Sustainable Development.pdf

SDG

1. Sustainable
Development
Ramesh Parajuli
National Planning Commission

2. EVOLUTION
•ThelandmarkeventintheevolutionoftheconceptofSDhadbeenthe
1972StockholmConference(Declarationcontaining26principlesconcerningtheenvironment
anddevelopment)onthehumanenvironmentconvenedbyUN.
•In1980,theInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturepublished
aworldconservationstrategythatincludedoneofthefirstreferencesto
sustainabledevelopmentasaglobalpriorityandintroducedtheterm
"sustainabledevelopment.
•UnitedNationsWorldCharterforNature,1982raisedfiveprinciplesof
conservationbywhichhumanconductaffectingnatureistobeguided
andjudged.
•In1987,theUnitedNationsWorldCommissiononEnvironmentand
DevelopmentreleasedthereportOurCommonFuture,commonlycalled
theBrundtlandReport.Thereportincludedwhatisnowoneofthemost
widelyrecognizeddefinitionsofsustainabledevelopment.

3. Evolution
•1992UNconferenceorRioEarthSummit.UNestablishedthecommission
onSD(CSD)inDecember1992toensureaneffectivefollowupofUNCED
andtomonitorandreportontheimplementationoftheEarthsummit
agreementatthelocal,national,regionalandinternationallevels.
•TheKyotoProtocoladoptedinDecember,1997andtheconferencesofthe
parties(COPs)heldovertheyearshavemadesomeadvancesrelatingto
clarificationofvariousaspectsoffinancingandimplementingSDglobally.
•In1997,theUNGeneralAssemblyheldaspecialsessiontoappraisethe
statusofAgenda21(Rio+5).TheAssemblyrecognizedprogressas
"uneven"andidentifiedkeytrends,includingincreasingglobalization,
wideninginequalitiesinincome,andcontinueddeteriorationoftheglobal
environment.

4. Evolution
•Rio+10(2002):TheJohannesburgPlanofImplementation,agreedtoattheWorldSummit
onSustainableDevelopment(EarthSummit2002),affirmedUNcommitmentto"full
implementation"ofAgenda21,alongsideachievementoftheMillenniumDevelopment
Goals.
•Rio+20(2012):In2012,attheUnitedNationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopment
theattendingmembersreaffirmedtheircommitmenttoAgenda21intheiroutcome
documentcalled"TheFutureWeWant".
•Agenda2030,alsoknownastheSustainableDevelopmentGoals,wasasetofgoals
decideduponattheUNSustainableDevelopmentSummitin2015.Ittakesallofthegoals
setbyAgenda21andre-assertsthemasthebasisforsustainabledevelopment,saying,
“WereaffirmalltheprinciplesoftheRioDeclarationonEnvironmentand
Development…”AddingontothosegoalsfromtheoriginalRiodocument,atotalof17
goalshavebeenagreedon,revolvingaroundthesameconceptsofAgenda21;
1)PEOPLE,2)PLANET,3)PROSPERITY,4)PEACE,5)PARTNERSHIP.

5. Evolution
•In2012,theUnitedNationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopment
(UNCSD),alsoknownasRio+20,washeldasa20-yearfollowupto
UNCED.ColombiaproposedtheideaoftheSDGsatapreparationeventfor
Rio+20heldinIndonesiainJuly2011.InSeptember2011,thisideawas
pickedupbytheUnitedNationsDepartmentofPublicInformation64th
NGOConferenceinBonn,Germany.Theoutcomedocumentproposed17
sustainabledevelopmentgoalsandassociatedtargets.AttheRio+20
Conference,aresolutionknownas"TheFutureWeWant"wasreachedby
memberstates.Amongthekeythemesagreedonwerepovertyeradication,
energy,waterandsanitation,health,andhumansettlement.
•BanKi-moon,(Secretary-General,2007-2016),hasstatedinaNovember2016press
conferencethat:"Wedon’thaveplanBbecausethereisnoplanetB."This
thoughthasguidedthedevelopmentoftheSustainableDevelopmentGoals
(SDGs).

6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
•Sustainabledevelopmentisdevelopmentthatmeetstheneedsofthe
presentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuturegenerationstomeettheir
ownneeds.
•Itcontainswithinittwokeyconcepts:
i)Theconceptof'needs',inparticular,theessentialneedsoftheworld’s
poor,towhichoverridingpriorityshouldbegiven
ii)Theideaoflimitationsimposedbythestateoftechnologyandsocial
organizationontheenvironment'sabilitytomeetpresentandfuture
needs.
(World commission on environment and development, our common future, 1987)

7. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
❖SinceBrundtlandReport,theconceptofsustainabledevelopmenthas
developedbeyondtheinitialintergenerationframeworktofocusmoreonthe
goalofsociallyinclusiveandenvironmentallysustainableeconomicgrowth.
❖In1992,theUNConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopmentpublished
theEarthCharter,whichoutlinesthebuildingofajust,sustainable,and
peacefulglobalsocietyinthe21stcentury.
❖TheactionplanAgenda21forsustainabledevelopmentidentified
information,integration,andparticipationaskeybuildingblockstohelp
countriesachievedevelopmentthatrecognizestheseinterdependentpillars.

8. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
IMPROVEMENT OF LIFESTYLE
AND WELL BEING
PREVENT NATURAL
RESOURCES AND ECOSYSTEM

10. COMPONENTS
1.CLIMATE CHANGE
2.NUTRIENT CYCLE
3.HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
4.BIODIVERSITY

11. PILLARS OF SD
SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
UN WORLD SUMMIT, 2005 OUTCOME DOCUMENT
Equitable
Bearable
Viable

12. PILLARS OF SD
•ENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITY
•ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT
•SOCIALDEVELOPMENT
•CULTURALDIVERSITY
SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENTcannotsimplybe
understoodaseconomicgrowth,butalsoameansof
achievingamoresatisfactoryintellectual,emotional,
moralandspiritualexistence.
*UniversalDeclarationonCulturalDiversity(UNESCO,2001)

13. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
•ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY
•BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
•RIGHT POPULATION SIZE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
•APPROPRIATE ECO POLICIES
•EFFICIENT RESOURCE
ALLOCATION
•EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
RESOURCES
•PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF
POOR
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
•IMPROVED INCOME DISTRIBUTION
•GENDER EQUITY
•HEALTH AND EDUCATION INVEST
•PARTICIPATION OF BENEFICIARIES
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
•SENSITIVITY TO
CULTURAL FACTORS
•RECOGNITION OF
VALUES CONDUCIVE
FOR DEVELOPMENT
SD AT A GLANCE

14. DESIRED OUTCOMES
•Clean water and air
•Fertile soil and good food.
•Livelihood and healthy economy.
•Optimum population size.
•Check global warming.
•Safety from poverty and diseases.
•Work, rest and celebration.
•Opportunities and learn.

15. Thank You
RAMESH PARAJULI
[email protected]