[ba-unrev-talk] Fwd: World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD): 37 new items
>Content update - World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) on the
>Development Gateway
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>37 new resources have been added to World Summit on Sustainable
>Development (WSSD) on the Development Gateway
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/wssd
>
>1. A New Villain in Free Trade: The Farmer on the Dole
>2. Feminist International Radio Endeavour - FIRE- events at WSSD
>3. ABANTU for Development
>4. Biotechnology and Development Monitor
>5. Summit opens with anti-poverty call (BBC News)
>6. In pictures: Development Summit (BBC News photos)
>7. Joburg Media Project - Independent Media Platform
>8. USAID: World Summit on Sustainable Development
>9. CIDA: World Summit on Sustainable Development
>10. Sustainable Development Strategies: A Resource Book
>11. National Strategies for Sustainable Development
>12. The Earth Summit Gets Under Way - With 400 Issues Still To Be Resolved
>13. WSSD Opening Address by South African President, Thabo Mbeki
>14. Emerging Technologies can work for Africa only if the Climate is right
>15. Resources collected by the International Finance Corporation related
>to the WSSD
>16. Resources on sustainable development compiled by Nature magazine
>17. World Bank's View of Water at the WSSD
>18. The African Development Bank Groups Approach to Sustainable Development
>19. Ecological decline 'far worse' than official estimates, reports the
>Guardian
>20. China champions developing world at Earth Summit
>21. Wise Coastal Practices for Sustainable Human Development Forum
>22. Eco-Equity: WSSD Newsletter
>23. UN's view of what needs to be done in agriculture to improve
>sustainable development
>24. We Can Do This Good Work Together by President Mbeki of South Africa,
>President Cardoso of Brazil and Prime Minister Persson of Sweden
>25. READIT (Rapid Environment and Development International Timetable)
>26. Global Environmental Governance: Options & Opportunities
>27. For the Sake of All Mankind, The Jakarta Posts Editorial
>28. UN's view of what needs to be done in water and sanitation to improve
>sustainable development
>29. Nelson Mandela's Views on Water: "Put Thirst of Poor Communities First"
>30. Sustaining the Poor's Development
>31. Earth Summit Press Conference by Jeffrey Sachs, Leading World Economist
>32. UN's view of what needs to be done in energy to improve sustainable
>development
>33. Cutting-Edge Policies on Indigenous Peoples and Mining: Key Lessons
>for the World Summit and Beyond
>34. Ecoagriculture: Strategies to Feed the World and Save Biodiversity a
>Future Harvest and IUCN book.
>35. Johannesburg Summit a Asashi Shimbum (Japan) Editorial
>36. UN's view of what needs to be done in biodiversity to improve
>sustainable development
>37. Doing business in Johannesburg - a Financial Times editorial
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>1. A New Villain in Free Trade: The Farmer on the Dole
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249123&versio
>n_id=142880
>This article discusses the effects in developing countries of the $190
>billion US farm support program, which is an issue that will gain special
>attention at the WSSD. The article explains how export subsidies harm the
>agricultural sector in developing countries ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 25 Aug 2002
>
>2. Feminist International Radio Endeavour - FIRE- events at WSSD
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249201&versio
>n_id=142929
>The Feminist International Radio Endeavour - FIRE (the first women's radio
>station on the Internet worldwide) will broadcast live webcasts from the
>former women's prison at the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in
>South Africa.
>
>FIRE will broadcast perspectives ...
>Contributed by Mercy Wambui on 25 Aug 2002
>
>3. ABANTU for Development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249396&versio
>n_id=143065
>This website is for ABANTU for Development, an international
>non-governmental organisation established in 1991. ABANTU means people in
>different languages from 19 African countries and symbolises our
>people-centred philosophy. The focus of ABANTU's work is on training ...
>Contributed by Wainaina Mungai on 26 Aug 2002
>
>4. Biotechnology and Development Monitor
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249311&versio
>n_id=143008
>The Biotechnology and Development Monitor is a quarterly magazine,
>published in the Netherlands by The Network University in Amsterdam. It
>deals with topics in the
>biotechnology and development fields and is directed at developing
>countries and sustainable development ...
