Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Millennium Declaration
(2000)
Millennium Development Goals
(MDG) are 8 international
development goals including
poverty, health and education,
gender equality, environmental
sustainability.
All 193 UN member states and
23 international organisations
have agreed
• Sustainable development; reduce biodiversity
loss; reduce total water resources used
• Halve the proportion of people without access
to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by
2015
The Johannesburg
Declaration and Plan of
Implementation (2002)
held at World Summit on
Sustainable Development
(WSSD) in Johannesburg
Plan of Implementation set a
target for preparation of IWRM
and Water Eiciency Plans
Non-binding;
Recommended to General
Assembly to endorse plan of
implementation
• Sustainable development
• IWRM; a river basin as a management unit
• Biodiversity
• Restoration of fisheries
• Good governance
• Partnership between governments, business and
civil society
