief Outcome |
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North American Local Government Conference
Organized by the ICLEI
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 20 - 22 June
Contact |
Summary |
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The Arctic Council Regional Conference on the Tenth
Anniversary of the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy
Organized by the
Arctic Council
Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, 11 June
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Outcome of the Meeting |
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Preparation
of the African Civil Society and NGOs to the World Summit on
Sustainable Development
Cape Town, South Africa, 14 - 16 June
Contact |
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Fifth Global
Environmental Governance Dialogue
Organized by the
World Conservation Union IUCN and
Yale University
Gland, Switzerland, 20
- 22 June
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IUCN
Report |
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Sustainable Development: Fact or Dream 10 Years After the Rio Summit
Havana, Cuba, 17 – 24 June
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Partnerships and Social Responsibility in the New
Economy
Organized by the Copenhagen Centre
Copenhagen, Denmark, 27 - 29 June
Contact |
Outcome |
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july 2001 |
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS |
Second
Meeting of the Bureau
Geneva, 16 - 18 July 2001 |
Note on the Outcome of the Second Meeting of the Bureau |
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Subregional PreP
MEETINGS
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Andean Zone
Quito, Ecuador, 2 - 3 July 2001
Contact |
Andean Zone
Outcome |
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Meso-America Central America + Mexico
San Salvador, El Salvador, 17 - 18 July 2001
Contact |
Meso-America
Outcome |
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Northeast Asia
Beijing, China, 26-
28 July 2001
Contact |
Northeast Asia
Outcome
Prep meeting
Outcome
Stakeholder's meeting
Outcome |
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regional roundtables
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East Asia and the Pacific
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9 - 11 July 2001
Contact |
East Asia Pacific
Final Report and
Press Release |
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Central and South Asia
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 30 July - 1 August 2001
Contact |
Central and
S. Asia
Final Report |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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ECE Regional
Consultative Meeting:
Geneva, 12 - 13 July 2001
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Elements for a ministerial statement
Assessment report |
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august 2001 |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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National Stakeholder
Consultations: Cameroon
Yaoundé, Cameroon,
22 August 2001 |
Outcome |
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september 2001 |
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS |
Third Meeting of the
Bureau
Held in conjunction with the Business Forum organized by
Indonesia in collaboration with the WSSD Secretariat
Jakarta, 5 - 6 September 2001 |
Note on the Outcome of the Third Bureau Meeting |
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International Eminent Persons' Meeting on Inter-Linkages
Tokyo, Japan, 3 - 4 September 2001 |
Sustainable
Development Coverage
UNU's Report |
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regional
PreP MEETINGS
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Europe and North America Regional Ministerial Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland, 24 - 25 September 2001
Contact
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ENB's Coverage
ECE
Ministerial Statement |
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Subregional
PreP MEETINGS
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South Pacific PrepCom
In conjunction with the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Ministerial Governing Council Meeting
Apia, Samoa, 5 - 7 September 2001
Contact |
Outcome |
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Northern Africa
Tunis, Tunisia, 5 - 7 September 2001
Contact
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Summary report
- in French |
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East Africa
Common Market
for Eastern and Southern Africa COMESA and Inter-governmental
Authority on Development
Djibouti, Djibouti, 17 - 19 September 2001
Contact
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Central Africa
Economic Commission for Central African States meeting
Libreville, Gabon, 17 - 19 September 2001
Contact |
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South Africa
Southern African Development Community Meeting
Port Louis, Mauritius, 17 -18 September 2001
Contact |
Summary report
Progress report |
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Central Asia
Almaty, Kazakhstan, 19 - 21 September 2001
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Outcome Ministerial Statement
Link
to outcome report |
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South Asia
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 27 - 29 September 2001 |
Outcome |
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regional roundtables
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Western Asia Stakeholders Round Table Meeting
Bahrain, 23 - 25 September 2001
Contact |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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What Earth Summit 2002
should be trying to achieve
Online debate organized by UNED Forum
Throughout September 2001
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Debate
Summaries |
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Youth Earth Summit, YES2001
Organized by Peace Child International
Baku, Azerbaijan, 2 - 9 September 2001
Contact |
YES2001
Summary,
Action Statement |
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Business Forum
Organized by the government of Indonesia in collaboration with the
WSSD Secretariat, as part of preparations for the Summit.
