Sustainable Development Goals

what is meant by sustainable development?

"Sustainable development is development that meets the need of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." - Brundtland Commission of UN on March 20,1987.

"The Future of sustainability "Rethinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century"-Adams,w.m(2006).

what is a Global Goal?

"Universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity"

what are sustainable development goals?

There are 17 goals following the Millennium Development Goals (they are of 8, 2000-2015)

now(from January 2016-2030) Include new areas such as Climate change, economic inequality, etc. Interconnected  – Achieving one goal depends on tackling issues involved in another goal

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS:

Goal-1: NO POVERTY

End Poverty in all its forms everywhere

Goal-2: ZERO HUNGER 

Achieve food security and improved nutrition and

promote sustainable agriculture

Goal-3: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING 

Ensure healthy lives and promote well being for all at all ages

Goal-4: QUALITY EDUCATION

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education

Promote lifelong learning opportunities

Goal-5: GENDER EQUALITY

Empower all women and girls

Goal-6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

Ensure availability and sustainable management

of water and sanitation for all

Goal-7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Goal-8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth 

 Goal-9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION & INFRASTRUCTURE

Build resilient infrastructure

Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and

innovation

Goal-10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES

Reduce inequalities within and among countries

Goal-11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Make cities and human settlements inclusive,

safe, resilient and sustainable

Goal-12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Goal-13: CLIMATE ACTION

Take urgent actions to combat climate change and its impacts

Goal-14: LIFE BELOW WATER

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and

Marine resources for sustainable development 

Goal-15: LIFE ON LAND

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of

Terrestrial ecosystems

Sustainably manage forests

Combat desertification

Halt and reverse land degradation

Halt biodiversity loss

Goal-16: PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development

Goal-17: PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize

Global partnerships for sustainable development

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Daly Rule’s Approach (Based on the work by Nicholas G-R)

These define the condition of Ecological Sustainability

•Do not use renewable resources (Ex: fish, groundwater etc.) at a

  rate faster than that at which they regenerate

•Do not use nonrenewable resources (Ex: fossil fuels) at a rate

  faster than the rate at which corresponding renewable

  substitutes for them can be put into place

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•Do not emit pollution and wastes at a rate faster than the rate at

  which natural systems can absorb / recycle / render them

  harmless.

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These rules are thought to be most direct way of translating Bruntland Definition into operation

Source: http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sustainable-development-goals.html

 

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