Sustainable Development

Sustainable
Development
TABLE OF CONTENT
• Introduction
• Definition
• How Sustainability Works
• Objectives of sustainable development
• Pillars of sustainable development
• Goals
• Importance of Sustainable Development
• Examples of Sustainable Development
• What Prevents it From Happening?
• Conclusion
• References
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 Environment
and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Jenerio in June
1992.
DEFINITION
• 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
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.
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.
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.
DEVELOPMENT…..
• 4. Financial Stability
• Sustainable development practices have the ability to create
more financially sustainable economies across the globe.
Developing countries that can’t access fossil fuels can
leverage renewable forms of energy to power their economies.
• From the development of renewable energy technologies,
these countries can create sustainable jobs as opposed to finite
jobs based on fossil fuel technologies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
CONCLUSION
• 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
REFERENCES
• Google.com
• Wikipdeia.org
• Studymafia.org
THANKS

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• The term “sustainable development” first came to prominence

• Sustainable development can be defined as an approach to the

• Sustainability encourages businesses to frame decisions in terms of

1. Provides Essential Human Needs

• The first is that for many aspects of development, using

• Sustainable development is largely about people, their well-being, and

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