ABSTRACT
In recent years the Brown Agenda has been relatively ignored by the international community, as governments, international agencies, research institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and many environmental professionals have concentrated their efforts on the Green Agenda of deforestation, global warming, resource depletion, and biodiversity. ... At the core ofthe Brown Agenda are the dirty air and water in cities, which can make people sick in a few hours, and which, together with issues on the Green Agenda, pose severe cross-generational risks. The short-term urgency of this agenda adds to the moral urgency of reducing poverty and developing the world's poorest communities.
