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The World Summit on Sustainable Development: The Plain Language Version of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementationby Jan Mcharry Et Al
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg brought together thousands of delegates who mapped out the future of the global sustainable development agenda. The resulting dense 54-page technical document, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, identifies priorities in the implementation of Agenda 21 and other international agreements as well as commitments that will take these priorities forward.Following on from the highly acclaimed The Earth Summit's Agenda for Change: A Plain Language Version of Agenda 21 and the Other Rio Agreements (Centre for our Common Future, 1992), this new plain language version provides an invaluable reference to the outcomes of the WSSD. It is a must have for practitioners from civil society, government and business wishing to participate in decision-making and action towards sustainable development. Book News Annotation:The World Summit on Sustainable Development, which took place in
Johannesburg, South Africa in late 2002, resulted in the 54-page
negotiated Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI), which outlined
time-bound, socio-economic and environmental targets for sustainable
development. Strachan (Commonwealth Secretariat on sustainable
development policy and negotiations), Ayre (UK Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), McHarry (an independent
consultant on sustainable development), and Callway (Local Government
International Bureau) present a practical guide to understanding JPOI
on poverty eradication, patterns of consumption and production, the
natural resource base of development, health, development in small
island states, development in Africa, other regional initiatives,
means of implementation, and institutional frameworks.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in 2002 brought together thousands of delegates who mapped out the future of the global sustainable development agenda. The resulting technical document, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI), identifies priorities in the implementation of Agenda 21 and other international agreements and commitments that will take these priorities forward. This plain language version provides an invaluable reference to the outcomes of the WSSD by explaining the JPOI clearly for the lay person and expert alike.
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