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Sustainable development
1.
2. Definition
The World Commission on Environment and
Development in its report to United Nations in
1987 defined sustainable development as
meeting the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generation
to meet their own needs.
3. Key Aspect For Sustainable
Development
Inter-generational Equity:
Emphasizes to hand over a safe, healthy &
resourceful environment to our future
generations.
Stop over exploitation of resources.
Reduce waste discharge.
Noxious emissions.
Maintain ecological balance.
4. Intra-generational Equity:
Emphasizes that technologies should address the
problems of the developing countries in producing
drought tolerant varieties for uncertain climates,
vaccines for infectious diseases, clean fuels for domestic
and industrial use.
Helps in economic growth of poor countries and
minimize wealth gap between nations.
5. Strategies For Sustainable
Development
Pollution Prevention- at least no more addition to waste
streams.
Design For Environment- designing keeping environment
in mind.
Adopting Green Chemistry- designing environmentally
conscious chemical methods and products.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Approach.
6. Preventive Environmental Management (PEM):
Elimination of pollutants at source.
Treatment of waste in a safe manner.
Disposal in a safe manner.
Promoting Environmental Awareness.
Utilizing resources as per carrying capacity of the
environment.
7. Government Efforts To Attain
Sustainability
Agenda 21: a blue print for the purpose.
European Union in 1992 adopted its Vth Environmental
Action Programme called Towards Sustainability.
In 1999, The Amsterdam Treaty was one of the main
programmes of the European Union.
In June 2001, the Gothenburg European Council adopted
the Commission’s Sustainable development Strategy.
The Johannesburg Earth Summit (2002) revived
progress made on global sustainable development since the
Rio Summit.