Sustainable development goals

This session explains the basics of sustainability. Why it is required? A case study of the cancer belt of Punjab. Differentiation between MDG and SDG. What we have achieved so far? description of SD goals.

1. Sustainable Development Dr. Rajeev Kumar, MSW (TISS, Mumbai), M.Phil (CIP, Ranchi ), Ph.D., (IIT Kharagpur)

2. what is sustainability ? Sustainability means reducing our harm on the environment and ultimately reversing the harm we have already caused. Sustainability means renewing resources at a rate equal to or greater than the rate at which they are consumed. Sustainability means living within the resources of the planet without damaging the environment now or in the future. Sustainability means creating an economic system that provides for quality of life while renewing the environment and its resources. A sustainable community is one that resembles a living system where all of the resources (human, natural, and economic) are renewed and in balance for perpetuity. Sustainability is creating a world where everyone can have fulfilling lives and enjoy a rich level of well-being within the limits of what nature can provide. Sustainability means taking the long-term view of how our actions effect future generations and making sure we don't deplete resources or cause pollution at rates faster than the earth is able to renew them.

3. What is sustainable development?

4. Case study: Here’s why Punjab state has India’s worst cancer crisis https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-07-17/here-s-why-punjab-state-has-india-s-worst-cancer-crisis PUNJAB, India — Three days after her mother died, Rajinder Kaur sat quietly on the edge of a rope cot, staring at her sandaled feet as the buzz of her friends and family filled the courtyard of her village home in Sher Singh Wala in rural Punjab. The 20-year-old nursing student, with a girlish frame and long black braid, listlessly recounted the details of her mother’s last 40 days — from a sudden diagnosis of blood cancer to the unaffordable treatment that left Kaur with few options but to watch the pillar of the family suffer in the hospital until she passed away. Kaur’s mother, who died in May, is among the latest casualties in India’s northern state of Punjab, home to the highest rate of cancer in India. Here, in the country’s breadbasket, 18 people succumb to the disease every day, according to a recent report published by the state government. There are ninety cancer patients per 100,000 people compared to the national average of eighty. And the Malwa region, where Kaur’s family lives, has been dubbed "the cancer belt" of the state because of its particularly high incidence of the disease. In villages like Sher Singh Wala , working class, agricultural communities are bearing the heaviest burden of this complex crisis — one that involves limited resources, lack of political will and a toxic environmental problem that could foreshadow what many other Indian communities will experience as they follow the state’s economic model.

5. “We need to strike at the root,” said J.S. Thakur, professor and researcher at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, who has conducted extensive studies on cancer in Punjab. While the causes of cancer are complicated and still unknown, Thakur and his team found that contaminated water from rapid industrialization and excessive use of chemical fertilizers for high-yielding crops are contributing to the steep rates in the state. Just miles away from the Kaur family’s home are colossal industrial plants that have polluted the irrigation system in the area.

6. What is green development?

7. What is green economy?

8. Green development Green development  is a real estate development concept that carefully considers social and environmental impacts of development. It is defined by three sub-categories: environmental responsiveness, resource efficiency, and community and cultural sensitivity. Environmental responsiveness respects the intrinsic value of nature, and minimizes damage to an ecosystem. Resource efficiency refers to the use of fewer resources to conserve energy and the environment.

9. How it started? Green development emerged as a result of the environmental movement in the 1970s. In the real estate industry, use of the term commenced in 1987 with a report from the  World Commission on Environment and Development , entitled "Our Common Future". The report includes 16 principles of environmental management, designed to foster green development. It also discusses the traditional model of macroeconomic growth, and its disregard for environmental consequences. Following this initial movement, the real estate industry experienced a back-and-forth relationship with "green" methodologies; environmental issues often came second behind purely economic factors. Incessant environmental concern and legislation affecting the real estate sector began to emerge, i.e. Green development.

10. Green development in practice The Holly Street Village Apartments The city of  Pasadena, California  has recently adopted a general plan based on seven guiding principles: community needs and quality of life, preservation of Pasadena's historic character, economic vitality, a healthy family community, lack of need for automobiles, promoted as a cultural, scientific, corporate, entertainment and educational center for the region, and community participation.

