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The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002: Reports from the Scottish Civic Delegation
INTRODUCTION
The World Summit on Sustainable Development took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002. It brought together tens of thousands of participants, including heads of State and Government, national delegates and leaders from non-governmental organisations (NGOs), businesses and other major groups to focus the world's attention on actions to achieve sustainable development.
The First Minister, Jack McConnell, attended to represent Scotland within the UK Delegation and to reaffirm the Scottish Executive's commitment to sustainable development both at home and internationally. The Executive also supported the attendance of a Scottish Civic Delegation to make sure that the views of Scottish society were heard and that Scotland's participation would bring real benefits at home.
The Delegation was drawn from Scottish environmental NGOs, local authorities, children, social justice NGOs, business and bodies involved in overseas development. The delegates were chosen to achieve a balance of established leaders and fresh faces with particular commitment and dynamism.
The members of the Scottish Civic Delegation were:
Stephanie Wiseman, Scottish Earth Champion from Lunnasting Primary School in Shetland
Ian Russell, Group Chief Executive of ScottishPower
Kevin Dunion, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland
Belinda Miller, Local Agenda 21 Co-ordinator at Aberdeen City Council
Dr Donald Bruce, Director of Society, Religion and Technology Project of the Church of Scotland
Damian Killeen, Director of the Poverty Alliance
Delegates were free to attend the events at the Summit that were most relevant to their interests and were asked to report back the lessons of the Summit to their own particular sector.
This document contains the reports of the Scottish Civic Delegates, their impressions of the World Summit and their thoughts on what needs to be done in each of their sectors to progress sustainable development in Scotland.
More information on the World Summit on Sustainable Development, including the official report and a summary of the outcomes, can be found on the internet at
www.johannesburgsummit.org
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