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N°27
January
2003


La Lettre de l'ISTEDLa Lettre de l'Institut des Sciences et des Techniques de l'Equipement et de l'Environnement pour le Développement.

Editorial

Access to essential goods
A new approach to public development aid

 

In the past two years, international debate on public development aid has received fresh impetus from the Secretary General of the United Nations, Koffi Annan, in his "Millennium Report" The text focuses mainly on global public goods and the financial resources required to make them sustainable and provide access for the greatest number, particularly the poorest.

This issue of the Lettre de l'Isted aims to contribute to the debate by targeting the approach at access to essential goods, consisting in networked services (such as water, transport, energy and hygiene) and access to land and housing. It reports on a number of French initiatives including preparation by a think tank coordinated by Claude Martinand, of a "Declaration on Guaranteed Access to Essential Services" (World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg ), activities relating to the water sector conducted at the French-speaking pavilion of the "Water Dome", activities in the run-up to the World Water Forum in Kyoto, or those of the "Cities Alliance" initiative in which Isted is actively involved.

This new approach to development through access to essential goods and services requires Isted to adapt and reorient its strategic policies, by becoming a permanent partner of donors and the European Union, on the one hand, and by building up ties with local authorities and particularly French regional authorities, on the other hand.

Jean Smagghe, who was President of Isted for six years, has successfully conducted important changes as regards better integration of public-private partnership and expertise, and the geographic opening of all developing, emerging and transition countries to the outside world.

Upon succeeding him, and at a time when Isted is preparing to celebrate its 21st anniversary, I am determined to tackle these challenges and, on behalf of all the members, I wish to extend our warmest thanks to Jean Smagghe for his activities and the results achieved.


Jean-Didier Blanchet,

President of Isted 

Contents

  • Access to essential goods - A new approach to public development aid

  • Feature: Guaranteed access to essential services. Access to essential services represents one of the basic foundations for a decent life and respect for the environment. However, this situation is not yet a reality for all user-consumers. That is why French public and private actors are mobilizing as shown by the initiatives described in this issue : the "Declaration on Guaranteed Access to Essential Services" for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg mobilization for the Kyoto forum and the Cities Alliance programme.

  • Information Update : News-Events-Training sessions-Publications 

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