SEEU Review vol. 5 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University
SEEU Review vol. 5 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University
SEEU Review vol. 5 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University
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<strong>SEEU</strong> <strong>Review</strong> Volume 5, No. 2, 2009<br />
development as a crucial component whereupon a better and quicker<br />
information exchange among individual EU institutions is required. In this<br />
way, the Union clearly shows the determination for a dynamic development<br />
of the concept of sustainable development which is confirmed by the<br />
decision to further upgrades that strategy.<br />
Republic of Macedonia a month ago adopts the national strategy for<br />
sustainable development. In this way it creates assumptions for more<br />
intensive implementation of the concept. Of course, the implementation of<br />
the concept for sustainable development is quite a complex and difficult task<br />
compared to its adoption.<br />
Concluding recommendations<br />
The great disproportion in the development represents a big obstacle for<br />
an all-embracing implementation of the concept of sustainable development<br />
and at the same time for more efficient protection of the environment at a<br />
global level. Even though there is solid progress in the development of the<br />
concept of sustainable development, it still is not sufficient and notable. All<br />
this requires changes in the concept of global production and consumption in<br />
terms of a more rational exploitation of all natural resources. We should bear<br />
in mind that developing countries are more vulnerable to numerous global<br />
threats. The huge disparities in the development can cause not only<br />
worsening of economic, social and ecological differences, but a total<br />
obstacles for democratic processes in a many developing countries and the<br />
emergence of totalitarian regimes.<br />
There are still evidences of different kinds of degradation of the<br />
environment and excessive exploitation of all kinds of natural resources, as<br />
well as great danger of devastation and lack of food and water in many<br />
regions in the world. There is also big poverty, especially having in mind the<br />
fact that more than one billion people live in great poverty. When critically<br />
reviewing the concept of sustainable development, we should consider the<br />
long-term aspect of the concept and expect gradual and continual results, not<br />
quick and spectacular ones. There are also negative and contradictory<br />
opinions about the concept of sustainable development but they still do not<br />
minimize its meaning. The concept of sustainable development has to be<br />
open to criticism but also prepared to give arguments to them.<br />
In the future, the concept of sustainable development has to be realized as<br />
a complex, global and universal concept and has to be positioned as one of<br />
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