Initiative on Science & Technology for Sustainability: Background Documents for the Synthesis Workshop on S&T for Sustainable Development

Background Documents
for the

Synthesis Workshop on Science and Technology
for Sustainable Development

Mexico City, Mexico
20-23 May 2002

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This page consolidates meeting and committee reports produced over the last two years upon which we will draw for our discussions at the Mexico City Workshop. Copies of each listed document will be posted to this site as they become available for downloading by participants. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files.

Documents marked with a ‘star’ (*) are the most important to read before the meeting.

A CD disk containing copies of all listed documents will be distributed to each participant at the workshop. We do not plan to distribute printed copies of these documents. Participants who have difficulty downloading individual documents should contact Mary Anne Baumgartner of the workshop secretariat for assistance (Tel. 1-617-496-7466; Fax. 1-617-495-8963; email maryanne_baumgartner@harvard.edu).

I. From the Mexico City Workshop Organizing Committee

* "DRAFT Summary of Findings from Consultations within the ISTS/ICSU/TWAS/IAP Initiatives on Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, from June 2000 - May 2002." Draft of 31 May 2002. This background document is not for quotation or citation, but will be replaced by a revised and citable document. [Download PDF document or corresponding PowerPoint presentation by William Clark]

* Agenda [Download PDF document]

Workshop participant list (updated 3 June 2002) [Download PDF document]

Letter of 9 May 2002 with workshop logistics (addresses, travel arrangements, etc.) [Download PDF document]

II. From the International Council for Science

* International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). 2002. "Role and Contributions of the Scientific and Technological Community (S&TC) to Sustainable Development." Secretary-General's Note for the Multi-Stake Holder Dialogue Segment of the Second Preparatory Committee. Addendum No. 8: Dialogue Paper by Scientific and Technological Communities. United Nations Economic and Social Council E/CN.17/2002/PC.2/6.Add.8. Advance Copy, 28 January 2002. [Download PDF document] [Read relevant commentary]

International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). 2002. "Science and Technology as a Foundation for Sustainable Development: Summary by the Scientific and Technological Community for the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Segment of the WSSD PrepCom IV Meeting." Prepared in consultation with the InterAcademy Panel (IAP), the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the International Social Sciences Council (ISSC). Draft of 23 April 2002. [Download PDF document]

International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). 2002. "Science as a Foundation for Sustainable Development." Summary report from a meeting held at ICSU, Paris (4-6 February 2002). [Report forthcoming from IHDP]

III. From the Regional Workshops of the Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability

* Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability (ISTS). 2002. "Summary Insights and Perspectives from the Regional Workshops of the Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability" (Ver. 3.0, April 2002). Prepared by the Regional Workshop Chairs. Edited by Robert W. Corell and Noelle Eckley. [Download PDF document]

ISTS. 2001. "Abuja Regional Workshop on Sustainability Science, Workshop statement by Akin Mabogunje." Abuja, Nigeria (13-15 November 2001). [Download PDF document or view additional workshop documents]

ISTS. 2002. "Chiang Mai Regional Workshop on Sustainability Science: Knowledge, Technology and Institutions for Sustainability Transitions in Asia." Chiang Mai, Thailand (4-6 February 2002). [Download PDF document]

ISTS. 2002. "Bonn Regional Workshop on European Science for Sustainability: Achievements and Challenges." Walberberg (Bonn), Germany (27 February - 1 March 2002). Final version of 29 April 2002. [Download PDF document]

ISTS. 2002. "Santiago Regional Workshop on Sustainability Science: Science and Technology for Sustainable Development: Summary of Discussions and Conclusions." Santiago, Chile (5-7 March 2002). Final version of 13 May 2002. [Download PDF document in English or Spanish]

ISTS. 2002. "Ottawa Regional Workshop on Science and Technology for Sustainability: North American Challenges and Lessons." Ottawa, Canada (25-26 March 2002). [Download PDF document]

IV. From the joint workshops on Institutions for Harnessing Science and Technology for Sustainability

Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). 2002. "Trieste Workshop on Science, Technology and Sustainability: Harnessing Institutional Synergies." Trieste, Italy (6-9 February 2002). Organized by the Third World Academy of Sciences and the Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability. Draft of 22 February 2002. [Download PDF document]

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. 2002. "Cambridge Workshop on Mobilizing Science and Technology for Sustainable Development." Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (10-12 April 2002). Organized by the Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability, the International Council for Science, and the Third World Academy of Sciences. Final version of 21 May 2002. [Download PDF document]

V. Earlier foundation documents

* InterAcademy Panel on International Issues. 2000. Transition to Sustainability in the 21st Century. Report from the Conference of the World's Scientific Academies. Tokyo, Japan (15-18 May 2000). [Visit conference web site]

* Friibergh Workshop on Sustainability Science. 2000. Summary report published as Robert Kates et al. 2001. "Sustainability science." Science 292: 641-2. [Download longer version with full citations]

VI. Additional background material, including that submitted by workshop participants

Forum on Science and Technology for Sustainability. http://sustainabilityscience.org.

Gilberto Gallopín. "Science and Technology, Sustainability and Sustainable Development." (30 December 2001) [Download PDF document]

Morihiro Kurushima. "Methods for Technology Transfer on Climate Change." Background paper submitted 15 May 2002 for the Synthesis Workshop on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development. Mexico City, Mexico (20-23 May 2002). [Download PDF document]

Yee Cheong Lee. "The Academy of Sciences Malaysia as a Role Model for Scientific, Engineering and Technology (S.E.T) Academies in Developing Countries." Kuala Lumpur (1 May 2002). [Download PDF document]

Yee Cheong Lee. "World Summit for Sustainable Development and the International Scientific and Technological Community." Background Paper for the Science Council of Asia Conference. Kuala Lumpur (14 May 2002). [Download PDF document]

Judi Wangalwa Wakhungu. "U.S. S&T Policies from the Vantage Point of the Developing World." Talk given at the 27^th Annual AAAS Colloquium on Science and Technology Policy, Science and Technology in a Vulnerable World: Rethinking Our Roles. Washington, D.C., United States (11-12 April 2002). [Download PDF document]