PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Agenda 21, Resource Depletion, Environmental Governance

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Shifts in 1960s: certain issues appear on the political agenda: Effectif of mercury and chemicals (ddt) on human health. Stockholm conference important: established principles that states have a responsibility to manage the global commons, many governments created their first environmental ministries. 3: global and regional networks established for monitoring environmental problems, unep: un environmental program created to coordinate environmental activities across. *didn"t take down* other un agencies: developing countries (dc) insist they are less responsible-historically-for global pollution and resources depletion than industrialized countries. They want to protect environment without compromising their eco and social development. Stockholm first time environment and economic development linked: ngo become players in environmental governance. Un world commission on environment and development 1987: Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Rio un conference on environment and development (earth summit) 1992: Common but differentiated responsibilities of developed and developing states in environmental protection.

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