11. Inn of the Anasazi Zimmer Associates International, a real estate development firm, completed the Inn of the Anasazi in  Santa Fe, New Mexico  in 1991. Robert Zimmer (co-founder) and his partners, Steve Conger and Michael Fuller, set a goal to construct a building that would, "showcase energy- and resource-saving technologies, strengthen local community, offer first class elegance, and financially reward its participants

12. Inn of the Anasazi

13. Taipei 101 Taipei 101 , stylized as TAIPEI 101, is a 1,667 feet (508 m) tall skyscraper located in  Taipei, Taiwan  which has received  LEED  (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification from the  U.S. Green Building Council  as the highest score in history. In this project, "TAIPEI" is an acronym for "technology," "art," "innovation," "people," "environment," and "identity.

14. The Holly Street Village Apartments

15. Critiques of green development A common critique of green development is that it negatively affects the way real estate developers do business, as it can increase cost and create delay.  For example, becoming LEED-certified can contribute to additional costs. This includes additional building design and construction fees, interior design and construction fees, building operations and maintenance fees, neighborhood development fees, home and campus fees, and volume program fees LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

16. Sustainable development goal What it is???

17. SDG and MDG As of August 2015, there were 169 proposed targets for these goals and 304 proposed indicators to show compliance. The  Sustainable Development Goals  (SDGs) replace the eight  Millennium Development Goals  (MDGs), which expired at the end of 2015. The MDGs were established in 2000 following the  Millennium Summit  of the  United Nations . Adopted by the 189  United Nations member states  at the time and more than twenty  international organizations , these goals were advanced to help achieve the following  sustainable development  standards by 2015.

18. How we set goals

19. Sustainable Development Goals The  Sustainable Development Goals  (SDGs) are the current harmonized set of seventeen future international development targets. The Official Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted on 25 September 2015 has 92 paragraphs, with the main paragraph (51) outlining the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and its associated 169 targets. This included the following seventeen goals: The  Sustainable Development Goals  ( SDGs ) or  Global Goals  are a collection of 17 interlinked goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". [1]  The SDGs, set in 2015 by the  United Nations General Assembly  and intended to be achieved by the year 2030, are part of a  UN Resolution  called the  "2030 Agenda"

20. Sustainable Development Goals Poverty  –  End poverty in all its forms everywhere Food  –  End hunger , achieve  food security  and improved nutrition and promote  sustainable agriculture Health  – Ensure healthy lives and promote  well-being  for all at all ages Education  – Ensure  inclusive  and  equitable  quality education and promote  lifelong learning  opportunities for all Women  – Achieve  gender equality  and  empower  all women and girls Water  – Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all Energy  – Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Economy  – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and  decent work  for all

21. Continued Infrastructure  – Build resilient  infrastructure , promote inclusive and  sustainable industrialization  and foster  innovation Inequality  – Reduce  inequality  within and among countries Habitation  – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Consumption  – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns [113] Climate  – Take urgent action to combat  climate change  and its impacts, ensuring that both mitigation and adaptation strategies are in placed Marine-ecosystems  – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine  resources  for sustainable development Ecosystems  – Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial  ecosystems , sustainably manage forests, combat  desertification , and halt and reverse  land degradation  and halt  biodiversity loss Institutions  – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for  sustainable development , provide  access to justice  for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Sustainability  – Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for  sustainable developmen

22. Sustainable development goals

23. Millennium development goals To eradicate  extreme poverty and hunger To achieve  universal primary education To promote  gender equality  and empower women To reduce  child mortality To improve  maternal health To combat  HIV/AIDS ,  malaria , and other diseases To ensure environmental sustainability (one of the targets in this goal focuses on increasing sustainable access to safe  drinking water  and basic  sanitation ) To develop a global partnership for development

24. What we achieve and lost ??

25. Voluntary National Review 2020: What are other achievement of India? India , home to one-sixth of all humanity, holds the key to the success of the 2030 Agenda. India in its second VNR has made a paradigm shift to a “whole-of-society” approach with Government of India engaging sub-national and local governments, civil society organizations, local communities, people in vulnerable situations and the private sector. India’s commitment to the SDGs is reflected in its convergence with the national development agenda as reflected in the motto of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas (Collective Efforts for Inclusive Growth ). Based on the evidence from the SDG India Index, which measures progress at the subnational level, the country has developed a robust SDG localization model centered on adoption, implementation and monitoring at the State and district levels. The following narrative further encapsulates India’s progress across the SDGs.