>Contributed by Riva Eskinazi on 26 Aug 2002
>
>5. Summit opens with anti-poverty call (BBC News)
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249327&versio
>n_id=143018
>As BBC News reported on Monday, 26 August, 2002, "the World Summit on
>Sustainable Development has opened in Johannesburg, with South African
>President Thabo Mbeki calling for greater solidarity with the world's poor.
>He told the first session that "a global human ...
>Contributed by Oleg Petrov on 26 Aug 2002
>
>6. In pictures: Development Summit (BBC News photos)
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249334&versio
>n_id=143022
>As BBC News reported on Aug 25, "celebrations and final preparations take
>place ahead of the first day of business at the World Summit on
>Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa..." Take a look at
>BBC photos of the WSSD.
>Contributed by Oleg Petrov on 26 Aug 2002
>
>7. Joburg Media Project - Independent Media Platform
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249338&versio
>n_id=143024
>This web site is intended to counter-balance the coverage of WSSD by mass
>media with an independent platform for "anyone wanting to share, find and
>use media material about the summit and wanting to follow the news."
>Summit attendees can upload text, audio and ...
>Contributed by Joseph Burgo on 26 Aug 2002
>
>8. USAID: World Summit on Sustainable Development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249364&versio
>n_id=143040
>This is the web site of the U.S. Agency for International Development in
>support of WSSD. The site includes "Working for a Sustainable World: A
>U.S. Govt. Report", background materials, speeches by US leaders, and
>links to other sites.
>Contributed by John Daly on 26 Aug 2002
>
>9. CIDA: World Summit on Sustainable Development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249367&versio
>n_id=143042
>This web site is presented by the Canadian International Development
>Agency in support of the WSSD. It sets forth CIDA's Sustainable
>Development Strategy and describes Canada's contributions to the Summit.
>Also available in French.
>Contributed by John Daly on 26 Aug 2002
>
>10. Sustainable Development Strategies: A Resource Book
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249370&versio
>n_id=143044
>This 2002 publication compiled By Barry Dalal-Clayton and Stephen Bass for
>the OECD and UNDP seeks to describe "best practice in developing and
>operating strategic processes for sustainable development, and on how
>development cooperation agencies can best assist ...
>Contributed by John Daly on 26 Aug 2002
>
>11. National Strategies for Sustainable Development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249380&versio
>n_id=143051
>This web site, documenting OECD/DAC efforts and funded by DFID (UK) and
>SIDA, provides tools to assist in promoting dialogues on national
>strategies for sustainable development and providing necessary background
>information and reference material in support of ...
>Contributed by John Daly on 26 Aug 2002
>
>12. The Earth Summit Gets Under Way - With 400 Issues Still To Be Resolved
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249409&versio
>n_id=143077
>This article in The Guardian (26 Aug 2002) addresses the disagreements
>among government delegations on the main issues of the WSSD agenda.
>According to the article, only 10 of the 411 issues on the summit agenda
>have been commonly agreed in preliminary talks. The ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 26 Aug 2002
>
>13. WSSD Opening Address by South African President, Thabo Mbeki
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249423&versio
>n_id=143085
>Full text of the opening address by the South African President, Thabo
>Mbeki, at the WSSD on August 26. President Mbeki invited the world to take
>tangible measures to free billions of people from poverty and misery,
>while saving the planet before its diminishing ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 26 Aug 2002
>
>14. Emerging Technologies can work for Africa only if the Climate is right
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249427&versio
>n_id=143087
>Addis Ababa, 23 August 2002 (ECA) -- This new policy research report
>entitled 'Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development', released
>by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), discusses about sustainable
>development and emerging technologies in Africa ...
>Contributed by Mercy Wambui on 27 Aug 2002
>
>15. Resources collected by the International Finance Corporation related
>to the WSSD
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249496&versio
>n_id=143127
>The International Finance Corporation has collected resources here that
>relate to business and sustainable development and which it believes are
>most useful in connection with the WSSD. The IFC is the "private sector
>arm" of the World Bank.
>Contributed by John Daly on 27 Aug 2002
>
>16. Resources on sustainable development compiled by Nature magazine
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249537&versio
>n_id=143153
>Nature magazine includes on this page (22 Aug 2002) a selection of
>material published in the magazine in recent years related to sustainable
>development, as well as news and features from the Johannesburg Summit.
