Regional Preparations - North America & Europe

The US, Canadian, and European Governments have held several joint meetings to prepare for WSSD over the past six months. Most have been open to NGO participation, although a few, such as the Eminent Persons Roundtable, were invitation only. Listed below are the major contributions and outcomes for the various meetings.

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• ECE Regional Ministerial Meeting, Geneva, Sept. 21-22
• Chairman's Summary (PDF)
• Final Ministerial Statement (PDF)
• ECE Regional Assessment Report (English PDF) (Russian PDF)
• "Governance as a Foundation for Sustainable Development" - US Gov. Statement by Under Sec. of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky
• NGO Joint Statement (PDF, via ANPED)
• NGO Speech by Allen Asher, Consumers Intl. (PDF, via ANPED)
• NGO Reactions:
  • Friends of the Earth Intl: Still Stuck at Rio?
• Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Europe and North America "Eminent Persons" Roundtable, Sept. 3-4
  • Official Site
  • Report by IISD
• ECE Regional Consultative Meeting, July 12-13
  • Meeting agenda (PDF)
  • NGO Joint Statement
  • Statement by US Government (PDF)
  • Addressing the Constraints to Implementing Agenda 21 (CitNet paper presented at ECE regional meeting)
• European Rio+10 Coalition, 2nd conference, May 10-11
• NGOs Accredited to Attend ECE Prep Meetings for WSSD (93 NGOs, includes both civil society organizations and industry associations, 10 NGOs from the USA)
• ECE Regional Preparations Overview (official site)