Please be advised that as of March 31, 2003, this website will no longer be updated.

The Earth Summit 2002 Canadian Secretariat, the federal government body that was created on a temporary basis to manage and coordinate Canada's preparations and participation in the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) disbanded on March 31, 2003.

Environment Canada (EC), the Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA), and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) were the co-leads for Canada in relation to the Summit process.

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The WSSD yielded a Political Declaration, Plan of Implementation, and a number of implementation partnerships and commitments forged among governments, intergovernmental bodies, civil society organizations and the private sector.