intra-generational equity

Intra-generational equity relates to notions of fairness and justice across the communities and states within the present generation.

Intra-generational equity relates to notions of fairness and justice across the communities and states within the present generation. Inter- generational equity stipulates the rights and obligations of the current and future generations regarding the use of the environment. In the context of sustainable development, the Brundtland Report conceptualized it as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.