EARTH SUMMIT

+ FIVE
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 A special session of UN General assembly at new York on the

environment was held in June, 1997 which is also known as Earth

Summit Plus Five.

 A week long special UN General Assembly session was supposed

to find out “How far the committed nations had gone from RIO”.

 Envoys from more than 170 countries participated.

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 It was found that the Planet’s oceans, Forests and atmosphere are still

in trouble , and its population of poor people are still growing.

 Global Warming was still disappointed.

 India – Rich North is not providing enough money and technology to

help the poor south develop in ways least harmful to the

environment.

 Other third world countries sharply attacked western Nations for their

move to reopen contentious matters such as labor standards.

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 Call to create World Environmental Court to solve International

Environmental Disputes.

 In the end the NEWYORK Conference concluded, “ We are deeply

concerned that overall trends are worse today than they were in
1992.”

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RIO+10WORLD SUMMIT ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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  World Summit on Sustainable Development

 Johannesburg, South Africa

 26th Aug – 4th Sept, 2002

 People, Planet and Prosperity

 Links between environment, poverty and development

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Participants :
 Heads of State and Government

 National delegates

 Leaders from non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

 Businesses and other major groups

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 Focus
 Re-examine critical environmental and development issues and formulate innovative,

concrete and realistic proposals for managing them

 Identify accomplishments and areas where further efforts are needed to implement

Agenda 21 and other outcomes of the Rio Summit

 Identify future challenges and opportunities in the pursuit of a sustainable future

 Renew political commitment and support for sustainable development

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JOHANNESBURG DECLARATION
ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 Reaffirm commitment to sustainable development
 Build humane, equitable and caring global society for the need of human dignity
 Future to inherit a world free of indignity and indecency occasioned by poverty,
environmental degradation and patterns of unsustainable development
 Responding positively to produce a practical and visible plan in bringing about poverty
eradication and human development

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 Sustainable Development is built on three interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars -

economic development, social development and environmental protection – which must be

established at local, national, regional and global levels.

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 Plan of Implementation-Outcomes
 Concrete actions & measures at all levels

 Enhance International Co-operations

 Benefit all - women, youth, children & vulnerable groups

 Involve all relevant sectors through partnership

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POVERTY ALLEVIATION
 Halve the proportion of world’s people income with less than 1$ by 2015
 Establish a world solidarity fund
 Develop national programs for sustainable development and local & community development

 Promote women’s equal access to and full participation

 Develop policies to improve indigenous community
 Deliver basic health services

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 Cont…..
 Ensure child education
 Provide access to agricultural resources and techniques
 Build basic rural infrastructure
 Increase food availability and affordability
 Combat desertification & mitigate effects of drought and floods
 Increase access to sanitation

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CHANGING UNSUSTAINABLE PATTERNS
OF CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
 Fundamental changes in the way societies produce & Consume are

indispensable for global sustainable development

 Identify appropriate tools, mechanisms

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PROTECTING & MANAGING THE NATURAL
RESOURCE BASE OF ECONOMIC & SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
 Impact of human activity in ecosystem
 Program of action with financial and technical assistance
 Develop integrated water resource management and water efficiency plan
 Improve water resource management & scientific understanding of water cycle
 Promote effective co-ordination among various International & Intergovernmental bodies
 Promote Sustainable Tourism Development and capacity-building

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  Ensuring the sustainable development of Ocean, seas, islands and coastal areas with
effective co-ordination and cooperation
 Achieve sustainable fishery
 Promote the conservation and management of oceans at all levels
 Advance implementation of Global Programme of Action for the protection of Marine
Environment
 Enhance maritime safety and protection of the marine environment from pollution

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  Improve scientific understanding and assessment of marine and coastal eco-system

 An integrated approach to address vulnerability, risk assessment and disaster management

 Change in Earth’s Climate – Stabilization of Greenhouse gases

 Sustainable agriculture and rural development to increase food production, food security

& safety

 Strengthen the implementation to combat desertification

 Specific protection of vulnerable mountain ecosystems

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 Conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity
 Sustainable forest management of both natural and planted forest at national & global level
 Sustainable mining development through transparency, accountability and capacity-building

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
IN GLOBALIZING WORLD
 Strengthen Trade-related technical assistance, outcomes of
 Promote corporate responsibility and accountability
 Strengthen the capacities of developing countries to encourage public/private initiatives
 Strengthen regional trade and co-operation agreements
 Assistance in digitalization

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HEALTH & SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
 Increase in capacity of health care systems and basic health services
 Promote preservation, development and use of effective traditional medicine
 Develop partnerships to enhance health education
 Promote equitable and improved access to affordable and efficient health services
 Implementing national preventative and treatment strategies

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
 Support availability of adequate, affordable and environmentally sound energy services.

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REGIONAL ADAPTATION OF
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 Sustainable development of Africa – alleviating poverty
 Sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean
 Sustainable development in Asia and Pacific – alleviating poverty
 Sustainable development in West Asia – managing natural resources
 Sustainable development in the Economic Commission for Europe region

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MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION
 Mobilization and effective use of financial resources, mechanisms and institutions

 Efficacy, coherence and consistency of internal macro-economic policy

 Facilitate greater flow of Foreign direct investment

 Reduce unsustainable debt burden

 Concrete actions and implementation of WTO agreements

 Diversify exports in commodity-dependent countries

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CONTD…….
 Enhance trade liberations and infrastructure
 Promote multi-lateral trade agreement and environmental agreements
 Promote, facilitate and finance environmentally sound science & technology
 Support education, public awareness and research
 Public participation in environment and decision making

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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
 Strengthening the Institutional framework for SD at International Level
 Enhance integration of sustainable development goals
 Collaboration within and between International institutions
 Implement the outcomes effectively
 Promote corporate responsibility
 Promote global economic governance

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 Role of General Assembly
 Adopt sustainable development.
 Political direction to implementation

Role of Economic & Social Council

 Organize periodic SD themes.
 Transfer work to Commission on SD.
 Intensify gender mainstreaming.

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 Role & Function of Commission on Sustainable Development
Review & evaluate progress and suggest implementations
Address new challenges and opportunities
Discuss on Themes and partnership promotion
Scientific contribution to SD

Role of International Institutions

Support capacity-building programmes
Encourage partnership initiatives
Develop Information & Communication Technology

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REFERENCE

 United Nations Report of the World Summit on Sustainable development 2002.

https://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/WSSD_POI_PD/English/WSSD_PlanImpl.pdf

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