2001 GLOBAL CONFERENCE

The Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10
The Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10: Toward the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, took place at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on December 3 through 7, 2001. Convened nearly ten years after the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, the Global Conference assessed the status of oceans and coasts and progress achieved over the last decade, identifying continuing and new challenges, and laying the groundwork for the inclusion of an oceans perspective at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).

The Conference involved over 400 participants from 61 countries, with leading experts from governments, United Nations agencies and other intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.

2001 Global Conference Program 

Outcomes from the 2001 Global Conference

• Concluding Statement by the Conference Co-Chairs 
• Co-Chairs' Report 
• Ministerial Perspectives on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10 
• Reports of the Conference Working Groups 

Conference coverage was provided by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin for the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The IISD summary report is available at http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/sd/ocrio+10/.