Jakarta, 3-5 September 2001
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Press story |
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Accelerating Local Sustainability: Evaluating European Local Agenda 21
Processes
Organized by ICLEI
London, UK, 20 - 21 September 2001
Contact |
Project findings,
reports |
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Meeting for NGOs in
the UNECE working towards the WSSD
Hosted by
ANPED
Geneva, Switzerland, 22 - 23 September
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NGO Statement |
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october 2001 |
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS |
Fourth Meeting
of the Bureau
New York, 1-2 October 2001 |
Note on the Outcome of the 4th Bureau
Meeting |
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regional
PreP MEETINGS
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Africa:
Nairobi, Kenya, 15 - 18 October 2001
Contact |
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ENB coverage of
Africa Regional Prep
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African Ministerial Statement
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Addendum to statement
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African NGO statement |
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Latin America and the Caribbean:
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 23 - 24 October 2001 Contact
13th Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of LAC
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21-23 October 2001 |
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ENB coverage of LAC Regional Prep
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Draft Report of 13th Meeting of Ministers
-- LAC
Ministerial Platform for Action |
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West Asia:
Cairo, Egypt, 24 - 25 October 2001
Contact |
ENB coverage of West Asia Regional Prep |
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Subregional
PreP MEETINGS |
West Africa:
Economic Commission For West African States
and Inter State Committee on Fight Against Drought in the Sahel
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire,
1 - 3 October 2001
Contact |
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Southeast Asia
Manila, Philippines, 17 - 19 October 2001 |
Link
to outcome documents |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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Reykjavik Conference on
Responsible Fisheries
Reykjavik, Iceland, 1-4 October 2001 |
SD coverage and report |
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Business Action for
Sustainable Development (BASD) Strategy Meeting
Paris, France, 9-10 October 2001 |
Press Releases:
Oct
9,
Oct 10
OUTCOME |
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Meeting of Main Groups Networks of Latin America and the Caribbean
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Declaration |
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Rio+10 International Forum
For Private Sector
in the LAC region
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OUTCOME Recommendations |
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5th Annual
Conference
of the
International Environment Forum
- Knowledge, Values and Education
for Sustainable
Development
19 - 21 October 2001
Hluboka nad
Vltavou, South Bohemia, Czech Republic |
Report |
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Asia-Pacific Forum
of Environmental Journalists Annual Congress:
WSSD:
the Role of the Media
Manila, Philippines, 22 - 26 October 2001 |
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Special Session of the Joint Committee on Environment
and Development in the Arab Region JCEDAR
Cairo, Egypt, 21 - 22 October
Contact
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Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the
Environment CAMRE Bureau Meeting
Cairo, Egypt: 23 October
Contact
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This conference is the first event of
GLOBE Southern
Africa's Earth Summit Campaign. It will bring together about 80
parliamentarians throughout the Southern and East African region in
a forum that will examine some of the most pertinent issues relating
to the World Summit and Africa's role in it.
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Press statement
Speech on Africa's priorities
Presentation |
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Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the
Environment CAMRE Council Meeting
Cairo, Egypt, 24 - 25 October
Contact
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General Conference of
the
Third World Academy of Sciences
New Delhi, India,
originally scheduled for 27 - 31 October has been postponed. |
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Regional Electronic Consultations
In preparation for the Southern NGO Summit
Online discussions, starting from 29 October 2001
For more information go to
Other
Prep Processes |
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Rethinking the industry-sustainable development challenge: How can
industries be part of the solution to problems of sustainable
development?'
Organized by LEAD
Online live panel, 30 October 2001 |
OUTCOME |
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november 2001 |
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS |
Fifth Meeting of the Bureau
In conjunction with the 56th UNGASS
New York, 1 November 2001 |
Notes on outcome to 5th Bureau meeting |
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regional
PreP MEETINGS
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Asia and the Pacific:
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 27 - 29 November 2001
Contact |
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ENB coverage of Asia
and Pacific regional prep meeting
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Link to Asia-Pacific
Regional Platform for WSSD |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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Global Forum for Sport and
Environment
Nagano, Japan, 3 - 4 November 2001
At this Conference,
there will be a review of the contributions of the Olympic Movement to
the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), which will take
place in Johannesburg in September 2002. Participants will also
review the implementation of the Agenda 21 for Sport and Environment
and environmental dimensions of preparations for Olympic Games in
Salt Lake City, Athens, Torino and Beijing. There will be discussions
on the topic of environmental sustainability and sporting events.
Contact:
Tore J. Brevik,
email: cpiinfo@unep.org
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International Forum on National Sustainable Development Strategies
Organized by UN Division of Sustainable Development
Accra, Ghana, 7 - 9 November 2001
Contact
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SD Summary Report |
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WASTE Summit – Women Assessing
the State of the Environment
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 9-10 November 2001
Summit participants
will produce a U.S. women's environmental action agenda, which
includes a status report on U.S. progress since the Earth Summit 1992
and a set of policy recommendations for action.
