at:
http://www.lifeonline.org/debate

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 Sus-
tainable Development 2002 are well under way, emphasising a transpar-
ent and participatory approach. This electronic forum hopes to initi-
ate a focused and constructive public discussion on some of the pri-
ority 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.

The first week of the debate on sustainable cities had more than 560
subscribers from 77 countries, representing many different stake-
holder groups (academics, architects, artists, businesspeople, faith
communities, governments, NGOs, Indigenous Peoples, local authori-
ties, media, scientists, students, UN officials, urban planner,
women's groups and individuals).

QUESTIONS:

Week 3 (17 - 21 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 - 28 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 mes-
sages 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 discus-
sions, analysing the results and different viewpoints and recommenda-
tions. 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.

Join us throughout September for a lively discussion. Visit:
http://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
mailto:[email protected]

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Jasmin Enayati
Project Co-ordinator
UNED Forum
[an international multi-stakeholder forum for sustainable develop-
ment]
3 Whitehall Court
London SW1A 2EL, UK
Tel: +44-20-7839-7171
Fax: +44-20-7930-5893
mailto:[email protected]
http://www.unedforum.org
and
http://www.earthsummit2002.org

September 03-30:
Join the Earth Summit 2002 online debate at:
http://www.lifeonline.org/debate