UC Davis Law and Jindal Global Law School Conference: Law and Sustainable Development WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT IS ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LAW? The most frequently used definition of sustainable development is from Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report: Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs. Law plays a critical role in the achievement of sustainable development. During this one-day conference, scholars from a variety of fields including corporate law, intellectual property, human rights and environmental law will come together to discuss the role of law - including soft law, hard law and governance structures - in achieving and implementing sustainable development. 2:00 - 3:00P.M. | Panel 4: Law, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Sustainable development and climate change policies overlap. The core insight of sustainable development is that there are limits to the Earth’s ability to meet human needs in the wake of the harmful effects of human activities. Climate change provides a prime example of these limits. Accordingly, legal and policy responses to climate change often reflect moves toward sustainable development or opportunities to enhance sustainability. Among the issues that this panel on sustainable development and climate change will consider are: climate justice, renewable energy, climate adaptation, and water supply and management. UC Davis Law Moderator & Panelists: Camille Pannu, Director, Water Justice Clinic (Moderator) Richard Frank, Professor of Environmental Practice and Director, California Environmental Law and Policy Center Albert Lin, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law Jindal Panelist: Dr. Rajnish Wadehra, Research Associate