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Download Solution PDFWhich commission/summit gave the concept of sustainable development for the first time?
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Download Solution PDFThe concept of sustainable development was introduced on a global scale through the report titled "Our Common Future," published in 1987 by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). This report is commonly known as the Brundtland Report after the chair of the commission, Gro Harlem Brundtland, who was the former Prime Minister of Norway.
Key Points
- The report defined sustainable development as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
- The ideas presented in the Brundtland Report laid the foundation for discussions and initiatives related to sustainable development worldwide.
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