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World Sustainable Development Timeline
SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTTIMELINEThe initial concept of Sustainable Development was introduced in 1972 and was well embraced as a vision recognizing the interconnectedness of social, economic, and environmental issues. What is more, as defined by the World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987, it is also Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It embraces two key notions: The concept of needs, in particular those of the World s poor, to which overriding priority should be given. The idea of limits to the environment s ability to meet present and future the ever-present challenge of poverty reduction continues to loom large, the World faces new challenges ranging from the food and energy crises to the global recession to climate change.
of sustainable development—social, economic, and environmental. This timeline* catalogs major sector and thematic landmarks. in the world since 1948. Because the Asian Development Bank promotes sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific, and many milestones have marked its journey, this publication can be read in conjunction
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