本文讨论了2002年联合国可持续发展问题世界首脑会议（WSSD）和2002年斯德哥尔摩水资源研讨会。在10年前在巴西里约热内卢举行的联合国环境与发展会议上商定的《21世纪议程》国际发展目标的基础上，世界可持续发展首脑会议见证了来自近200个国家的9000名代表在一项全球宣言和实施计划上找到了共同点，该宣言和实施计划旨在确保地球上最贫困人口的经济和社区发展所必需的资源，以确保长期可持续发展- 长期生态系统生存能力。

This article discusses the 2002 United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Develop (WSSD) and the 2002 Stockholm Water Symposium. Building on the "Agenda 21" international development objectives agreed on 10 years ago at the UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the WSSD saw 9,000 delegates from almost 200 nations find common ground on a global declaration and implementation plan for securing resources essential for economic and community development among the poorest people on the planet in a manner that ensures long-term ecosystem viability.