Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT “WE HAVE NOT INHERITED THE WORLD FROM OUR FOREFATHERS, WE HAVE BORROWED IT FROM OUR CHILDREN” Presented by Durga Chatterjee Department of Political science 4th semester , PG (regular) Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT INTRODUCTION MEANING OF DEVELOPMENT MEANING OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MAIN OBJECTIVES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANCE IF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 17 GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WHY INDIA NEEDS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ? OUR MISSION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUGGESSIONS CONCLUSION

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my guide Prof. ( Dr. ) Kartick Das sir who gave me the golden opportunity to do this presentation on the topic ‘SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT’ which helped me in doing a lot of research and I come to know about so many new things. I really thankful to him. And also I would like to thanks my parents and my friend who helped me a lot in finalizing this presentation within the time limit frame.

4. . INTRODUCTION The term “sustainable development” first came to prominence in the world Conservation Strategy (WCS) in 1980. It achieved a new status with the publication of two significant reports by Brundtland on: North and South: a programme for survival and common crisis (1985) and Our Common Future (1983) and has gained even greater attention since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. In September 2015, 193 countries including India committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as detailed in the UN resolution, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The SDGs comprehensively cover social, economic and environmental dimensions and build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which covered the earlier fifteen-year period from 2000 to 2015. India has been making strides towards achieving the social, economic and environmental goals covered under Sustainable Development Goals. This achievement gains further significance in the face of the considerable human and economic costs imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has set countries back on their developmental goals and created serious impediments to the attainment of the Sustainable Development goals, the world over.

5. Meaning of Development Generally development is the gradual growth of a situation that becomes more advanced and strong than previous one. Development is a unfolding of human potentials for meaningful participation in economic, social, political and cultural process and institutions. So that people can improve their conditions. Development is intended to bring a positive change for human being and its surroundings. Development may take place by bringing about a change in policy, projects and legislations.

6. Meaning of Sustainable Development (SD) - "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

7. DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable Development can be defined as an approach to the economic development of a country without compromising with the quality of the environment for future generations. Specially, Sustainable Development is a way of organizing society, so that it can exist in the long term. This means taking into account both the imperatives present and those of the future, such as the preservation of the environment and natural resources or social and economic equity. The Sustainable Development Goals agenda was accepted by all members of the United Nations in 2012 at the Rio De Janerio Council Meet with an aim to promote a hedalthy and developed future of the planet and its people.

8. Main objectives of SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Stable economic growth – The eradication of poverty and hunger to ensuring a healthy life. Conservation of natural resources - Achieve universal access to basic services such as water, sanitation, and sustainable energy Reduce inequalities in the world, especially gender inequalities. Supporting the generation by the development of opportunities through inclusive education and decent work. Foster innovation and resilient infrastructures by creating communities and cities capable of producing and consuming sustainably Environmental protection – Caring for the environment by combating climate change and protecting oceans and terrestrial ecosystems Social progress and equality –

9. Importance of Sustainable Development Environmentally sustainable economic growth is another name to the concept of Sustainable Development. The goal of which is to achieve harmony between environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, and socio-political sustainability. Sustainable development always encourages us to conserve and enhance our resources, by gradually changing the manners in which we develop and use technologies. All Countries should meet their basic needs of employment, food, energy, water, and sanitation. Everybody is rightful to a healthy, safe, and clean environment. This can be easily achieved by reducing pollution, poverty, and unemployment

10. Examples of Sustainable Development – Wind Energy Solar Energy Crop Rotation Sustainable Construction Efficient Water Fixtures Green Space Sustainable Forestry

11. 3 PILLARS OF Development

12. Why India needs to achieve the sustainable development goal? India as a nation is entrepreneurial and at the apex of changes. With India being World’s youngest country its youth needs to be engaged in early and action to create and sustain a long-term momentum that can help the country see its targets through and drive Sustainable development goals action. More than 70% of the world population lives in cities. Cities already consume 80% of global material and energy supplies and produce 75% of all carbon emissions.

13. Sustainable development requires the active involvement of all stockholders : government, NGOs, private sectors but, also civil society. It is not just politicians or policy makers who decide what SD should be like. You have to remind policy makers to make decision to protect your future : you can remind them that you want better jobs, cleaner cities, more equitable resources distribution and above all, a guarantee that your future is secure, full of opportunity, a pleasant world to live in and a healthy planet. Our mission in SD -

14. SUGGESTION - We need to spread social awareness to bring massive change in social attitude. Action must be taken against the backdrop of serious inequities and their impact on the environment. Environment mistakes of the past need not to be repeated, as past patterns of degradation are not inevitable. There is no ‘PLAN B’ , because we do not have a ‘PLANET B’. - BAN-KI-MOON UN SECRETARY GENERAL

15. CONCLUSION - We as citizens should unlock market businesses for innovative and sustainable products to get cost-effective energy-saving solutions. Reduce deforestation and promote afforestation and has to make our environment carbon neutral. We should restrict the use of renewable resources and substitute them with non-renewable resources. It means the rate of extraction should not exceed the rate of regeneration. We can’t have decent work and economic growth or food security without first taking care of the environment that is the land, forest, oceans. If we can achieve these 17 Sustainable Development Goals among us we will make the world a more prosperous place for all. “No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond our power to resolve”.

16. BE RESPONSIBLE, BE SUSTAINABLE Thank you…