Practicing Success
Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Earth Summit? |
The Earth Summit was attended by 170 states, thousands of NGOs and many multinational corporations. The Rio Summit produced conventions dealing with climate change, biodiversity, forestry, and recommended a list of development practices called ‘Agenda 21’. At Earth Summit the Southern states were concerned with ozone depletion and global warming None of the above |
At Earth Summit the Southern states were concerned with ozone depletion and global warming |
The correct answer is Option 3- At Earth Summit the Southern states were concerned with ozone depletion and global warming Correction in Option 3- At Earth Summit the Southern states were anxious to address the relationship between economic development and environmental managemen, whereas the Northern states were concerned with ozone depletion and global warming.
The growing focus on environmental issues within the arena of global politics was firmly consolidated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1992. This was also called the Earth Summit. The summit was attended by 170 states, thousands of NGOs and many multinational corporations. Five years earlier, the 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, had warned that traditional patterns of economic growth were not sustainable in the long term, especially in view of the demands of the South for further industrial development. What was obvious at the Rio Summit was that the rich and developed countries of the First World, generally referred to as the ‘global North’ were pursuing a different environmental agenda than the poor and developing countries of the Third World, called the ‘global South’. Whereas the Northern states were concerned with ozone depletion and global warming, the Southern states were anxious to address the relationship between economic development and environmental management. |