Earth Summit 2002: A New Deal - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853837121 ISBN 13: 9781853837128

Publisher: Earthscan / James & James, 2000

Synopsis

'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.

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About the Author:

Felix Dodds is a writer, activist and futurist who has been active at the global level on sustainable development agenda for more than twenty years.  He is currently the co-director of the 2014 Nexus Conference on climate, energy, food and water as well as being a Fellow at the Global Research Institute at the University of North Carolina and an Associate Fellow at the Tellus Institute in Boston. He was the Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future for twenty years (1993-2012) and the co-director of the Water and Climate Coalition from 2007 to 2012.
He is currently serving on the advisory board for the Collaborative Institute on Ocean, Climate and Security. In 2011 he chaired the United Nations DPI 64th NGO Conference 'Sustainable Communities - Responsive Citizens' which had a big impact on the Rio+20 Conference. He has served on a number of advisory boards including the Bonn 2001 Water Conference, the Bonn 2004 Energy Conference, the Bonn 2011 Nexus Conference, the Eye of the Earth Summit 2011 Conference and the Planet Under Pressure 2012 Conference. He was also on the Green Globe Task Force which advised the UK Foreign Secretary from 1997-2004.  Felix co-chaired the NGO Coalition at the UN from 1997 to 2001 and is credited with introducing the concept of stakeholder dialogues to the UN commission on Sustainable Development in 1996.
This is his tenth book on sustainable development his last one 'One One Earth - The Long Road via Rio to Sustainable Development was with Michael Strauss and Maurice Strong. His book Human and Environmental Security (2005) was nominated for the International Studies Association Sprout Award.
In 2010 he was named as one of the 25 people ahead of his time greenecoservices.com/25-environmentalists-ahead-of-their-time/

Review:

'An extraordinary review of a complex and evolving dilemma.' 'If the first Earth Summit was high on idealism but low on practicality, Earth Summit 2002 threatens to reverse the pattern. This vital pre-summit reader manages to combine the highest and best of both.' David Boyle, New Economics Foundation 'It is an incredibly useful resource for teaching and research, both in terms of the range of valuable information and the visions for sustainable development laid out within its pages. Compared to much academic literature, a spirit of unapologetic realism can be found in most of the chapters.' Environmental Politics 'This is quite a technical book but for all who value the future of our fragile world, a necessary study.' City To Cities, Issue 15, April/May 2002

About this edition

• Publisher: Earthscan / James & James
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1853837121
• ISBN 13: 9781853837128
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Dodds Felix