The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute

The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute

Lewis T. Preston, President of the World Bank, reviewed WRI and Bank collaboration to address global poverty issues. The Rio Consensus added impetus to the work on sustainable development, highlighting the environmental problems faced by the world’s poorest people. The World Bank has integrated thes...

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Main Author: Preston, Lewis T.
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
BIODIVERSITY
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
CLEAN WATER
SOIL DEGRADATION
ENERGY SUBSIDY REFORM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/852641545154580125/The-Challenge-of-Sustainable-Development-Keynote-Address-by-World-Bank-President-Lewis-T-Preston-at-the-World-Resources-Institute
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spelling okr-10986-311242021-04-23T14:05:00Z The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute Preston, Lewis T. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY POVERTY REDUCTION SANITATION BIODIVERSITY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT POLLUTION CONTROL CLEAN WATER SOIL DEGRADATION ENERGY SUBSIDY REFORM Lewis T. Preston, President of the World Bank, reviewed WRI and Bank collaboration to address global poverty issues. The Rio Consensus added impetus to the work on sustainable development, highlighting the environmental problems faced by the world’s poorest people. The World Bank has integrated these concerns into its work, adding environmental assessment for projects financed and supporting national environmental action plans. He concluded that poverty is at the root of both development problems and environmental problems. To protect the environment we must reduce poverty. 2019-01-08T17:34:58Z 2019-01-08T17:34:58Z 1992-12-15 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/852641545154580125/The-Challenge-of-Sustainable-Development-Keynote-Address-by-World-Bank-President-Lewis-T-Preston-at-the-World-Resources-Institute http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31124 English Delivered in Washington, DC, December 15, 1992; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Speech
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topic ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
BIODIVERSITY
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
CLEAN WATER
SOIL DEGRADATION
ENERGY SUBSIDY REFORM
spellingShingle ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
POVERTY REDUCTION
SANITATION
BIODIVERSITY
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
CLEAN WATER
SOIL DEGRADATION
ENERGY SUBSIDY REFORM
Preston, Lewis T.
The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute
relation Delivered in Washington, DC, December 15, 1992;
description Lewis T. Preston, President of the World Bank, reviewed WRI and Bank collaboration to address global poverty issues. The Rio Consensus added impetus to the work on sustainable development, highlighting the environmental problems faced by the world’s poorest people. The World Bank has integrated these concerns into its work, adding environmental assessment for projects financed and supporting national environmental action plans. He concluded that poverty is at the root of both development problems and environmental problems. To protect the environment we must reduce poverty.
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title The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute
title_short The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute
title_full The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute
title_fullStr The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute
title_full_unstemmed The Challenge of Sustainable Development : Keynote Address at the World Resources Institute
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