De Lange, Willem JWise, RMNahman, Anton2009-03-272009-03-272009De Lange, WJ, Wise, RM and Nahman, A. 2009. Securing a sustainable future through a new global contract between rich and poor. Sustainable Development, pp 14http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3268This paper has been submitted for publicationGlobal sustainable development depends on the capacity of natural, social and economic systems to adapt to external stimuli. However, building this adaptive capacity in the developing world context of Sub-Sahara Africa will require substantial investment in these systems, which most countries in this region simply cannot afford. Given that their social, economic and environmental security depends on developments in developing countries, the authors argue that developed countries should assume a leading role in making such investments in developing countries, in order to secure their own long-term well-being. This will require cooperative governance between developed and developing countries, and targeted investment in a number of key areas. This calls for a new global contract between rich and poor nations in order to achieve global stability and sustainabilityenSustainable developmentResilienceAdaptive capacitySub-Saharan AfricaInternational aidMillennium development goals,Environmental policyArticleDe Lange, W. J., Wise, R., & Nahman, A. (2009). Securing a sustainable future through a new global contract between rich and poor. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3268De Lange, Willem J, RM Wise, and Anton Nahman "Securing a sustainable future through a new global contract between rich and poor." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3268De Lange WJ, Wise R, Nahman A. Securing a sustainable future through a new global contract between rich and poor. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3268.TY - Article AU - De Lange, Willem J AU - Wise, RM AU - Nahman, Anton AB - Global sustainable development depends on the capacity of natural, social and economic systems to adapt to external stimuli. However, building this adaptive capacity in the developing world context of Sub-Sahara Africa will require substantial investment in these systems, which most countries in this region simply cannot afford. Given that their social, economic and environmental security depends on developments in developing countries, the authors argue that developed countries should assume a leading role in making such investments in developing countries, in order to secure their own long-term well-being. This will require cooperative governance between developed and developing countries, and targeted investment in a number of key areas. This calls for a new global contract between rich and poor nations in order to achieve global stability and sustainability DA - 2009 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Sustainable development KW - Resilience KW - Adaptive capacity KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - International aid KW - Millennium development goals, KW - Environmental policy LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 T1 - Securing a sustainable future through a new global contract between rich and poor TI - Securing a sustainable future through a new global contract between rich and poor UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3268 ER -