>Contributed by John Daly on 27 Aug 2002
>
>17. World Bank's View of Water at the WSSD
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249554&versio
>n_id=143163
>In this opinion-editorial piece (26 Aug 2002), the World Banks Vice
>President for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development, Ian
>Johnson, urges increasing attention to the rising demand for water.
>Johnson identifies water management as a key issue of ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 27 Aug 2002
>
>18. The African Development Bank Groups Approach to Sustainable Development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249576&versio
>n_id=143177
>Published in August 2002 in preparation for the WSSD, this 24 page PDF
>report "presents the ADB's approach to sustainable development in Africa
>and documents the significant progress made in ensuring the sustainability
>of its lending operations."
>Contributed by John Daly on 27 Aug 2002
>
>19. Ecological decline 'far worse' than official estimates, reports the
>Guardian
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249586&versio
>n_id=143183
>This article in The Guardian (26 Aug 2002) reports how world inequality
>and environmental degradation is worse than the official estimates. The
>information is based on a leaked background paper used for the
>Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 27 Aug 2002
>
>20. China champions developing world at Earth Summit
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249630&versio
>n_id=143211
>August 27, Planet Ark/Reuters This article describes how the Chinese WSSD
>delegation, led by Premier Zhu Rongji, is attempting to shift the summit
>focus away from environmental concerns towards debt relief for developing
>countries. According to the article, China ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 27 Aug 2002
>
>21. Wise Coastal Practices for Sustainable Human Development Forum
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249637&versio
>n_id=143215
>Initiated in April 1999, this forum has over 12,000 members from more than
>90 countries. Its 230+ messages are categorized by geographical region,
>with message threads grouped by country. To visit the site, click on the
>link; when the password screen appears, use ...
>Contributed by Joseph Burgo on 27 Aug 2002
>
>22. Eco-Equity: WSSD Newsletter
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249640&versio
>n_id=143217
>Eco-Equity is "a daily newsletter being published by a coalition of Civil
>Society organizations at the Johannesburg Summit." You can download it in
>pdf from the Earthjustice site by clicking on the appropriate link in the
>"Dateline Johannesburg" section. It can ...
>Contributed by Joseph Burgo on 27 Aug 2002
>
>23. UN's view of what needs to be done in agriculture to improve
>sustainable development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249710&versio
>n_id=143265
>This UN report, prepared for the WSSD (Aug 2002), addresses the role of
>agriculture in sustainable development. The report includes proposals for
>targeted actions in agriculture, one of the five key areas of the WEHAB
>initiative - covering Water and sanitation, ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 27 Aug 2002
>
>24. We Can Do This Good Work Together by President Mbeki of South Africa,
>President Cardoso of Brazil and Prime Minister Persson of Sweden
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249807&versio
>n_id=143328
>In this International Herald Tribune article (28 Aug 2002), Thabo Mbeki
>(President of South Africa), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President of
>Brazil) and Goran Persson (President of Sweden) reflect on past
>environmental accomplishments and future sustainable development ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 28 Aug 2002
>
>25. READIT (Rapid Environment and Development International Timetable)
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249867&versio
>n_id=143367
>READIT's calendar contains over 100 events related to sustainable
>development, including many side events at the WSSD. It also includes more
>than 300 useful links to UN, IGO, NGO and governmental sites dealing with
>sustainable development issues. The SDN (Sustainable ...
>Contributed by Joseph Burgo on 28 Aug 2002
>
>26. Global Environmental Governance: Options & Opportunities
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249870&versio
>n_id=143369
>Released on 27 August 2002 at the WSSD, this book "provides an analysis of
>various ways to manage our increasing ecological interdependence and lays
>out options for strengthening global environmental governance." It urges
>WSSD participants to adopt "four concrete ...
