UNEP is organizing the first Children's World Summit for the Environment in Japan from 26 to 29 July 2005 in conjunction with Expo 2005. The Aichi Prefectural Government, the City of Toyota and the City of Toyohashi will host it.

Children's World Summit for the Environment

The Summit is a follow-up to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Its aim is to discuss how to better involve children in the implementation of the decisions from these summits.

The Children's World Summit for the Environment will bring together 1,000 children, aged between 10 and 14, from over 150 countries, together with their adult chaperones.

The Summit will help to increase children's understanding of environmental issues by letting them share experiences and opinions, give them an opportunity to collectively voice their concerns for the environment and inspire them to initiate and implement community environmental projects.

The application form for the 2005 Summit is available on the UNEP website or visit web http://www.children-summit.jp/eng_g/index.html .