Forum on Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

South Africa and the European Commission hosted two days at the Forum on Science, Technology and Sustainable Development.

2 and 3 September 2002 were devoted to this event. Following the opening by Dr Ben Ngubane, South African Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, several sessions took place on Monday, 2 September:

• Science and Technology in Sustainable Development
• The Fresh Water Challenge
• Global Monitoring for Sustainable Development: An Initiative from Europe
• Combating Poverty-related Diseases: a European and Developing Countries Partnership
• The Future of Industry in a Changing World
• Energy for Sustainable Development

The topic, Capacity Building and Partnerships, was covered on Tuesday, 3 September, and was followed by conclusions and networking and the Ministerial Session.

Read the "Ubuntu Declaration on Education and Science and Technology for Sustainable Development"

Also see the International Council for Science "Report on the Scientific and Technology Community to the World Summit on Sustainable Development"

Members of the official delegation of the Scientific and Technological Community to the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Most of the persons shown were also speakers at the ICSU/World Federation of Engineering Organisations/Third World Academy of Sciences events during the Summit's Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation. From left to right: Dr. L. Goldfarb, ICSU Science Officer for the Environment and Sustainable Development; Mr.L. Bialy, ICSU Consultant; Prof. Y. Quéré, Co-Chair, InterAcademy Panel International Affairs (IAP); Prof. J. Medem, Chair, WFEO; Dato Y. Lee, Chair Elect, WFEO; Prof. H. Yoshikawa, Chair, ICSU; Prof. Th. Rosswall, ICSU Executive Director; Dr. G. Glaser, ICSU Senior Consultant, Science for Sustainable Development; Prof. M. Hassan, TWAS Executive Director; Mr. D. Malpede, TWAS Consultant