WCED

world commission on environment and development

1. Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development Our Common Future United Nations 1987 U NITED NATIONS Brundtland Commission FREDIN SCARIA MEERA SAHEB

2. The 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment The 1980 World Conservation Strategy of the  International Union for the Conservation of Nature The leaders of our world realized that we needed to create an organization whose sole purpose was to raise awareness of the need for sustainable development During this time period, people in developed countries were starting to become more aware about environmental issues stemming from industrialization and growth ( RACHEL CARSON'S SILENT SPRING) HEIR

3. Developed countries wanted to reduce the environmental impact o f their growth On the other hand, developing countries were becoming discouraged because they were not at and could not reach the higher levels of economic growth that industrialized countries had. Because of this need for growth, developing countries were desperate to use cheap methods with high environmental impact and unethical labour practices in their push to industrialize The United Nations saw a growing need for an organization to address these environmental challenges which were intertwined with economic and social conditions as well OVULATION

4. To rally countries to work and pursue sustainable development together , the UN decided to establish  a Commission In December 1983 , the Secretary General of the United Nations,  Javier Perez de Cuellar , asked the Prime Minister of Norway,  Gro Harlem Brundtland , to create an organization independent of the UN to focus on environmental and developmental problems and solutions ]  This new organization was the Brundtland Commission , or more formally, the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). The Brundtland Commission was first headed by  Gro Harlem Brundtland  as Chairman and Mansour Khalid  as Vice-Chairman BIRTH

5. OBJECTIVE OF (WCED)1987 The brundtland commission is to unite countries to work and pursue sustainable development together.

6. STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES REVIVING GROWTH CHANGING THE QUALITY OF GROWTH MEETING ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEEDS ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE LEVEL OF POPULATION CONSERVING AND ENHANCING THE RESOURCE BASE MERGING ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMICS IN DECISION MAKING

7. " A global agenda for change" - this was what the World Commission on Environment and Development was asked to formulate To propose long-term environmental strategies for achieving sustainable development by the year 2000 and beyond ; To recommend ways concern for greater co-operation among developing countries and between countries at different stages of economical and social development And lead to the achievement of common and mutually supportive objectives that take account of the interrelationships between people, resources, environment, and development

8. To consider ways and means by which the international community can deal more effectively with environment concerns. To help define shared perceptions of long-term environmental issues and the appropriate efforts needed protecting and enhancing the environment. A long term agenda for action during the coming decades, and aspirational goals for the world community.

9. The organization aimed to create a united international community with shared sustainability goals by identifying sustainability problems worldwide, raising awareness about them, and suggesting the implementation of solutions Releasing first volume of   Our Common Future , also known as the  Brundtland Report , in October 1987 , a document which coined, and defined the meaning of the term "Sustainable Development“ The Brundtland Commission officially dissolved in December 1987 EVOLUTION

10. Politicians, civil servants, and environmental experts make up the majority of the commission members The document was the culmination of a “900 day” international-exercise which catalogued, analysed, and synthesised: written submissions and expert testimony from “senior government representatives, scientists and experts, research institutes, industrialists, representatives of non-governmental organizations, and the general public” held at public hearings throughout the world The organization Center for Our Common Future was started in April 1988 to take the place of the Commission “Our Common Future” strongly influenced the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil in 1992 and the third UN Conference on Environment and Development in Johannesburg , South Africa in 2002

11. Part I. Common Concerns A Threatened Future Towards Sustainable Development The Role of the International Economy Part II. Common Challenges Population and Human Resources Food Security: Sustaining the Potential Species and Ecosystems: Resources for Development Energy: Choices for Environment and Development Industry: Producing More With Less Part III. Common Endeavours Managing The Commons Peace, Security, Development, and the Environment Towards Common Action: Proposals For Institutional and Legal Change MET WITH..

