The Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology for Postgraduate Studies/University of Baghdad held a scientific symposium entitled “Sustainable Development and its Impact on Environmental, Social and Economic Dimensions” by the Institute’s Women’s Affairs Officer, Lecturer Dr. “Wassan Abdul Razzaq Gharbi” and Assistant Lecturer “Sarah Mahdi Shalash”, while Assistant Lecturer “Rand Qusay Majeed” was the session’s rapporteur.
The symposium aimed to provide a detailed explanation of the idea of sustainable development, which seems to be rooted in various global cultures.
The symposium showed that this concept was officially adopted in 1987 by the WCED, known as the Brundtland Commission.
The symposium pointed out that despite the multiple definitions of sustainable development, a clear and fixed meaning has not yet been reached, while all attempts at definition remain an important part of an ongoing discussion on the subject.
The symposium explained that sustainable development derives its strength, resonance and attractiveness from the ambiguity of its concept.
The symposium recommended a primary focus on environmental issues at the Stockholm Conference in 1972, a focus on environmental, social and economic development at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992, and a primary focus on poverty alleviation at the Millennium Summit in 2000 and at the Johannesburg World Summit in 2002. It also recommended the participation of stakeholders and those with different viewpoints on it, with the ideal reconciliation of different and sometimes conflicting values and objectives.
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