We recognise the need, as acknowledged in the World Summit on Sustainable Development
(WSSD) Plan of Implementation, to support the development of cleaner, sustainable and more
efficient technologies. Co-operative scientific research on transformational technologies offers
potential to improve public health by cutting pollution and reduce greenhouse emissions to address
the challenge of global climate change. Our countries must optimise the use of natural resources
including through recycling.
We will focus our efforts on three areas that present great opportunities for progress: co-ordination
of global observation strategies; cleaner, sustainable and more efficient energy use; agricultural
sustainability, productivity and biodiversity conservation.