IS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Wangari Maathai, Brundtland Commission, Human Security

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: International Studies
• Course: IS 200
• Professor: Brenda Lyshaug

Document Summary

In the 1990"s, increasing attention was paid to the role of the environment in security. Brundtland commission our common future (1987) un sponsored. 1994 united nations development program"s human development report touted human security . 9-11 changed the focus of the security policy-making agenda; drew attention away from the environment. Focus should be on identifying condition that make the use of military force necessary or more likely. This narrower account what leads states to use military force and to outline policies that will help states prevent war, or successfully fight wars if necessary. Human security paradigm which is about individuals and not so much states, and much broader range of situations that put individuals in jeopardy. Environmental issues and environment change are actually connected to both paradigms environmental and state centric view of security. The first thing that drew attention: brundtland report brought about the idea of sustainable.