[ecofem] Earth Summit 2002 debate invite

[Jasmin Enayati]

---- please circulate widely - with apologies for duplication --- Join the Earth Summit 2002 online debate at www.lifeonline.org/debate Your chance to speak out on 'What Earth Summit 2002 should be trying to achieve?' Key writers and thinkers on sustainable development will start the debate. Everyone is encouraged to join in. Ten years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, the world's nations will gather again in Johannesburg next September to review progress and plan for the future. Preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 are well under way, emphasising a transparent and participatory approach. This electronic forum hopes to initiate a focused and constructive public discussion on some of the priority issues. We invite people to share their ideas, knowledge and diverse perspectives. The results of the debate will be taken forward to inform the next preparatory meeting for Rio+10 / Earth Summit 2002. WHEN: Throughout September 2001. QUESTIONS: Week 1 (3 - 9 September) How can cities be made part of a sustainable future? What are the key barriers, good models, roles and responsibilities involved in improving 21st century urban life? How should Earth Summit 2002 address this issue? Week 2 (10 - 16 September) How can marginalized people participate effectively in today�s globalised world? What are the roles and responsibilities of key actors? What obstacles and processes should be addressed at Earth Summit 2002 to tackle this issue? Week 3 (17 - 23 September) HIV/AIDS is a great threat to sustainable development; how can multi-sectoral responses be developed to influence government policies and pharmaceutical companies on this issue? How can Earth Summit 2002 tackle the wider question of equitable health care? Week 4 (24 � 30 September) How can multi-national companies be influenced to adopt corporate citizenship and accountability for sustainable development? Who are the key actors and what are the main barriers? What strategies could Earth Summit 2002 develop to address this issue? If those questions trouble you, please join us to discuss them. HOW: To subscribe to the debate, visit www.lifeonline.org/debate and click the 'Join the Debate' link on the web page to register. You can then contribute to the debate and receive the moderated debate messages by email or just follow the debate on the web. The debate will be moderated by UNED Forum with support from Lifeonline partners TVE, One World and PANOS. OUTCOME: We will produce weekly summaries and a final report of the discussions, analysing the results and different viewpoints and recommendations. The report will be widely disseminated to policy-makers and all other interested stakeholders engaged in the 2nd PrepCom of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (New York, January 2002) and be made available online. ---------------------- More information is available at www.lifeonline.org ---------------------- Join us throughout September for a lively discussion. Visit www.lifeonline.org/debate --------------------- Please circulate this invitation to your networks, colleagues and friends as you see fit. ---------------------- Questions? E-mail the moderator Jasmin Enayati, UNED Forum at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jasmin Enayati Project Co-ordinator UNED Forum [an international multi-stakeholder forum for sustainable development] 3 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EL, UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7839 7171 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7930 5893 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web www.unedforum.org and www.earthsummit2002.org September 03-30: Join the Earth Summit 2002 online debate at www.lifeonline.org/debate