12. Part I. Common Concerns A Threatened Future I. Symptoms and Causes II. New Approaches to Environment and Development 2 . Towards Sustainable Development I. The Concept of Sustainable Development II. Equity and the Common Interest III. Strategic Imperatives IV. Conclusion 3 . The Role of the International Economy I. The International Economy, the Environment, and Development II. Decline in the 1980s III. Enabling Sustainable Development IV. A Sustainable World Economy

13. Part II. Common Challenge 4. Population and Human Resources I. The Links with Environment and Development II. The Population Perspective III. A Policy Framework 5. Food Security: Sustaining the Potential I. Achievements II. Signs of Crisis III. The Challenge IV. Strategies for Sustainable Food Security V. Food for the Future 6. Species and Ecosystems: Resources for Development I. The Problem: Character and Extent II. Extinction Patterns and Trends III. Some Causes of Extinction IV. Economic Values at Stake V. New Approach: Anticipate and Prevent VI. International Action for National Species VII. Scope for National Action VIII. The Need for Action

14. 7. Energy: Choices for Environment and Development I. Energy, Economy, and Environment II. Fossil Fuels: The Continuing Dilemma III. Nuclear Energy: Unsolved Problems IV. Wood Fuels: The Vanishing Resource V. Renewable Energy: The Untapped Potential VI. Energy Efficiency: Maintaining the Momentum VII. Energy Conservation Measures VIII. Conclusion 8. Industry: Producing More With Les s I. Industrial Growth and its Impact II. Sustainable Industrial Development in a Global Context III. Strategies for Sustainable Industrial Development 9. The Urban Challenge I. The Growth of Cities II. The Urban Challenge in Developing Countries III. International Cooperation

15. Part III. Common Endeavours 10 . Managing The Commons I. Oceans: The Balance of Life II. Space: A Key to Planetary Management III. Antarctica: Towards Global Cooperation 11 . Peace, Security, Development, and the Environment I. Environmental Stress as a Source of Conflict II. Conflict as a Cause of Unsustainable Development III. Towards Security and Sustainable Development 12. Towards Common Action: Proposals For Institutional and Legal Change I. The Challenge for Institutional and Legal Change II. Proposals for Institutional and Legal Change III. A Call for Action

16. “...the "environment" is where we live; and "development" is what we all do in attempting to improve our lot within that abode. The two are inseparable.“ " Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". The three main pillars of sustainable development include economic growth, environmental protection, and social equality IN SHORT…

17. Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland was the former Prime Minister of Norway(served three terms) Norwegian Social democratic politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health She has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization. She now serves as a Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations She was chosen due to her strong background in the sciences and public health. In 2008 she became the recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture

18. Our Common Future: Brundtland Report OVERVIEW * In 1983, the United Nations Secretary-General invited Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland to chair a World Commission on Environment and Development. Concern about the acute pressure of population growth, modern technology and consumer demand on the planetary fabric had been smoldering away since the 1970s. Now a new generation of environmental worries - global warming, deforestation, species loss, toxic wastes - had begun to capture scientific and popular attention. The world's natural resources were being rapidly depleted, often in the name of development, but the poverty this development was supposed to correct was as widespread as ever. By the time the Brundtland Commission delivered its report on Our Common Future in 1987, population growth was no longer seen as the major threat to the harmony of the planet. Almost all of it was among poorer people. And it was not they who were consuming the Earth's supply of fossil fuels, warming the globe with their carbon emissions, depleting its ozone layer with their CFCs, poisoning soil and water with their chemicals, or wreaking ecological havoc with their oil spills. In fact, their consumption of the world's resources was minute compared to that of the industrialized world. Brundtland declared that poverty in the developing world was less cause than effect of contemporary environmental degradation, the outcome of insensitive technology transfer that pauperized people and natural systems. If all the world's people were to live like North Americans, a planet four times as large would be needed. Only 'sustainable' development could blend the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of air, soil, water and all forms of life - from which, ultimately, planetary stability was inseparable.

19. MATURITY MATRIX: S USTAINABLE EVENT SOLUTIONS (BS 8901 )

20. REFERENCES United Nations Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development UN Documents: Committee on Education of the Conference of NGOs Wikipedia * The Association For Gobal New Thought

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