Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Planning and Sustainable development in Indian Context

Question:

Brundtland Report (1987) is entitled as which of the following?

Options:

Our Common Future

Our Common Past

Our Common Present

Our Common Goals

Correct Answer:

Our Common Future

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → Our Common Future

The Brundtland Report (1987) is officially titled "Our Common Future". It was published by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) and is known for introducing the concept of sustainable development, defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

"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.”"