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Equity for a Small
Planet: An International Forum on the WSSD 2002
Organized by IIED
London, 12 - 13 November 2001
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SD coverage of event
and Summary Report |
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International
Scientific-Practical Forum of Young Scientists
The Sustainable
Development Issues, View by the Young Generation. On the way to the
World Summit Rio + 10.
Moscow 15-16
November 2001
e-mail:
forum@vernadsky.ru
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PLANET'ERE 2 – International Forum on Environmental Education
Paris, France, 18-23
November 2001
Promoting environmental education at the WSSD
Contact: Michèle
Dubromelle; tel: +33-1-4607-1721; e-mail:
m.dubromelle@lespetitsdebrouillards.org |
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Online
Forum - The road to Johannesburg 2002 after 11 September 2001
19-24 November 2001
Jointly organized by Heinrich Boell
Foundation and UNED Forum |
OUTCOME |
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2001 Asia Pacific Earth Charter Conference
Purpose: To promote awareness, acceptance and adoption of the Earth
Charter in the Asia-Pacific Region. This conference will also
contribute to the regions preparation for the Johannesburg Summit.
Brisbane, Australia, 29 November - 2 December 2001
Contact |
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december 2001 |
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global preparations |
Sixth Meeting of the
Bureau
Washington, DC, 7 December 2001 |
Notes on the Outcome of the 6th Bureau Meeting |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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Fourth Meeting of the
Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers or their
Representatives on International Environmental Governance
Montreal, Canada, 30 November - 1 December
2001 |
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ENB coverage
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ENB Summary
report |
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International Conference on
Freshwater
Water - a Key to Sustainable Development
Bonn, Germany, 3 - 7 December 2001
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SD coverage of
event, including images and real audio
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SD summary report |
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Global
Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10
- Assessing Progress,
Addressing Continuing and New Challenges
Paris, France, 3 - 7 December 2001 |
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SD coverage of
event
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SD
summary report |
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january 2002 |
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS |
Seventh Meeting of the
Bureau
New York, 14 January 2002 |
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Bureau
brainstorming sessions
To discuss
the main thematic
outcomes of regional preparatory processes with delegations in
preparation for the second
PrepCom.
New York,
16-17 January 2002 |
ENB Summary Report |
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NY meeting on IEG
UN Headquarters, New York, 25 January 2002 |
Working documents
ENB Summary
report |
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WSSD PrepCom 2
UN Headquarters, New
York,
28 January - 8 February 2002 |
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ENB daily coverage of PrepCom II
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ENB Summary Report |
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regional preparations |
ALLIANCE OF SMALL ISLAND STATES (AOSIS)
INTER-REGIONAL PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WSSD
Singapore, 7-11 January 2002
For more information contact: UNDP Capacity 21;
tel: +1-212-906-6121; fax: +1-212-906-5896; e-mail:
marie-michele.arthur@undp.org |
Singapore Declaration |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS |
Mediterranean NGO Meeting
Nice, France, 11-12 January 2002 |
Mediterranean NGO Declaration |
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International
Conference on Financing for Development
-
PrepCom 4
New York, 14 - 25, January 2002 |
press release
press
release2 |
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Meeting of Senior Officials and Ministers
of Health
Johannesburg, South Africa, 19-22 January
2002 |
For information on Johannesburg
Declaration on Health and Sustainable Development, contact
vonschirndingy@who.ch
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GEF High-Level Roundtable on Energy
UN Headquarters in New York, 29 - 30
January 2002
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february 2002 |
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other preparatory
meetings
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Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2002.
Ensuring
Sustainable Livelihoods: Challenges for Governments,
Corporates and Civil Society at Rio + 10
Organized by TERI
New Delhi, India, 9 - 11 February 2002
Contact
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synopsis of
proceedings |
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Final Meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Group of Ministers
or Their Representatives on International Environmental Governance
Cartagena,
Colombia, 12 February 2002
Global Ministerial Environmental Forum (UNEP Governing Council)
Cartagena,
Colombia, 13 - 15 February 2002
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ENB daily coverage
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ENB Summary
Report |
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Copenhagen Round Table on
Private Sector and Civil Society Contributions to Sustainable
Development
Copenhagen, 20-21 February 2002
Hosted by Danish Government
The purpose of the event was 'to further a common understanding of
the roles and contributions of the private sector and the civil
society in bringing about sustainable development'. Representatives
from governments, business, trade unions and NGOs addressed four
themes:
· Good governance for sustainable development
· Private investment and trade for sustainable
development
· Promoting transfer of sustainable technology in
the energy and water sector
· How can the private sector and civil society
contribute to the realization of a Global Deal? |
IIED
Background paper
IIED
Report
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Earth Dialogues:
Globalization and Sustainable Development - Is Ethics the Missing
Link?
