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'As we start the preparations for the Earth Summit in 2002, 10 years from Rio and 30 years from Stockholm, we need to set targets and dates that are realistic to deliver the change that is needed. There will also need to be a debate on the international machinery to achieve what we want, and 2002 will be significant in setting out the direction. This book has drawn in some of the key people who are working to make 2002 a significant event' FROM THE FOREWORD BY KLAUS TOPFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME AND CENTRE FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTSAt the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, world leaders adopted a comprehensive programme of action for implementing sustainable development worldwide. As preparations for Earth Summit 2002 proceed, leading players from around the world present a frank assessment of progress to date. They set goals and describe mechanisms that will enable the international community to complete the tasks set in Rio and prepare for new challenges and opportunities. This book will be a catalyst for the public and political momentum required to push forward the global sustainable development agenda.
Table of Contents
Dedication List of Figures, Tables and Boxes List of Contributors Foreword: From Rio to Earth Summit 2002 by Klaus Töpfer Introduction by Derek Osborn Preface to the Revised Edition by Felix Dodds PART I: ROADBLOCKS TO IMPLEMENTING AGENDA 21 AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM1 Roadblocks to Agenda 21: A Government Perspective2 Implementing Agenda 21: A United Nations Perspective3 Who is Aware of Agenda 21? Missing Conditions: Three Major Barriers4 Agenda 21 and the Role of Local Government5 Workroom versus Boardroom Approaches to Sustainable Development: Reversing the Downward Spiral6 Women and Sustainable Development: From 2000 to 2002PART II: A NEW CHARTER7 A People’s Earth CharterPART III: OVERRIDING CONCERNS8 International Forest Initiatives9 A Sustainable Transport Convention for the New Europe10 Poverty and the Environment11 Financial Resources for the Transition to Sustainable Development12 Trade, Investment and Sustainable Developmen13 Civil Society, Business and Sustainable Development: Regulating (almost) Without the RegulationPART IV: EMERGING ISSUES14 Environment and Security15 Cities and the Culture of Sustainability16 Tourism and the Commission on Sustainable Development17 Sustainable Tourism: A Southern Perspective18 The Titanic Transnationals: Corporate Accountability and Responsibility19 Getting Health in a Handbasket20 Our Common Future and Ten Years after Rio: How Far Have We Come and Where Should We be Going?21 Sustainable Consumption and Production22 Fish Forever23 Freshwater: A Global Crisis of Water Security and Basic Water Provision24 Energy: Fuel for Sustainable DevelopmentPART V: OVERVIEW25 Reforming the International InstitutionsAppendix 1 – List of Acronyms and AbbreviationsAppendix 2 – Addresses of ContributorsAppendix 3 – UNED Forum
