More On Promises, Less On Delivery.

(From Financial Express)

It was ambitious by all accounts. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, which ended on September 4, was attended by 195 countries. 104 of them were represented by their heads of state. It was 10 years in the preparation. Little wonder it culminated with the adoption of a lofty plan to improve the lives of people without compromising the environment. The summit also witnessed the launch of Type II Partnership Initiatives between governments, corporates and civil society. Never mind that binding commitments on time frames and targets continued to be elusive. Summit in session Says summit secretary general Nitin Desai, "One of the major …