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The content of this site was created as part of a British Council project for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 and is kept online as an archive [NEWS
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About us Daily Summit was live from 23 July 2002 - 13 September 2002, covering the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The site is now closed for business, but still offers an informative, provocative guide to what was a chaotic and controversial event.
Site Archive You can browse over 500 entries chronologically or by category in our site archive. Read articles on blogging, population growth, corporate responsibility, development and the people who made the summit what it was Or interviews with Charles Secrett, Executive Director of Friends of the Earth; Shahida Jamil, Pakistani Federal Minister for the Environment; Jane Goodall, primatologist & conservationist; Naomi Klein, author of "No Logo"; Michael Dorsey, Director of the Sierra Club; Tladi John Nlovu, Summit driver and entrepreneur; Matt Thomas, Head of Renewables at npower and Lloyd Anderson, Director of Science at the British Council. And there’s also a few photos and one sound file for you to enjoy.
Site highlights We followed the cut and thrust of the negotiations quite closely and were nearly alone in reporting the confusion surrounding the moment when agreement was finally struck. We also observed the efforts of the UK and US delegations, while tracking Friends of the Earth and their highly successful corporate responsibility campaign. Daily Summit also escaped from the main summit on occasion. Your correspondent popped up at various protests and was there when police fired concussion grenades at an unarmed crowd (read about it here or listen to live sound here). There were some heated debates in our comment columns - on protestors chanting through Colin Powell's speech (read the original post here and comments here), reaction to a letter from Local Agenda 21 practitioner (post and comments) and Robert Mugabe speaking at the Summit (post and comments).
And now? Will Daily Summit return? Who knows? But drop us a line and we’ll keep you in touch…
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Our prizes for the people who made the summit...
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DAMMING DEVELOPMENT
Is sustainability good for you?...
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WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY
The bottom line on corporate responsibility...
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FURNACE OR BONFIRE
Do we live in a Malthusian world?...
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A HUMAN VOICE
The lowdown on the blogging phenomenon...
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charles secrett
Executive Director of Friends of the Earth
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Shahida Jamil
Federal Minister for the Environment, Govt of Pakistan
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Jane Goodall
Primatologist and conservationist
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Naomi Klein
Author of "No Logo"
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Michael Dorsey
Director of the Sierra Club
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Matt Thomas
Head of Renewables, npower
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Tladi John Nlovu
Summit driver and entrepreneur
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Lloyd Anderson
Director of Science, The British Council
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