Organized by Green Cross International
Lyon, France, 21 - 23 February 2002
Contact:
:
secretariat@gci.ch;
http:// www.greencrossinternational.net
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Compilation of
Roundtable Reports:
English -
French |
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Local Agenda to Action -
Building a Sustainable Future
Local
Government International Preparatory Meeting organized by ICLEI
North
Vancouver, Canada, 22 February - 1 March 2002
For more
information contact: Elena Lonero; e-mail:
elonero@iclei.org;
Internet:
http://www.iclei.org/prepcom/ |
ICLEI Initiatives Report |
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march 2002 |
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS
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WSSD PrepCom 3
UN Headquarters, New
York,
25 March - 5 April 2002
This meeting is expected to produce the first draft of a "review"
document and elements of the future work programme of the CSD. Internet:
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/ |
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ENB daily coverage,
including daily reports, photos, RealAudio recordings |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS |
Population Environment
Research Network (PERN)
Statement for Earth Summit 2002.
1-15 March, cyberspace
PERN will be hosting a cyber seminar to
review and critique the Statement on Population in Sustainable
Development that has been prepared by the Global Science Panel. The
aim of the Global Science Panel, an independent group of 30
distinguished scientists and policymakers, is to prepare a scientific
assessment about the role of population in sustainable development
strategies, in order to provide substantive input to the WSSD. To
participate in the cyberseminar, SUBSCRIBE to the dedicated
PERNSEMINARS list by sending an e-mail message to
majordomo@ciesin.columbia.edu with the following text, 'subscribe
pernseminars'
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Sustaining Our Communities – International Local Agenda 21 Conference
Adelaide, Australia,
3-6 March 2002
This conference will
provide a forum to discuss approaches to sustainable development and
advise Australia's input to the Johannesburg Summit 2002. For more
information visit:
http://www.adelaide.sa.gov.au/soc/
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Declaration |
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GEF Roundtable
on Forest s
New York, 11 March |
Documents |
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World
Bank/UNEP e-discussion on Creative Financing for Sustainable
Development
11 March - 5 April 2002
To register for this discussion, kindly go to the
following website for complete instructions on how to join:
http://www.worldbank.org/devforum/forum_financing.html |
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Financing a Sustainable Future: Strategies, Partnerships, and
Opportunities...on the way to Johannesburg
2002
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14-15 March 2002
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Overview |
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UNDP Roundtable on Capacity Development for Sustainable Development
Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 14-15 March 2002 |
News story |
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Southern NGO Summit
Algiers, Algeria, 16-17 March 2002 |
Algiers Declaration |
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GEF
Ministerial Roundtable on Financing the Environment and Sustainable
Development
Mexico, 17-18 March |
Co-Chairs' Summary |
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International Conference on Financing for Development
Monterrey, Mexico,
18-22 March 2002 |
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UNEP Global Youth Forum, GYF2002
Copenhagen, Denmark, 22-31 March 2002
Organized by UNEP and Hosted by Danish Organization - Nature and Youth
(Natur og Ungdom), this forum will be a youth event leading
up to the WSSD. It will build upon the Youth Conference on Environment
and Sustainable Development that was held in Borgholm, Sweden from
23-27 May 2001.
Contact: theodore.oben@unep.org,
landskontoret@natur-og-ungdom.dk
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Youth Declaration |
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GEF Land, Water, Food Security Roundtable
New York, 26 March |
Background paper |
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Colloquium on 'Global Partnerships
for Sustainable Development: Harnessing Action for the 21st Century'
German House, 871 UN Plaza, New York, Sunday, March
24
Organized by Tata Energy and Resources
Institute-North America in cooperation with The Heinrich Boell
Foundation |
Summary |
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WSSD, Globalization and
the International Governance Agenda
Ottawa, Canada, 28 March 2002
IISD and Environment Canada are convening a workshop on the WSSD's
possible outcomes on globalization and international environmental
governance. The workshop is a one-day event that will be held on
Thursday, 28 March, and will take place in Ottawa.
