Sustainable

Development

BY :
RAJNEESH KUMAR
ROLL NO. 21/342
 CONTENT
• Introduction
• Definition
• How Sustainability Works
• Objectives of sustainable development
• Pillars of sustainable development
• Goals
• Conventions and aggrements
• Importance of Sustainable Development
• Examples of Sustainable Development
• What Prevents it From Happening?
• Conclusion
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 Brundtalnd 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 E. nvironment and Development
(UNCED) held in Rio de Jenerio in June 1992
Definition
• Sustainable development is a concept that aims
to meet the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs. It encompasses
economic, social, and environmental aspects,
seeking to balance progress with environmental
protection and social equity. Sustainable
development involves finding ways to promote
economic growth, alleviate poverty, ensure
social inclusion, and protect the environment
simultaneously.
 CONTINUE
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.
In the name of economic
development, the price of
environmental damage is paid
in the form of land degradation,
soil erosion, air and water
pollution, deforestation, etc.
This damage may surpass the
advantages of having more
quality output of goods and
services.
How Sustainability Works
• Sustainability encourages businesses to frame decisions in
terms of environmental, social, and human impact for the
long-term, rather than on short-term gains such as next
quarter's earnings report. It influences them to consider
more factors than simply the immediate profit or loss
involved. Increasingly, companies have issued
sustainability goals such as commitment to zero-waste
packaging by a certain year, or to reduce overall emissions
by a certain percentage.
• These companies can achieve their sustainability needs by
cutting emissions, lowering their energy usage, sourcing
products from fair-trade organizations, and ensuring their
physical waste is disposed of properly and with as small a
carbon footprint as possible.
Objectives of sustainable
development
• Economic growth
• Environmental protection
• Social inclusion
Pillars of sustainable development
Kyoto Protocol
• The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the UNFCCC,
which commits its parties by setting internationally binding emission
reduction targets.
• The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan in 1997 and entered into
force in 2005.
• It recognized that developed countries are principally responsible for the
current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere as a result of
more than 150 years of industrial activity.
• The detailed rules for the implementation of the Protocol were adopted
at COP-7 in Marrakesh, in 2001 and are referred to as the Marrakesh
Accords.
• Kyoto Protocol Phase-1 (2005-12) gave the target of cutting down
emissions by 5%.
• Phase- 2 (2013-20) gave the target of reducing emissions by at least
18% by the industrialized countries.
United Nations Conference on SUSTINABLE Development

