The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was a ten-year follow up of the UN Conference on Environment and Development, and also built on the outcomes of milestone conferences, such as the Millennium Summit or the G8 Summit in Kananskis, that have occurred along the way in past years.

The WSSD was the impetus for the Youth Agenda 2002 project, and allowed the Youth Summit Team, as well as many other youth in Canada to effectively contribute to the entire process of the Summit, including the follow-up.

Here you will find an outline of youth involvement in the WSSD, an overview of the Rio and Johannesburg Summits, archives of daily coverage from Johannesburg, as well as information about other key conferences that led up to the WSSD.