26. Sashakt Bharat - Sabal Bharat Sashakt Bharat - Sabal Bharat (Empowered and Resilient India) : India has successfully lifted more than 271 million people out of multidimensional poverty through economic growth and empowerment. Enhanced access to nutrition, child health, education, sanitation, drinking water, electricity and housing, has led to reduced inequalities especially among people in vulnerable situations.

27. Swachh Bharat - Swasth Bharat (Clean and Healthy India) : Swachh Bharat - Swasth Bharat (Clean and Healthy India) : Through a nationwide initiative triggered by the Clean India Campaign and the National Nutrition Mission, India achieved 100% rural sanitation and sharp reduction in stunting and child and maternal mortality rates. Universal health coverage has been institutionalized through Ayushmaan Bharat, the world’s largest health protection scheme which provides an annual cover of USD 7,000 to 100 million families, covering nearly 500 million individuals. India is at the forefront in the call for joint global action to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has extended medical assistance to several countries and has operationalized the SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Fund with an initial contribution of USD 10 million. Domestically , India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes an initial USD 22.5 billion economic stimulus package, comprehensive health coverage for front-line workers and direct cash transfers for the most vulnerable.

28. Samagra Bharat - Saksham Bharat (Inclusive and Entrepreneurial India) : Samagra Bharat - Saksham Bharat (Inclusive and Entrepreneurial India) : Social inclusion is pursued through universalizing access to nutrition, health, education, social protection, and developing capabilities for entrepreneurship and employment. Financial inclusion through Jan Dhan - Aadhaar -Mobile (JAM) trinity – near universal access to bank accounts aided by the Jan Dhan Yojana (National Financial Inclusion Scheme); Aadhaar card (National unique identity number) for over 90% of the population; and expansive access to mobile phones, has propelled new avenues of credit, insurance, and Direct Benefit Transfers (DBT) to the poor, including to over 200 million women, thereby accelerating their economic empowerment.

29. Satat Bharat – Sanatan Bharat (Sustainable India) : Satat Bharat – Sanatan Bharat (Sustainable India) : India’s climate action strategies call for clean and efficient energy systems, disaster resilient infrastructure, and planned eco-restoration. Acting on its nationally-determined contributions, India has electrified 100% of its villages, reduced 38 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually through energy efficient appliances, provided clean cooking fuel to 80 million poor households, and set a target to install 450GW of renewable energy and restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030. Globally , India stands third in renewable power, fourth in wind power, and fifth in solar power . India launched the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and the International Solar Alliance to leverage global partnerships for climate action and disaster resilience.

30. Sampanna Bharat- Samriddh Bharat (Prosperous and Vibrant India) : Sampanna Bharat- Samriddh Bharat (Prosperous and Vibrant India) : India is one of the fastest growing emerging market economies with a young population and burgeoning innovation and business ecosystem. With a GDP of USD 2.72 trillion in 2018-19, India strives to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2025, and pursue an inclusive and sustainable growth trajectory by stimulating manufacturing, building infrastructure, spurring investments, fostering technological innovation, and boosting entrepreneurship. In the spirit of South-South Cooperation, for realizing the 2030 Agenda, India supports developing countries through the USD 150 million India-UN Development Partnership Fund. In this spirit of regional and global partnerships, and the country’s commitment to ‘leave no one behind’, India steps into the Decade of Action, drawing confidence from its experience in addressing challenges. Government of India will continue to work collaboratively with all domestic and global stakeholders to accelerate efforts for a sustainable planet for future generations.

31. A brief discussion MDG and SDG: how relevant they are in present context?

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