Citation
Leal Filho, W. (2006), "Editorial", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 7 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2006.24907aaa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Editorial
Welcome to another issue of IJSHE. In this issue readers will find a set of papers dealing with sustainability issues in universities in different parts of the world. A special element in this issue is the paper describing the results of the ACES project, funded by the European Union and involving European and Latin American countries.
A further issue of interest to readers is that, by the time this issue of IJSHE reaches you, the sixth edition of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit – DSDS 2006, which incorporates the World Sustainable Development Forum (New Delhi, India, 2-5 February 2006) will be held.
As stated by R.K. Pachauri, one of the organisers, energy was not identified and specified as an millennium development goal (MDG) during the Johannesburg Summit. Yet the provision of energy is critical to meeting all the MDGs. The challenge of providing energy to over two billion people in the world, who have no access to modern forms of energy supply is daunting. With oil prices around 60 dollars per barrel, and with little prospect of a decline, this challenge assumes larger dimensions. At the same time, the problem of climate change, on which the scientific evidence is now overwhelming, now receives widespread attention among policy-makers, such as in the Gleneagles Summit of the G-8 leaders in July 2005. Similarly, problems with water and sanitation, which have energy implications and are essential for health and human welfare, are reaching crisis proportions in some parts of the world. Energy, climate change, and the challenge of providing safe drinking water and proper sanitation facilities are issues linking all the MDGs accepted by the global community.
As with every year since 2001, the summit will seek to provide a forum for the exchange of idea and find ways to overcome the many socio-economic and environmental barriers to worldwide sustainable development. The deliberations of DSDS 2006 will culminate in a “Delhi Declaration on Sustainable Development”, which will be tabled at major international forums.
The Delhi efforts now need to be complemented by the active collaboration of everyone in the quest for progress with equity across the world as a whole. Enjoy your reading!.
Walter Leal Filho