Sophia Chaswal, University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi
ABSTRACT
The 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit or Earth Summit, set the world on a well-established road map of environmental law. The objective of the Summit was to create a link between economic development with environmental sustainability, thereby preparing a framework for the contemporary field of sustainable development.1 The Summit delivered the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21 to help countries manage environmental issues along with fostering economic development. This paper also assesses the objectives and effectiveness of the Summit besides looking at the impacts of it on development for the last three decades. It also raises concerns in regard to the ongoing environmental issues, such as inadequate implementation of agreements, technology limitations, and the escalating threat of climate change. The paper evaluates the impacts of the Rio Summit as well as provides insights on the future directions intended to preserve the environment along with proposing some essential reforms for global environmental sustainability.
Keywords: Rio Declaration, Sustainable development, Environmental Policy, and Green technology
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