The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2002. The summit marks the 10th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit.

The UN General Assembly called for this Summit to reinvigorate, at the highest political level, the global commitment towards the achievement of sustainable development. WSSD provides an opportunity to give fresh impetus to the international sustainable development process, setting out a forward looking agenda to identify areas for further action as well as overcoming obstacles to the implementation of Agenda 21.

The Summit brought together national governments, United Nations agencies, multinational financial institutions, business, local authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and representatives from other major groups.

See www.johannesburgsummit.org for further information.