• The UNCED, also known as the 'Earth Summit', was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3-
14 June 1992.
• This global conference was held on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the first
Human Environment Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972.
• The conference highlighted how different social, economic and environmental factors
are interdependent and evolve together, and how success in one sector requires action
in other sectors to be sustained over time.
• The primary objective of the Rio 'Earth Summit' was to produce a broad agenda and a
new blueprint for international action on environmental and development issues that
would help guide international cooperation and development policy in the twenty-first
century.
• The summit concluded that the concept of sustainable development was an attainable
goal for all the people of the world, regardless of whether they were at the local,
national, regional or international levels.
• The results of the Conference were the following documents:
• The Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• The Convention on Biological Diversity
• The Statement on Forest Principles
• The Rio Declaration
• Agenda 21
UN World Summit
• The 2005 World Summit, which took place at United Nations
Headquarters in New York, brought together more than 170
heads of state and government.
• At the Summit, world leaders agreed to intervene on a variety of fronts
to address major global issues.
• Governments made strong commitments to achieving the
development goals set out in the
Millennium Declaration by 2015, pledging an additional $50
billion per year to fight poverty, determined to find innovative
sources of development finance as well as additional
measures to ensure long-term debt sustainability.
• They also declared themselves firmly committed to trade
liberalisation and pledged to work diligently to implement the
development aspects of the Doha work program.
Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs)
• All 191 United Nations member states, and at least 22
international organizations, committed to help achieve the
following Millennium Development Goals by 2015:
• 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
• To develop a global partnership for development
Paris Agreement
• Paris Agreement (also known as the Conference of
Parties 21 or COP 21) is a landmark environmental
accord that was adopted in 2015 to address climate
change and its negative impacts.
• It replaced the Kyoto Protocol which was an earlier
agreement to deal with climate change.
• It aims to reduce global GHG emissions in an effort
to limit the global temperature increase in this century
to well below 2°C above pre-industrial
levels, while pursuing means to limit the increase
to 1.5°C by 2100
Importance of Sustainable
Development
1. Provides Essential Human Needs
• The explosion of population means people will have to
scramble for the limited life essentials like food,
shelter, and water. Adequate provision of these basic
needs almost entirely hinges on infrastructure capable
of sustaining them for a long time.
• If governments insist on utilizing fossil fuel-based
sources of energy instead of renewable and
sustainable options, the cost and environmental
effects of supplying these basic needs would become
a tall order.
Importance of Sustainable
Development…..
2. Agricultural Requirement
• A growing population means agriculture must catch up.
Finding ways to feed more than 3 billion people can be
staggering. If the same unsustainable cultivation, planting,
irrigation, spraying, and harvesting techniques are utilized in
the future, they might prove to be financially burdening
considering fossil fuel resources are projected to run out.
• Sustainable development focuses on sustainable agricultural
methods such as effective seeding techniques and crop
rotation to promote high yields while maintaining the
integrity of the soil, which produces food for a large
population.
Importance of Sustainable
Development…..
• 3. Manage Climate Change
• Climate change can be mitigated by sustainable
development practices. Sustainable development
practices seek to reduce the use of fossil-based
sources of fuel like oil, natural gas, and coal. Fossil fuel
sources of energy are unsustainable since they will
deplete in the future and are responsible for the
emission of greenhouse gasses.
Importance of Sustainable
Development…..
• 5. Sustain Biodiversity
• Unsustainable development and overconsumption
practices greatly impact biodiversity. The life ecosystem
is designed in such a way that species depend on one
another for survival. For instance, plants produce oxygen
that humans need for respiration.
• Humans exhale carbon dioxide that plants need for
growth and production. Unsustainable development
practices like emission of greenhouse gasses in the
atmosphere kill many plant species resulting in the
reduction of atmospheric oxygen.
Examples of Sustainable
Development
Wind Energy
Wind energy is energy
harnessed from the
motion of wind using wind
turbines or windmills.
Wind energy is renewable,
which means it’s never-
ending and can be used to
substitute energy at the
grid. This makes it a good
sustainable development
practice.
Examples of Sustainable
Development…..
Solar Energy
This is energy harnessed
from the sun using solar
panels. It’s advantageous
since it’s absolutely free
and its supply is infinite.
These factors make it
beneficial to consumers
and good for Mother
Nature because it doesn’t
contribute to the emission
of greenhouse gasses.
Examples of Sustainable
Development…..
Green Space
Green spaces are
locations where plants
and animals are left to
flourish. Parks also fall
into the category of green
spaces. Green spaces
provide people a
remarkable opportunity to
take pleasure in outdoor
recreation, more so in big
cities, where resting
space is hard to come by.
Examples of Sustainable
Development…..
Crop Rotation
Crop rotation, in contrast, is
defined as “the successive
planting of different crops on
the same land to improve
soil fertility and help control
insects and diseases.” This
way of farming is not a new
practice, but rather a more
ancient way of farming
chemical-free, whilst
maximizing the long-term
growth potential of land.
What Prevents Sustainable
Development From Happening?
• The first is that for many aspects of
development, using sustainable methods
and materials is expensive. While the long-
term cost of sustainability does prove to be
less expensive than traditional development,
the creation of a sustainable project may be
far more expensive in the first phase.
• The second major issue is that there is
not a generally accepted need for
sustainable development. This is an
education issue that may take many years
to resolve.
Global Sustainable Development Report
2023
• An evidence base for SDG Summit – once in four years
• Strengthen the science-policy interface
• An assessment of assessments
• Extensive input including Regional Consultations: South America,
Southeast Asia, Africa, Western Asia
• Draft delivered to Member States recently
• 15 IGS members very much looking forward to feedback

SDG Summit – UN General

Assembly, 19-20 September,
2023
 Establish an SDG Transformation Framework for Accelerated Action
by 2024… to include components such as…

Set global priorities that guide national prioritisation of

SDG action

Analysis of SDG interlinkages

ID Synergies, Bottlenecks and Multilateral commitments:

Minimize Environmental tradeoffs, transboundary
spillovers

Identification of key interventions to achieve Multiple

Goals
Conclussion
• Sustainable development is largely about people, their well-being,
and equity in their relationships with each other, in a context where
nature-society imbalances can threaten economic and social stability.
• Because climate change, its drivers, its impacts and its policy
responses will interact with economic production and services,
human settlements and human societies, climate change is likely to
be a significant factor in the sustainable development of many areas
(e.g., Downing, 2002).
• Simply stated, climate change has the potential to affect many
aspects of human development, positively or negatively, depending
on the geographic location, the economic sector, and the level of
economic and social development already attained (e.g., regarding
particular vulnerabilities of the poor, see Dow and Wilbanks, 2003
In Closing……

• Against the backdrop of the changes and

shocks of the last few years, the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development
remains a strong and valid agenda for a
desirable future – for people, planet, and
prosperity in peace.

• Making progress on the SDGs is an insurance/building

resilient systems against new crises and shocks