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Sustainable development

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Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The aim is to have a society where living conditions and resources meet human needs without undermining planetary integrity. Sustainable development aims to balance the needs of the economy, environment, and society.

Selected bibliography

Monographs and brochures

Creeping Environmental Problems and Sustainable Development in the Aral Sea Basin / Edited by M. Glantz (1999)

Schuster-Wallace C.J., Sandford R. - Water in the World We Want (Catalysing National Water-related Sustainable Development) (2015)

The Future We Want (2012)

Papers

Conti K. - Groundwater in the Sustainable Development Goals. IGRAC Position Paper 1. Including Groundwater in the Draft Goals (2015)

Conti K. - Groundwater in the Sustainable Development Goals. IGRAC Position Paper 2. Emphasizing Groundwater in the Negotiation of the Final Goals (2015)

Fried J. - International Cooperation and Water Resources Management: Hydrophilanthropy, Sustainable Development, and Sustainable co-Development (2010)

Mogilevsky R. - MDG Achievement in the Kyrgyz Republic: Status, Challenges, Policies (2008)

Water in the post-2015 development agenda and sustainable development goals (2014)

Reports

International cooperation for sustainable land and water management / E. Nkonya, N. Cenacchi, C. Ringler and D. Lantieri (2011)

Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan (2010)

Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan (2007)

Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan (2005)

Millennium Development Goals in Kazakhstan (2002)

The Kyrgyz Republic: Third report on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (2013)

The Kyrgyz Republic: Second report on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (2010)

The Kyrgyz Republic: First report on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (2003)

Millennium Development Goals Achievement Progress Report: Tajikistan (2010)

Progress toward the Millennium Development Goals Tajikistan (2003)

Millennium Development Goals Report Turkmenistan (2004)

Millennium Development Goals Report Uzbekistan (2015)

Millennium Development Goals Report Uzbekistan (2006)

Agreements at the Global and Regional Levels

Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development (2017)

Resolutions of the UN General Assembly

A/RES/70/198 Agricultural technology for sustainable development (2015)

A/RES/70/201 Implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development and of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2015)

A/RES/70/208 Harmony with Nature (2015)

A/RES/77/160 Entrepreneurship for sustainable development (2022)

A/RES/77/162 Promoting sustainable consumption and production patterns for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Agenda 21 (2022)