Title: Environment Northern Seas

Authors: Gro Harlem Brundtland

Addresses: Prime Minister, Norway

Abstract: This paper is based on a keynote speech given by Prime Minister Brundtland of Norway at Environment Northern Seas, Stavanger, August 1991. She emphasised the shared social responsibility of industrial nations in seeking cost-effective solutions to global environmental problems, and identified the crucial role of industry as a partner. International cooperation between the North Sea States showed the advantages of common, agreed action, and this cooperation should be extended to developing nations by the transfer of know-how and technology.

Keywords: cost effectiveness; environmental issues; global warming; marine environment; national climate fund; North Sea; nutrients; overpopulation; poverty; safety; sustainable development; World Commission on Environment and Development; sustainability; environmental pollution; social responsibility; international cooperation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.1992.028484

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 1992 Vol.2 No.1/2, pp.1 - 5

Published online: 18 Sep 2009 *

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