Reaffirming the Environment-Development Nexus of UNCED 1992
Reaffirming the Environment-Development Nexus of UNCED 1992
Reaffirming the Environment-Development Nexus of UNCED 1992
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NoteThis is part <strong>of</strong> a series <strong>of</strong> Third World Network papers writtenin <strong>1992</strong> that assessed <strong>the</strong> key outcomes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United NationsConference on <strong>Environment</strong> and <strong>Development</strong> (<strong>UNCED</strong>) thatwas held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 3-14 June <strong>1992</strong>. The UNConference on Sustainable <strong>Development</strong> that will take placein June 2012, once again in Rio, is faced with even deeperchallenges than those <strong>of</strong> 20 years ago. Crises are prevalent inevery dimension <strong>of</strong> sustainability - economic, environmentaland social. The context and <strong>the</strong> fundamental causes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>development crisis that framed <strong>the</strong> <strong>1992</strong> <strong>UNCED</strong> still prevailtoday. We find our assessments <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major <strong>UNCED</strong> outcomesequally relevant today and hope that <strong>the</strong>y can contribute to<strong>the</strong> 2012 Conference objective <strong>of</strong> securing “renewed politicalcommitment for sustainable development”.
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