Lessons from Bhopal

As we observe World Environment Day, it is crucial to remember that we can never undo the harm that took place in Bhopal but we can learn from that and avert future disasters

World Environment Day, which is annually observed on June 5, takes on additional significance this year. It was exactly 50 years ago, at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in 1972, that the Stockholm Declaration came into being, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was established. To mark this milestone, the host country for World Environment Day 2022 is Sweden. Things have come full circle.

The UNEP, which is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya — and sees itself as “a catalyst, advocate and educator to promote a sustainable relationship between people and planet” — has published #OnlyOneEarth: A practical