The purpose of the workshop is to provide
an informal setting for brainstorming and to gather input from
Canadian stakeholders on what Canada might be doing to push progress
on issues of international governance in advance of the WSSD. In
particular, the focus will be on advancing the relationship of the
regimes of international environmental and those for international
economic governance, with an emphasis on the area of trade and
investment.
If you are interested in attending this
event and/or would like to receive additional information, please
contact the Coordinator of the workshop, Isaak Pageot-LeBel, at
workshop@globetrotter.net
Deadline for registration: Monday, 18
March 2002 |
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US Youth Summit on Sustainable
Development
New York , 29-31 March 2002
It is being held in preparation for the
WSSD, to engage students and youth in the process. |
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april 2002 |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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A Memorandum for the
World Summit on Sustainable Development
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Jo'burg Memo |
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Power to
Transform: Sustainable Energy Strategies for the WSSD
CBI Conference Centre, London, UK,
10 April 2002 |
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The Beijing Forum on New and Emerging
Technologies and Sustainable Development
Beijing, China, 15-17 April 2002 |
Adopted
Report |
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From
Rio to Doha to Johannesburg
A Public Hearing Counterbalancing the
WTO with Strong Environmental and Social Rules
European Parliament in
Brussels, 17 April 2002
Organized by Friends
of the Earth Europe and Heinrich Böll Foundation, the hearing hopes to
address two specific cross-cutting issues of "Environmental
Governance" and "Alternatives to Trade and Investment Liberalisation."
For more information contact: Friends of the Earth Europe; fax:
+32-2-537-5596; e-mail:
registration@foeeurope.org |
Report |
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On the Road to Johannesburg - Environment
For Sustainable Development In Africa
Dakar, Senegal, 23-25 April 2002
IUCN |
Dakar Statement |
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11th International Conference on
Health and the Environment
UNHQ New York, 25-26
April 2002
The theme this year is
"Childhood Antecedents to Adult Illness." Recommendations from the
conference will be submitted to Governments for consideration at the
Children's Summit in May 2002 and at the Johannesburg Summit. For more
information contact: Christine Durbak, World Information Transfer;
fax: +1-212-686-2172; e-mail:
wit1986@aol.com |
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Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainable Water Management
Zurich, Switzerland, 25-26 April 2002
The conference is organized jointly
by Swiss Re and IDC Rio (public-private partnership). Participants at
the conference – water experts from different fields and politicians –
will discuss priority measures for sustainable water management. The
outcome of the conference will flow as input into PrepCom 4 and
contribute to the negotiations for an international agenda to protect
water resources at the WSSD. |
SD summary report |
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UNDP Roundtable on
Energy for Sustainable Development
Brussels, Belgium, 25-26 April 2002
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Declaration
Summary |
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African Forum for Envisioning Africa: Focus on NEPAD
Nairobi, Kenya, 26-29 April 2002
Organized by the Mazingira Institute, the African
Academy of Sciences, and the Heinrich Boell Foundation |
Executive Summary |
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may 2002 |
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS |
WSSD PrepCom 4
Bali, Indonesia
27 May - 7 June 2002
http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/;
http://www.pc-wssd.com |
ENB Coverage
ENB on the side
coverage of side events
ENB Summary
and Analysis |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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SD UK 2002
Conference
QEII Conference Centre, London, UK,
2 May 2002
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. |
Conference Review |
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UNDP
Roundtable on Vulnerability and Small Island Developing States:
Exploring Mechanisms for Partnerships
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 9-10 May 2002 |
Final Report |
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Global Mining Initiative Conference
Toronto, Canada, 12-15 May 2002
This high-level dialogue conference will
allow leaders and stakeholders to actively engage in shaping the
future direction of sustainable development relative to the mining,
minerals and metals industries. |
Conference Summary |
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Parliamentary Dialogue on Partnerships for Sustainable Development
GLOBE Southern Africa Second Parliamentary
Conference ahead of the WSSD
Windhoek, Namibia, 13-14 May 2002
It will bring together about 80
parliamentarians and a host of different civil society organisations
to consider the role of partnerships in taking forward the outcomes of
the WSSD. We will examine existing partnerships in the region under
the issues of Financing, Governance, Freshwater and Energy and
identify positive elements and current barriers to their
effectiveness. The intention is to come up with practical suggestions
and recommendations that parliamentarians can implement in terms of
removing legislative barriers that are currently impeding the optimal
effectiveness of multi-stakeholder partnerships. GLOBE Southern Africa
believes that this conference will also inform the debate on the Type
2 Outcomes of the WSSD. e-mail:
capeoffice@globesa.org |
Windhoek Declaration |