>Contributed by Joseph Burgo on 28 Aug 2002
>
>27. For the Sake of All Mankind, The Jakarta Posts Editorial
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249923&versio
>n_id=143403
>This Jakarta Post editorial (27 Aug 2002) reviews the failures of the 1992
>Rio Earth Summit and the Bali Preparatory Conference and warns that the
>WSSD could end up with more empty promises rather than action. The
>editorial holds the rich nations responsible ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 28 Aug 2002
>
>28. UN's view of what needs to be done in water and sanitation to improve
>sustainable development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=249975&versio
>n_id=143436
>This UN report, prepared for the WSSD (Aug 2002), addresses the role of
>water and sanitation in sustainable development. The report includes
>proposals for targeted actions in water and sanitation, one of the five
>key areas of the WEHAB initiative - covering Water ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 28 Aug 2002
>
>29. Nelson Mandela's Views on Water: "Put Thirst of Poor Communities First"
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250143&versio
>n_id=143545
>This Guardians article (29 Aug 2002) reports on Nelson Mandelas speech to
>delegates at the WSSD. Addressing the need for political action on the
>increasing demand for clean water, Mandela advocates that access to water
>should be considered a basic human right ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 29 Aug 2002
>
>30. Sustaining the Poor's Development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250151&versio
>n_id=143551
>Attempting to answer the question What is the UNs World Summit on
>Sustainable Development for?", this Economist opinion article (29 Aug
>2002) evaluates the positive and negative aspects of the summit and
>proposes to the summits participants to keep the real ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 29 Aug 2002
>
>31. Earth Summit Press Conference by Jeffrey Sachs, Leading World Economist
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250154&versio
>n_id=143553
>Jeffrey Sachs, UN Secretary-Generals Special Adviser on Millennium Goals,
>held a press conference on August 29, 2002, in Johannesburg, to review the
>worlds efforts to enhance the Millennium Development Goals. In this UN
>press conference summary, Jeffrey Sachs ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 29 Aug 2002
>
>32. UN's view of what needs to be done in energy to improve sustainable
>development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250157&versio
>n_id=143555
>This UN report, prepared for the WSSD (Aug 2002), addresses the role of
>energy in sustainable development. The report includes proposals for
>targeted actions in energy, one of the five key areas of the WEHAB
>initiative - covering Water and sanitation, Energy, Health ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 29 Aug 2002
>
>33. Cutting-Edge Policies on Indigenous Peoples and Mining: Key Lessons
>for the World Summit and Beyond
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250246&versio
>n_id=143613
>This Policy Brief highlights the main findings and policy implications of
>a two-year collaborative research project with Indigenous Peoples in
>Guyana and Colombia to examine how mining activities affect Indigenous
>communities, and how policies and practice can ...
>Contributed by viviane weitzner on 30 Aug 2002
>
>34. Ecoagriculture: Strategies to Feed the World and Save Biodiversity a
>Future Harvest and IUCN book.
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250329&versio
>n_id=143667
>This book was launched at the IUCN Environment Center in Johannesburg,
>during the first week of the WSSD. The book presents 36 case studies from
>different parts of the world and shows how agriculture and biodiversity
>can prosper together. Each case study demonstrates ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 30 Aug 2002
>
>35. Johannesburg Summit a Asashi Shimbum (Japan) Editorial
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250477&versio
>n_id=143762
>This Asahi Shimbum editorial article (26 Aug 2002) explains why
>development aid should aim at promoting self-supporting industries in
>developing countries. The editorial argues that the traditional approach
>to development assistance has failed to encourage the ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 30 Aug 2002
>
>36. UN's view of what needs to be done in biodiversity to improve
>sustainable development
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250546&versio
>n_id=143805
>This UN report, prepared for the WSSD (Aug 2002), addresses the role of
>biodiversity in sustainable development. The report includes proposals for
>targeted actions in biodiversity, one of the five key areas of the WEHAB
>initiative - covering Water and sanitation ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 31 Aug 2002
>
>37. Doing business in Johannesburg - a Financial Times editorial
>http://www.developmentgateway.org/content/item-detail?item_id=250583&versio
>n_id=143829
>In this Financial Times editorial (29 Aug 2002), private companies are
>considered important players that will lift hopes for progress at the WSSD
>in Johannesburg. Taking the example of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de
>Janeiro, which was a good plan, poorly implemented ...
>Contributed by Helder Ferreira do Vale on 31 Aug 2002 (01)
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