Replicating patterns of unsustainable consumption

While it is recognized that changes in consumption and production patterns must lie at the heart of the global transition towards a sustainable society; it must be noted that current developments in the countries with economies in transition may have the effect of duplicating unsustainable consumption patterns.

Paragraph 21 of the 1998 UN/ECE Arhus Declaration recognizes the problem of duplicating unsustainable consumption in the development processes currently underway in Eastern European countries.

1. Unsustainable consumption patterns

1. Excessive consumption of resources in industrialized countries

1. Ensuring sustainable personal consumption
2. Developing national policies to change unsustainable consumption patterns
3. Changing consumption patterns
4. Avoiding unsustainable consumption patterns in developing countries
5. Assessing impact of unsustainable production and consumption patterns

1. Unsustainable
2. Overconsumption
3. Consumption