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Milestones |
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Stockholm Conference, 1972 |
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Rio Earth Summit, 1992 |
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Istanbul Conference on Human
Settlement,1996 |
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Millennium Development Goals,
2000 |
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World Summit on Sustainable
Development, 2002 |
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| Milestones : Johannesburg Summit (WSSD) 2002 |
Johannesburg Summit 2002 – the World Summit on
Sustainable Development – brought together tens of thousands of
participants, including heads of State and Government, national
delegates and leaders from non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
businesses and other major groups to focus the world's attention and
direct action toward meeting difficult challenges, including
improving people's lives and conserving our natural resources in a
world that is growing in population, with ever-increasing demands
for food, water, shelter, sanitation, energy, health services and
economic security.
At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, the international community adopted
Agenda 21, an unprecedented global plan of action for sustainable
development. But the best strategies are only as good as their
implementation. Ten years later, the Johannesburg Summit presents an
exciting opportunity for today's leaders to adopt concrete steps and
identify quantifiable targets for better implementing Agenda 21.
The Summit resulted in major government commitments to expand access
to safe water, proper sanitation and modern, clean energy services,
as well as to reverse the decline of ecosystems by restoring
fisheries, curtailing illegal logging and limiting the harm caused
by toxic chemicals. In addition to those commitments, many voluntary
partnerships were launched in Johannesburg by governments, NGOs and
businesses to tackle specific projects.
Report of the
World Summit on Sustainable Development
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