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Arabic translation: مستدام أو قابل للاستمرار

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English term or phrase:	sustainable
Arabic translation:	مستدام أو قابل للاستمرار
Entered by:	Sam Berner

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11:43 Sep 7, 2004

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics / economics

English term or phrase: sustainable

As in "sustainable economy" or "sustainable environment". The English definition of "sustainability" is "Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

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مستدام أو قابل للاستمرار

Explanation:
Organizations such as the WorldBank use قابل للاستمرار as a standard while the UN uses مستدام or مستدامة according to the preceding word.

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-09-07 11:46:59 GMT)
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http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/eir.nsf/Content/PressReleaseArabic

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:...

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-07 11:49:01 GMT)
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http://www.un.org/arabic/conferences/wssd/docs/arab.html