The plain language guide to the World Summit on Sustainable Development / Janet R. Strachan ... [et al.]
- Bib ID:
- 4354227
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2005
- xxv, 253 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1853839280
- Summary:
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"The Plain Language Guide to the World Summit on Sustainable Development aims to provide a quick way in to the JPOI to help promote genuine public understanding of the agreement and practical action on the commitments. It is a resource book for those working in community groups, business, local government, central government departments, regional institutions and the international community."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword / Commonwealth Secretary-General
- The Lindner preface
- Pt. I. The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Poverty eradication
- 3. Changing unsustainable patterns of consumption and production
- 4. Protecting and managing the natural resource base of economic and social development
- 5. Globalization
- 6. Health and sustainable development
- 7. Small island developing states
- 8. Sustainable development for Africa
- 9. Other regions
- 10. Means of implementation
- 11. Institutional framework for sustainable development
- Pt. II. Implementing the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
- 12. WSSD partnerships for sustainable development
- 13. The role of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
- Annex A. Plan of implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
- Annex B. Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development.
- Notes:
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- "Stakeholder Forum ; Commonwealth Secretariat."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-237) and index.
- Subject:
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- Also Titled:
- Plain language guide to the WSSD
- Copyright:
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