Earth Summit 2002: A New Deal

A milestone volume setting out the agenda for the 2002 Earth Summit in Johannesburg Key players from around the world explore the solutions to the enormous problems we confront and the mechanisms for delivering them This revised edition includes new chapters on the crucial issues of water and energy

The success of "Rio+10" in Johannesburg in 2002 is vital for the world in the coming century. In this volume, leading participants, from ministers, UN officials, and NGOs present a frank view of the lack of progress since Rio. They set out the goals the international community must aim for and the means of achieving them. "Earth Summit 2002" will be a key text and a catalyst for action for the huge array of organizations and individuals involved in environmental and developmental issues and the political processes surrounding them.

Contributors include Minister Avoka, Stephen Bass, Craig Bolsavic, Barbara Bramble, Jeb Brugman, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Margaret Brusacso-Mackenzie, Tom Burke, Mark Campanalle, Nitin Desai, Victoria Elias, Al Fry, Pieter van der Gaag, Winston Gereluk, Herbie Girardet, John Gummer, Minu Hematti, Juni Kalaw, Chip Lindner, Frans de Mann, Laurie Michalis, Toby Middleton, Derek Osborn, Deiker Peter, Jagjit Plahe, Nina Rao, Lucian Royer, Andrew Simms

Felix Dodds is the Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future. He has written or co-edited the following books: Negotiating and Implementing MEAs; Human and Environmental Security: An Agenda for Change; How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings; Earth Summit 2002: A New Deal; Multi-stakeholder Process on Governance and Sustainability The Way Forward: Beyond Agenda 21; and Into the Twenty First Century: An Agenda for Political Realignment. He occasionally writes for the BBC Green Room and blogs from film festivals.