Quest 2: News from the Summit

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School: The World Summit on Sustainable Development

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Quest 2: News from the Summit

Consider this:

"New York, 13 August— If current patterns of development continue, nearly half of the world's people will suffer from water shortages within the next 25 years, the use of fossil fuels, along with greenhouse gas emissions, will grow, and the world's forests will continue to disappear, according to a new United Nations report issued today by the Secretariat for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development."

Reporters click here to submit articles on the Summit.

Tasks for this Quest (#reports)

1	Background information: Critical Trends (2)
2	News from the Summit (31)

Students/Reporters registered for this Quest • Pippa H. • jamie h. • Robyn L. • iNet News M. • Mandy P. • Anna T.

Quest Author: iNet News Manager • Location: Johannesburg, South Africa • Begin Date: 8/20/2002 • End Date: 9/5/2002