topic6.-SOCDEV-SUSTAINABLE-DEVELOPMENT.pptx

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1. 133 6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The term “ sustainable development ” has acquired much popularity among scholars, politicians, public servants, and the civil population alike after the Brundtland Report by the World Commission on the Environment and Development (WCED) was presented in 1987. “Sustainable Development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The goals of economic and social development must be defined in terms of sustainability in all countries - developed or developing, market-oriented or centrally planned.

2. 133 The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. The 17 Goals are interconnected, apply to all countries, and need to be carried out by all stakeholders – governments, the private sector, civil society, the United Nations system and others – in a collaborative partnership.

3. 133 The Concept of Sustainable Development A world in which poverty and inequity are endemic will alwaysbe prone to ecological and other crises. Sustainable development requires meeting the basic needs of all and extending to all the opportunity to satisfy their aspirations for a better life. Sustainable development is a process of change in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development; and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations.

4. 134 WCED outlined critical objectives for environment and development policies following its concept of sustainable development . These are: l) reviving growth; 2) changing the quality of growth; 3) meeting essential needs for jobs, food, energy, water, and sanitation; 4) ensuring a sustainable level of population; 5) conserving and enhancing the resource base; 6) reorienting technology and managing risks; 7) merging environment and economics in decision-making.

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6. 135 HISTORY The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.

7. 135 TODAY The Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) provides substantive support and capacity-building for the SDGs and their related thematic issues, including water, energy, climate, oceans, urbanization, transport, science and technology, the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), partnerships and Small Island Developing States. DSDG plays a key role in the evaluation of UN systemwide implementation of the 2030 Agenda and on advocacy and outreach activities relating to the SDGs. In order to make the 2030 Agenda a reality, broad ownership of the SDGs must translate into a strong commitment by all stakeholders to implement the global goals. DSDG aims to help facilitate this engagement.

8. 135 The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition

9. 136 GOAL 1: NO POVERTY - End poverty in all its forms everywhere GOAL 2: ZERO HUNGER - End 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 and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all GOAL 5: GENDER EQUALITY - Achieve gender equality and 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, full and productive employment and decent work for all

10. 136 GOAL 9: INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation GOAL 10: REDUCED INEQUALITIES - Reduce inequality 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 action 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, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

11. 136 GOAL 16: PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG 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 GOAL 17: PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development https://www.un.org/en/exhibits/page/sdgs-17-goals-transform-world https://www.eda.admin.ch/agenda2030/en/home/agenda-2030/die-17-ziele-fuer-eine-nachhaltige-entwicklung/ziel-1-armut-in-allen-ihren-formen-und-ueberall-beenden.html

12. 137 Sustainability vs. Stability A sustainable environment - is resilient enough to withstand man-made and natural challenges, and can also recover from such if needs arise. Sustainability leads to stability. Stable environments - are simply resistant to change but somehow lack the element of resiliency that sustainable environments possess because it is far easier for stable environments to become unstable.

13. 138 All in all, policies and strategies of governments must be intertwined with environmental concerns in order for sustainable development to be achieved.