DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2002
International Relations and Conferences

European Floods

>UNESCO Website on Floods in Europe
• Details of damgaes to libraries and archives
• Sections on Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary

Russia-US Arms Control Treaty

Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty
• Treaty between the United States and Russia on reducing offensive nuclear weapons
• Signed by Vladimir Putin and George Bush on March 24, 2002

World Summit on Sustainable Development

Background
• Sponsored by United Nations and held in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 26-September 4, 2002
• Considered a successor to the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 and Kyoto Conference
World Summit on Sustainable Development
• Text of speeches in English as well as video
• Background documents, agendas, resolutions
• Online exhibits of sustainable development projects
Agenda 21
• English text of key document from the United Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio, 1992
• Includes recommendations on atmostpheric protection and reforestration
Pace Energy Project
• Debates the various issues of global warming
• Links to global warming web sites
• Key governmental and non-governmental documents
• Includes Rio Declaration and Agenda 21
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Text of the Kyoto Protocol and Marakesh Agreements
• Rio Convention Newsletter for the Sustainable Development Summit

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