ndia will push for upholding the principle of common but differentiated responsibility,CBDR, while addressing the issue of sustainable development at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janerio later this month. Talking to reporters following the cabinet meeting in New Delhi today,Environment Minister
Jayanthi Natarajan said that the Cabinet has given its full mandate to the negotiating team led by her to put forth India's arguments on sustainable development at the Rio Summit.
AIR correspondent reports,the Summit, to be held from June 20-22, has been established with an aim of providing the time and space for global leaders to come together and define a sustainable development pathway that leads to a future in which the whole global population can enjoy a decent standard of living whilst preserving the ecosystems and natural resources.
The principle of CBDR,which is one of the cornerstones of sustainable development, has emerged as a principle of International Environmental Law and has been explicitly formulated in the context of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. |
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