Highlights agreed on at the Summit
United Nations
The following is a list of some of the agreements reached and initiatives
announced during the Johannesburg Summit. This list is not exhaustive,
but reflects some key highlights of the Summit process. The commitments
shown are those agreed in the Implementation Plan adopted by Governments at the
close of the Summit.
Water & Sanitation Commitments
· Commitment to halve the proportion of people without access to
sanitation by 2015; this matches the goal of halving the proportion of
people without access to safe drinking water by 2015.
Initiatives
· The United States announced $970 million in investments over the next
three years on water and sanitation projects.
· The European Union announced the "Water for Life" initiative
that seeks
to engage partners to meet goals for water and sanitation, primarily in
Africa and Central Asia. The Asia Development Bank provided a $5 million
grant to UN Habitat and $500 million in fast-track credit for the Water for
Asian Cities Programme.
· The UN has received 21 other water and sanitation initiatives with at
least $20 million in extra resources.
Energy Commitments
· Commitment to increase access to modern energy services increase energy
efficiency and to increase the use of renewable energy
· To phase out, where appropriate, energy subsidies.
· To support the NEPAD objective of ensuring access to energy for at least
35% of the African population within 20 years.
Initiatives
· The nine major electricity companies of the E7 signed a range of
agreements with the UN to facilitate technical cooperation for sustainable
energy projects in developing countries.
· The European Union announced a $700 million partnership initiative on
energy and the United States announced that it would invest up to $43
million in 2003.
· The South African energy utility Eskom announced a partnership to extend
modern energy services to neighboring countries.
· The UN has received 32 partnership submissions for energy project with
at least
$26 million in resources.
Health Commitments
· Commitment that by 2020, chemicals should be used and produced in ways
that do not harm human health and the environment.
· To enhance cooperation to reduce air pollution.
· To improve developing countries' access to environmentally sound
alternatives to ozone depleting chemicals by 2010.
Initiatives
· United States announced commitment to spend $2.3 billion through 2003 on
health, some of which was earmarked earlier for the Global Fund.
· The UN has received 16 partnership submissions for health projects with
$3 million in resources.
Agriculture Commitments
· The GEF will consider inclusion of the Convention to Combat
Desertification as a focal area for funding.
· In Africa, development of food security strategies by 2005.
Initiatives
· The United States will invest $90 million in 2003 for sustainable
agriculture programmes.
· The UN has received 17 partnership submissions with at least $2 million
in additional resources.
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management Commitments
· Commitment to reduce biodiversity loss by 2010.
· Commitment to reverse the current trend in natural resource degradation.
· Commitment to restore fisheries to their maximum sustainable yields by
2015.
· Commitment to establish a representative network of marine protected
areas by 2012.
· Commitment to improve developing countries' access to
environmentally-sound alternatives to ozone depleting chemicals by 2010.
· Undertake initiatives by 2004 to implement the Global Programme of
Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land Based
Sources of Pollution.
Initiatives
· The UN has received 32 partnership initiatives with $100 million in
resources.
· The United States has announced $53 million for forests in 2002-2005.
Cross-Cutting Issues Commitments
· Recognition that opening up access to markets is a key to development
for many countries.
· Support the phase out of all forms of export subsidies.
· Commitment to establish a 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable
consumption and production.
· Commitment to actively promote corporate responsibility and
accountability.
· Commitments to develop and strengthen a range of activities to improve
natural disaster preparedness and response.
Initiative
· Agreement to the replenishment of the Global Environment Facility-
$2.9 billion.
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