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International Children's
Conference on the Environment 2002
Hosted by Victoria,
British Columbia in cooperation with UNEP
Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada, May 21 - 25 2002
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Web coverage with photographs |
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INDONESIAN
PEOPLE'S FORUM
The IPF will be held concurrently
with PrepCom IV from 25 May - 7 June 2001, in Bali, Indonesia. The IPF
is a forum for local, regional, national, and international civil
society, and a medium for national and international campaigns aimed
at contributing inputs to strengthen the outcomes of PrepCom IV. For
more information contact: IPF Secretariat; tel: +21-794-1672; fax:
+21-794-1673; e-mail:
secretariat@jakartapeoplesforum.org
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june 2002 |
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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Background paper |
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"Sharing the Planet" - Meeting on population, consumption and
species
Groningen, The Netherlands, 12-14 June
2002 |
Groningen
Manifesto - British behavioral scientist Jane Goodall will offer
the manifesto to the world's leaders convened at the WSSD. |
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Sustainable Justice 2002
Montreal, Canada, 13-15 June 2002
Organized by CISDL, this conference will
convene the legal experts to address the implementation of
international sustainable development law in preparation for the WSSD. |
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Rio+10 Brasil,
Passing the Torch
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
23-27 June 2002
Rio is hosting an international seminar on
the environment and promoting a symbolic ceremony ahead of the
Johannesburg Summit. |
Address by President Mbeki |
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The 2002 Business and Sustainability
Conference: Getting There from Here: Aligning Environmental, Economic
and Social Objectives with Corporate Strategy
New York, 26-27 June 2002 |
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G-8 Summit
Kananaskis, Canada, 26-27June 2002 |
Chair's Summary
Africa Action Plan
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GLOBAL PREPARATIONS |
Friends
of Chair Meeting
New York, 17 July 2002
An informal group of "friends" will meet
to work on the draft program of the WSSD. Approximately 20
governmental representatives will meet to come up with approaches to
solve, but not negotiate, the unresolved issues in the draft programme
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other preparatory
MEETINGS
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Joint Meeting of African
Health and Environment Ministers and Ninth Special Session of AMCEN
Kampala, Uganda, 1-5 July 2002 |
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Hopes for Johannesburg? Internet debate
Internet, 15 July - 2 August 2002
The UK
Government will be hosting a discussion on civil societies "Hopes for
Johannesburg" as part of its preparations for the Summit. The debate
will run from 15 July to 2 August to give participants an opportunity
to exchange your hopes and fears for the Summit with other NGO's and
members of civil society. A summary of the outcomes of the debate will
be featured on the Government's WSSD site before the Summit to provide
information for the public on why NGO's and other civil society
groups, as well as the Government, feels WSSD is important. |
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WORLD CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM
This Forum will be held from 14-19
July 2002, in Geneva, Switzerland. It will promote cooperation between
civil society and international organizations in, inter alia,
environment, health, human rights, education, peace, security, and
information technology. For more information, contact: The World Civil
Society Forum; fax: +41-22-959-8851; e-mail:
admin@mandint.org |
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UNDP Roundtable on Trade and Investment
for Sustainable Development
Abuja, Nigeria, 18-19 July 2002 |
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IUCN Partnerships Meeting
New York, 19 July 2002 |
Full Story |
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UNITED WORLD COLLEGES YOUTH
ACTION SUMMIT 2002
University College Utrecht, the
Netherlands, 19 July – 12 August 2002
This is an international youth conference
leading up to the WSSD. Youth between 16-25 years will discuss global
issues with politicians, diplomats, academics, artists, singers and
others. Participants will also have the opportunity to partake in
community service projects, a Media programme and a Performing Arts
programme. For more information contact: Jan Kozak, Program Director;
tel: +31-20-422-2331; fax: +31-20-422-3831; e-mail:
info@uwcyouthsummit.org
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Worldwatch Institute-sponsored seminar
Washington DC, 25 July 2002 |
UN Wire story |
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UN
University Leadership Academy's global course on Leadership for
Environment and Human Security
Jordan and South Africa, 12-30 August 2002 |
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Johannesburg Summit 2002 –
WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Johannesburg, South Africa
26 August -
4
September 2002
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PARALLEL EVENTS AT THE
JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT |
Ubuntu
Village and
Exhibition
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa,
10 August - 10 September 2002
A cultural hub with a
window of opportunity for people from diverse cultures around the
world to interact, share and showcase their unique cultural heritage
and its impacts on sustainable development through entertainment and
exhibition activities. It affords a unique opportunity for South Africa to
showcase its own rich cultural heritage on the world map.
