TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

This fact sheet by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) traces the evolution of the sustainable development movement. It highlights a progression from early environmental warnings, such as Rachel Carson's 1962 book, through the establishment of major international frameworks like the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, to contemporary challenges including the 2008 global financial and food crises and the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations.

• The concept of sustainable development was popularized by the 1987 Brundtland Report, 'Our Common Future', which linked social, economic, cultural, and environmental issues with global solutions.
• The 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was a pivotal event where parties agreed upon Action 21, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Rio Declaration, and non-binding forest principles.
• The Kyoto Protocol entered into force in 2005, creating binding greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for developed countries and a clean development mechanism for developing nations.
• The Stern Review (2006) argued that the economic cost of inaction regarding climate change could be up to 20 times higher than the cost of implementing necessary measures today.
• By 2008, the concepts of a 'green economy' and 'low-carbon economy' became mainstream, with national governments investing in environmental measures as part of their economic momentum.
• In 2009, the G20 committed to the gradual elimination of fossil fuel subsidies, which experts estimated could reach 500 billion dollars annually, or 1% of global GDP.
• The 2000 Millennium Development Goals established a time-bound, measurable set of targets to be achieved by 2015 to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women.

APA

Creech, H. (2010). TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline_2009_fr.pdf

Chicago

Creech, Heather. TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2010. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline_2009_fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{creech2010tableau, author = {Creech, Heather}, title = {{TABLEAU CHRONOLOGIQUE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2010}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/sd_timeline_2009_fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }