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September 04, 2002:
NGOs boo Powells speech |
Quashing US Secretary of
State Colin Powells claims that the US was serious about climate change and
sustainable development, NGOs chanted Shame on Bush! and "people and
plants, not big business'. MORE...
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September 02, 2002: More
pains than gains |
Even as Ministers quicken the pace of
negotiations to prepare for the arrival of the heads of state, position of developing
countries weakened considerably to reach consensus. MORE...
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August 31, 2002: DIFFERENCES REMAIN, COMPROMISES IMMINENT FOR DEVELOPING
WORLD |
Halfway through WSSD, it is clear the meeting
will not resolve major North-South differences -- the developing countries may actually
lose ground they gained in Rio. MORE...
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August 31, 2002: WSSD TURNED INTO PARTNERSHIP MARKET |
Instead of discussing fair multilateral rules
for global environmental governance, the US is undermining multilateralism by shifting the
focus to voluntary partnerships. MORE...
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August 12, 2002: 'People should
benefit from natural wealth' |
National and global policies at the World
Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg later this month are not designed
to ensure that benefits from the Northeast regions rich biological and
knowledge resources accrue to local communities, representatives from five North East
states said at a meeting in Guwahati on August 11, 2002, organised by the Centre for
Science and Environment. MORE..
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August 02, 2002: 'Five
battles in Jo'burg, Vajpayee must lead' |
With rich countries unwilling to commit to any
firm targets, the WSSD Summit in Johannesburg later this month is long on promises, but
short on deadlines, WSSD chair and former Indonesian environment minister Emil Salim said
at a public discussion organised by the Centre for Science and Environment in New Delhi on
August 1, 2002.
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July 15, 2002: Who
will the government represent at WSSD? |
It is unlikely that the concerns of the poor and marginalised will
dictate the Indian governments positions at the summit on sustainable development. MORE...
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April 20, 2002: Government
Suffers from Drought of Ideas |
Lack of preparation and civil society
participation could result in India arriving at the World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD) without any concrete proposals. Start doing your homework and involve
experts in formulating the national position, civil society representatives tell
government. MORE...
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March 23, 2002: Need for
government to have concrete agenda at WSSD |
Groups meeting in Vishakapatnam today called on the Indian
government to represent local environment and development concerns better at the World
Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) to be held in Johannesburg, from August 26 to
September 4, 2002. MORE...
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March 11, 2002 |
What induced the Indian Ministry of External
Affairs to issue a statement endorsing a plan that could result in loss of human life, and
have negative economic and ecological repercussions for India?
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Novmber 24, 2001: Unprepared,
yet again! |
Lack of preparation and civil society
participation could result in India arriving at the World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD) without any concrete proposals. Start doing homework now, civil society
groups tell government. MORE... |
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