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Welcome to the Earth Summit In 1972, the United Nations held a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden to share ideas about ways to take better care of the earth. At he Stockholm summit, representatives from more than one hundred countries discussed some of the most important problems facing our planet. Since then, several Earth Summit have been held and much progress has been made. In 2002, the Earth summit was held in Johannesburg in South Africa. One of the main themes of the summit was “sustainable development”, or the question how we can continue developing the world without damaging the environment. In Johannesburg, experts from all over the world spoke about different topics and discussed new ways to solve old problems .most of the speakers talked about the “big three”, the three biggest killers in the world- contaminated drinking water, poor sanitation and air pollution . According to the World Health Organisation, the big three cause more than seven million deaths every year. That is 15%of all the deaths in the world.20%of the people on earth do not have access to clean drinking water. Air pollution alone causes almost three million deaths .most of these deaths happen in rural areas , where people burn wood and coal to cook food and stay warm. Air pollution is also a big problem in very large cities, especially in developing countries. alone 位置不同，意义可能不同。 Many speakers also spoke about poverty,war and violence. If we are to develop the world successfully, we must make sure that everyone is able to take part in the new world we create. All too often, global development means that rich people get richer while the poor get poorer. Among the speakers was China’s then Premier Zhu Rongji, who stressed the need for equality and fairness in the world. Rich countries have a responsibility towards poor countyies and must do whatever they can to help others . Without international cooperation, developing countries cannot prosper,nor will sustainable development be possible. C