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Sustainable development in the Geneva region

02/28/2010

| Anglais/English/Inglés, Contributing Writers, Geneva International

We are all familiar with the problems : the gap between rich and poor ; the loss of biodiversity ; climate change ; the decline in natural resources ; pollution of the air, water and soil ; acres of refuse. It is clear that the world is not working in a way that can be sustained in the long term. Accepting this situation, the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 launched “Agenda 21”. This is a program to ensure “sustainable development”, that is to say development…

Reflections…

02/28/2010

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| Anglais/English/Inglés, Editorial

“A new decade…”, observed my colleague, who misses nothing ! Reviewing the past ten years, one could state that the most unforgettable event was perhaps September 11, 2001. Whether we like it or not, this incident has had a tremendous impact at the international level. It created an atmosphere of fear that we have been living with now for almost ten years. The war on terrorism that resulted from this incident has led to increased xenophobia, racism and extremism of…