Click here for more information:
http://www.joburgsummit2002.com/ubuntuexhibit/summit.html |
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IUCN
Environment Centre
IUCN is providing a place where environment and development, business
and NGOs, government and civil society can meet - both formally and
informally. |
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Global Judges
Symposium
Johannesburg, 18-20 August
UNEP is convening a Global Judges
Symposium on Sustainable Development and the Role of Law in
Johannesburg from 18 to 20 August 2002. The Symposium will be hosted
by the Chief Justice of South Africa, Rt. Hon. Mr. Justice A.
Chaskalson. Chief Justices and other senior judges from approximately
70 countries around the world, -both developing and developed - and
representative of the different geographical regions and legal systems
are participating in the Symposium. The overall objective of the
Symposium is to foster a better-informed and more active judiciary
advancing the rule of law in the area of sustainable development. This
will be achieved through information sharing and increasing awareness,
especially among judges from different regions of the world, and also
through follow up activities especially in regard to capacity building
of the Judiciary as well governmental and non-governmental
stakeholders engaged in promoting the development, implementation and
enforcement of environmental law. The outcome of the Symposium will be
presented to the Johannesburg Summit. For more information, email:
Bakary.Kante@unep.org |
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International Youth
Summit and African Youth Summit
Mogwase, 19-23 August
The South African Youth Council will host
an African Youth Summit (15-19 August) and an International Youth
Summit (19-23 August) at Mogwase in the North West Province of South
Africa as part of preparations towards the Civil Society Global Forum.
Over 3000 youth delegates from around the world are expected to
participate in the International Youth Summit. For more information,
send an email to:
philmusekwa@union.org.za , or call (+27) 11-403 4110. |
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WSSD Civil Society Forum
NASREC, Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 August
- 4 September 2002
The WSSD Civil Society Forum Indaba will
be held the week before the WSSD Johannesburg, South Africa. For more
information, contact: Civil Society Secretariat; tel: +27-11-403-4119;
fax: +27-11-403-0790; e-mail:
info@worldsummit.org.za |
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International Indigenous Peoples'
Summit on Sustainable Development
Hoffe
Park Conference Centre, 30 Birbeck Rd, Kimberly, South Africa, 20-23
August 2002
The main
objective of this conference is to bring together indigenous peoples
from all parts of the world to share their perspectives on
sustainable development and their contributions in achieving this.
This will also allow indigenous peoples to identify the main obstacles
to their effective participation in bringing about sustainable
development. This International Summit will come out with a Kimberly
Political Declaration of Indigenous Peoples and an Indigenous Peoples'
Plan of Action for Sustainable Development. For more information
contact : Priscilla deWet-Fox: fax: 27-53-9276925; e-mail:
barendsegriqua@telkomsa.net or Vicky Tauli Corpuz:
tebtebba@skyinet.net or
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Seventh
International Living Lakes Conference
Pretoria, South
Africa,
20-25 August 2002
Organized by the
Global Nature Fund, the conference will decide on a lake and water
protection resolution to be presented at the WSSD. |
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Second South-South Biopiracy Summit
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 - 23 August
2002
"Biopiracy - Ten Years Post-Rio, " hosted
by Biowatch South Africa, aims to raise awareness, enable information
sharing, and build capacity on issues of access and benefit sharing
and to facilitate the development of mutual strategies and statements
for the WSSD. For more information contact: Adele Arendse, Biowatch
South Africa; tel: +27-21-447-5939; fax: +27-21-447-5974; e-mail:
adele@biowatch.org.za |
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Envirolaw Conference 2002
Durban, South Africa, 22-25 August 2002
This conference will provide a platform for the
international legal community to provide solutions and suggest
mechanisms that will interlink international and regional treaties and
conventions in order to improve their implementation and enforcement.
It will also interact with the WSSD preparatory process. For more
information contact: EnviroLaw Solutions; tel: +27-11-269-7944; fax:
+27-11-269-7899; e-mail:
info@envirolawsolutions.com |
Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 - 26 August 2002
facilitated by
Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future (formerly UNED Forum) |
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Trade Union Summit
Preton Hotel, Johannesburg, 24 August – 1 September
Organized by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and
partner trade unions in South Africa and internationally. |
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Sustainable Use and Preservation of the Amazon and Atlantic
Rainforests in Brazil
Ubuntu Village, Johannesburg, 26 August 2002
Hosted by the World Bank
For more information contact: Anne-Kathrin Orth, Banco Mundial,
Brasília, Pilot Program to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest,
http://www.worldbank.org/rfpp
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Women's Action Tent
26-30 August 2002
The women's tent program includes a daily 'report
back' from the UN meetings. There will be five themes/days: Peace and
Human Rights, Globalization and Impoverishment, Environmental Security
and Health, Access to and Control of Resources (Water, Energy, Land),
and Governance. The Women's Action Tent aims to provide interactive,
participatory, creative, and engaging activities workshops rather
than straight panel presentations. For general inquiries, please
contact Cynthia at Cynthia@wedo.org.
If anyone is interested to obtain a copy of the full schedule of the
Women's Tent at the WSSD by e-mail, please contact Anjali at the ICDA
Secretariat: anjali@icda.be |
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Forum on Science,
Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development
Ubuntu Village, Johannesburg, 26 August -
4 September 2002
The Forum on Science,
Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development is being
organized by the South African Government, at the request of WSSD
Secretary-General Nitin Desai, and in collaboration with a number of
international partners. The objective of the event is to provide a
platform for highlighting the critical contributions of science,
technology and innovation to sustainable development.
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Economy, Environment and Society:
World Forum on Sustainable Development
Johannesburg, 27 - 28
August 2002
The main objective of this
Forum is to contribute to the United Nations effort of ensuring the
implementation of the Agenda 21.
For more information contact:
International Research Foundation for Development; tel:
+1-763-689-2963; fax: +1-763-689-0560; e-mail:
info@irfd.org |
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Local Government
Session - Local Action Moves the World
Holiday Inn Crown Plaza Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, 27 -
30 August 2002
With the support of
the UN and major international associations of local government
authorities, ICLEI will be convening a forum centered on the unique
ability of local government to achieve tangible improvements in global
environmental and sustainable development conditions through
cumulative local action. |
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Water
Dome – No water, no Future
Northgate, Johannesburg, 28 August - 3
September 2002
The main objective of the WaterDome is to
create water awareness by organizing a dialogue between stakeholders
at the Dome, located in Northgate, Johannesburg - to be temporarily
re-named the WaterDome. From 28 August - 3 September 2002, parallel to
the World Summit, stakeholders from public and private organizations
in the water sector will get the opportunity to launch and exhibit
their water-related activities, policies, initiatives, new
technologies, products etc. |
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Aspiration and
Reality: Building Sustainability
Indaba Hotel,
Johannesburg,
South Africa, 29 - 30 August 2002
The objective of this conference to set an agenda that brings about
greater opportunities for sustainable development in the future. This
will be achieved by: promoting the sustainable development success
stories presented at the conference; strengthening the partnership
between policy makers and practitioners; developing practical steps
and toolkits; gaining sign-up to and presentation of a Charter before
the Heads of State meeting on 2 September. For more information
contact:
tel:+44-0-20-7695-1568; e-mail:
info@rics-foundation.org |
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Parliamentary Workshop on Clean Air
and Clean Water
Summer Place Hotel,
Johannesburg, 29 - 30 August 2002.
Parliamentarians for Global Action Parliamentary Workshop on Clean Air
and Clean Water will convene Members of Parliament from over 100
countries with leading environmental experts, NGOs, and business
leaders to highlight the success of legislation to reduce air and
water pollution and illustrate the potential to implement similar acts
internationally. For more information contact: Katie Tell; tel:
+1-212-687-7755 Ext.102; fax: +1-212-687-8409; e-mail:
katie.tell@pgaction.org;
Internet: http://www.pgaction.org
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IUCN's Business Day
IUCN Environment
Centre, 135 Rivonia Road, Sandton, Johannesburg, 31
August 2002
The IUCN Business Day – which will take
place on Saturday 31 August – will profile over 45 IUCN Business
Initiatives – those of the IUCN secretariat, members and commissions
as well as private sector initiatives which support biodiversity and
sustainability. The Business Day will be structured around Dialogues
(roundtables focusing on business, biodiversity and sustainability),
Briefings (highlighting business and biodiversity initiatives) and
Opportunities (announcing new partnerships and publications). Click
here for more information:
http://biodiversityeconomics.org/wssd
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LEKGOTLA - Business Day
Business Action and Partnerships for
Sustainable Development
1 September 2002, Johannesburg, South
Africa
BASD will host a high profile business day
during the Summit to discuss initiatives and partnerships towards
sustainable development. This one-day event is organized into four
plenary sessions, which will include keynote addresses and panel
sessions with open audience participation. Each panel discussion will
address a different sustainable development theme. |
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