Brundtland Commission

The Brundtland Commission is also called World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). The name Brundtland comes from the Chairman (President) of the United Nation Comission. His name was Gro Harlem Brundtland. The commission was created in 1983 to take care about environment and natural resources.

During years we have polluted the earth. Factories and chemical spills are good examples of this pollution. The United Nation was worried about the deterioration of environment and natural resources and the consequences of that deterioration for economic and social development so they created this comission. Their main aim is that all countries recognize that environmental problems affect all of us, so all nations have to establish policies for sustainable development.

The Commission talks about sustainable development and the change of politics needed for achieving that. The definition of this term is:

"Sustainable development is development that takes care of the present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to take care of their own needs"

Translate:

1. Environment ______________________
2. Development ______________________
3. Natural resources ______________________
4. Sustainable development ______________________
5. Chemical spills ______________________
6. Pollution ______________________
7. World Commission on Environment and Development _________________

Questions on the text:

1. What is the Brundtland Commission?
2. Who was Gro Harlem Brundtland?
3. Why was the Commission created?
4. What is the main aim of this comission?
5. What is sustainable development?