The report ‘Our Common Future’ was published in which of the following years?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 1987
The World Commission on Environment and Development, headed by Gro Harlem Brundtland, gave its report ‘Our Common Future’ (the Brundtland Report) in 1987; it defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
NCERT (2025-26): “Sustainable Development … The publication of ‘The Population Bomb’ by Ehrlich in 1968 and ‘The Limits to Growth’ by Meadows and others in 1972 further raised the level of fear among environmentalists in particular and people in general. This sets the scenario for the emergence of new models of development under a broad phrase ‘sustainable development.’ Concerned with the growing opinion of world community on the environmental issues, the United Nations established a World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) headed by the Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. The Commission gave its report (also known as Brundtland Report) entitled ‘Our Common Future’ in 1987. The report defines sustainable development as a ‘development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.…” |