Earth Summit II : Outcomes and Analysis

ISBN-13: 9781844079896 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 222 str.

Derek Osborn; Tony Bigg

Opis

In June 1997, heads of government and senior representatives from over 130 countries met in New York to consider what progress had been made since the first Earth Summit in 1992, and to decide upon priorities for the future. This title presents the principal official documents agreed at the Summit alongside an authoritative analysis.

Spis treści

Foreword by Tony Blair  Foreword by Nitin Desai  1. A Tale of Two Cities: From Rio to New York  2. Hard Times: Earth Summit II  3. Great Expectations: towards Earth Summit III in 2002  4. Our Mutual Friend: Agenda 21  Implementation of Agenda 21  Section A: Statement of Commitment  Section B: Assessment of Progress Since Rb  Section C: Implementation in Areas Requiring Urgent Action  Section D: International Institutional Arrangements

O autorze

Derek Osborn is Chair of the United Nations Environment and Development UK Committee. He is also Chair of the European Environmental Agency and a member of the board of the UK Environmental Agency. He co-chaired the 1997 CSD Intersessional Meeting preparing for Earth Summit II. Tom Bigg has worked for UNED-UK since its creation in 1993, focussing particularly on the work of the CSD.