Geoscience innovations for sustainable development : THE FUTURE WE WANT

Publication Date November 1, 2012
Author Lim Choun Sian
Countries : Malaysia,
Disaster Management Theme Knowledge and Innovation
Disaster Type Wildfire
Document Type General
Languange English
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Abstact :
The Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), recently concluded in June 2012, mapped out the way forward for the next decades. A key driver among the six outcomes of the Conference is "green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication". Green economy supported by green technology is considered a tool for achieving sustainable development.