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The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WWSD)
source: from Chapter 2 Network, Idasa.
2002-08-22

Useful contacts and sites: Issue Caucus contacts: Health: Fryene Mathijs, 011-403 4647, 082 492 1398 or Karuna Singh/Kevin Lancaster, 614 6855, 624 2500 karuna@witsmhsco.za pphcdir@wn.apc.org Major Group contacts: Women: Marjorie Jobson (policy), 012-460 7390, 082 268 0223. For organizational issues contact Thandi Marah (Mancom), 011-8005858, 082-5611249, thandi.marah@eskom.co.za Youth: Innocent Nojiyeza, 031-309 5357; sayckzn@lantic.net Sipho Masuku, 011-482 2511 or Khulu Mbongo (Mancom) 011-4822511 khulu@nedlac.org.za NGOs: Glenn Farred, 011-403 7746, glenn@sangoco.org.za Labour: Nape Ntshabeleng, Josephelda Nhlapo-Hlophe, 011-339 4911, nape@cosatu.org.za Disabled: Fadila Lagardien, 082 786 4669, fadila@bizztaxi.com Civics: Siphiwe Thusi, 011-838 0303, 083 431 5916, mlungisi.hlongwane@wbsmobile.co.za Indigenous: Cecil Le Fleur, 027 9593270, 083-2345501, lefleur@trusc.co.za Useful Sites: Worldwatch Institute Johannesburg Summit Policy Briefs: http://www.worldwatch.org/worldsummit/briefs/ U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development website: www.johannesburgsummit.org The Danish '92 Group: http://www.rio10.dk/ Earth Summit for All: http://earthsummit.open.ac.uk Tree of Life campaign: www.earthsecure.org UN Summit Secretariat listserver: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csdlistserver.htm International Institute for Sustainable Development's 2002Summit list: http://iisd.ca/enb/2002summit-l.asp Danish 92's WSSD newsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rio10/ International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): http://www.iisd.org/ Heinrich Boell's WSSD newsletter: http://www.worldsummit2002.org/ Stakeholder Forum's EarthSummit2002 list: http://lists.healthdev.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?join=earthsummit2002 For more information and updates on the Secretariat and overall preparations for the Global Forum, visit: www.worldsummit.org.za The British Council announced that the Daily Summit has gone live at www.dailysummit.net. The Website provides news and views live from the Summit and offers opportunities for debate, discussion and interaction with an international audience. A website has been launched to carry all the news - including news of prominent speakers as they are secured - of two events on Science and Sustainability, organised by the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in collaboration with international and national partners from the science and technology community. www.scienceforum.co.za

Useful contacts and sites: 

Issue Caucus contacts:
Health: Fryene Mathijs, 011-403 4647, 082 492 1398 or Karuna Singh/Kevin Lancaster, 614 6855, 624 2500 karuna@witsmhsco.za  pphcdir@wn.apc.org  

Major Group contacts:

Women: Marjorie Jobson (policy), 012-460 7390, 082 268 0223. For organizational issues contact Thandi Marah (Mancom), 011-8005858, 082-5611249, thandi.marah@eskom.co.za 

Youth: Innocent Nojiyeza, 031-309 5357; sayckzn@lantic.net Sipho Masuku, 011-482 2511 or Khulu Mbongo (Mancom) 011-4822511 khulu@nedlac.org.za  

NGOs: Glenn Farred, 011-403 7746, glenn@sangoco.org.za  

Labour: Nape Ntshabeleng, Josephelda Nhlapo-Hlophe, 011-339 4911, nape@cosatu.org.za  

Disabled: Fadila Lagardien, 082 786 4669, fadila@bizztaxi.com  

Civics: Siphiwe Thusi, 011-838 0303, 083 431 5916, mlungisi.hlongwane@wbsmobile.co.za  

Indigenous: Cecil Le Fleur, 027 9593270, 083-2345501, lefleur@trusc.co.za  

Useful Sites: 

Worldwatch Institute Johannesburg Summit Policy Briefs: http://www.worldwatch.org/worldsummit/briefs/  
U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development website: www.johannesburgsummit.org  
The Danish '92 Group: http://www.rio10.dk/  
Earth Summit for All: http://earthsummit.open.ac.uk  
Tree of Life campaign: www.earthsecure.org  
UN Summit Secretariat listserver: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csdlistserver.htm 
International Institute for Sustainable Development's 2002Summit list: http://iisd.ca/enb/2002summit-l.asp 
Danish 92's WSSD newsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rio10/ 
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): http://www.iisd.org/  
Heinrich Boell's WSSD newsletter: http://www.worldsummit2002.org/  
Stakeholder Forum's EarthSummit2002 list: http://lists.healthdev.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?join=earthsummit2002 
For more information and updates on the Secretariat and overall preparations for the Global Forum, visit: www.worldsummit.org.za  

The British Council announced that the Daily Summit has gone live at www.dailysummit.net.  The Website provides news and views live from the Summit and offers opportunities for debate, discussion and interaction with an international audience. 

A website has been launched to carry all the news - including news of prominent speakers as they are secured - of two events on Science and Sustainability, organised by the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and
Technology in collaboration with international and national partners from the science and technology community. www.scienceforum.co.za 

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