The World Summit on Sustainable Development: The Johannesburg ConferenceL. Hens, Bhaskar Nath Springer Science & Business Media, 2006 M02 28 - 422 pages The Johannesburg Earth Summit, which took place in the summer of 2002, confirmed the irreversible nature of the process that is founded upon the concept of Sustainable Development initially given form at Rio de Janeiro ten years earlier. This process is to be welcomed, while at the same time recognising the tremendous work that has taken place in converting this concept into a more concrete vision. The Sustainable Development concept relates to every human activity, covering the social, economic and ecological dimensions, which are often in conflict. Consequently, it is most important to include in research programmes some thought of the way people behave. In theory, the general elements of this inclusion are relatively easily defined. However, assessing the effects of one or another decision on all the interactions between the social, economic and ecological dimensions involves significant difficulties. All the more since we have to recognise, in all modesty, that humanity has not always excelled in the art of forward studies. In fact, the Precautionary Principle was introduced partly as a reaction to the sometimes blind confidence in technology and logic (even if it is sometimes invoked in an exaggerated manner). Nevertheless, the duty to act for the sake of present and future generations is pressing. Throughout history mankind has had to adapt and to innovate. Now, at st the beginning of the 21 century the urgent need for such adaptations is obvious. |
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... .........................................................................103 9. What did the WSSD achieve?....................................................................104 9.1. Access and availability........................
... .........................................................................103 9. What did the WSSD achieve?....................................................................104 9.1. Access and availability........................
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... achieve the same aim. Commitment to this individual holistic approach is the first step in trying to prevent Earth becoming uninhabitable for mankind. However, alongside this commitment there is another essential element, namely.
... achieve the same aim. Commitment to this individual holistic approach is the first step in trying to prevent Earth becoming uninhabitable for mankind. However, alongside this commitment there is another essential element, namely.
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... achieved while at the same time reducing environmental pressures in a number of areas, as their most important contribution to SD to date. During the last decade environmental policy and management regimes have been implemented in the ...
... achieved while at the same time reducing environmental pressures in a number of areas, as their most important contribution to SD to date. During the last decade environmental policy and management regimes have been implemented in the ...
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... achieving the Rio goals of sustainable development (SD). It was generally agreed that while Rio's Agenda 21 was a reliable and high-quality document giving guidance for implementing SD, its practical implementation fell far short of ...
... achieving the Rio goals of sustainable development (SD). It was generally agreed that while Rio's Agenda 21 was a reliable and high-quality document giving guidance for implementing SD, its practical implementation fell far short of ...
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... achieve three objectives: con- servation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and equitable sharing of benefits accruing from the utilisation of genetic resources. Since the time of the adoption of the Convention ...
... achieve three objectives: con- servation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and equitable sharing of benefits accruing from the utilisation of genetic resources. Since the time of the adoption of the Convention ...
Contents
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POVERTY REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE | 35 |
References | 53 |
WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 91 |
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 112 |
MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS FOR SUSTAINABLE | 135 |
A NECESSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE | 151 |
F GHINA | 183 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A NEW CHALLENGE | 210 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE | 241 |
SCIENCE RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE | 299 |
GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 318 |
PARTNERSHIPS | 347 |
IS MULTILATERALISM THE FUTURE? SUSTAINABLE | 373 |
List | 395 |
Index | 403 |
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