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Sustainable Development  TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction De nition How Sustainability Works Objectives of sustainable development Pillars of sustainable development  TABLE OF CONTENT Goals Impo ance of Sustainable Development Examples of Sustainable Development...

Sustainable Development  TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction De nition How Sustainability Works Objectives of sustainable development Pillars of sustainable development  TABLE OF CONTENT Goals Impo ance of Sustainable Development Examples of Sustainable Development What Prevents it From Happening? Conclusion  INTRODUCTION e term “sustainable development” rst came to prominence in the world Conse ation Strategy (WCS) in 1980. It achieved a new status with the publication of two signi cant repo s by Brundtalnd on: No h and South: a programme for su ival and common crisis (1985) and  INTRODUCTION Our Common Future (1983) and has gained even greater attention since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992.  DEFINITION Sustainable development can be de ned as an approach to the economic development of a count 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. is damage may surpass the advantages of having more quality output of goods and se ices.  HOW SUSTAINABILITY WORKS Sustainability encourages businesses to frame decisions in terms of environmental, social, and human impact for the long-term, rather than on sho -term gains such as next qua er's earnings repo. It in uences them to consider more factors than simply the immediate pro t or loss involved. Increasingly, companies have issued sustainability goals such as commitment to zero-waste packaging by a ce ain year, or to reduce overall emissions by a ce ain percentage.  ese 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 e 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 e ects 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 ha esting techniques are utilized in the future, they might prove to be nancially burdening considering fossil fuel resources are projected to run out.  Sustainable development focuses on sustainable agricultural methods such as e ective 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….. 4. Financial Stability Sustainable development practices have the ability to create more nancially 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 nite jobs based on fossil fuel technologies.  IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT….. 5. Sustain Biodiversity Unsustainable development and overconsumption practices greatly impact biodiversity. e life ecosystem is designed in such a way that species depend on one another for su ival. 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. is makes it a good sustainable development practice.  EXAMPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT….. Solar Energy T h is is energy harnessed from the sun using solar panels. It’s advantageous since it’s absolutely free and its supply is inf inite. T h ese factors make it bene cial to consumers and good for Mot h er N at ure 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 ourish. Parks also fall into the catego of green spaces. Green spaces provide people a remarkable oppo unity 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 de ned as “the successive planting of di erent crops on the same land to improve soil fe ility and help control insects and diseases.” is 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? e rst 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 rst phase.  e second major issue is that there is not a generally accepted need for sustainable development. is is an education issue that may take many years to resolve.  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 se ices, human settlements and human societies, climate change is likely to be a signi cant factor in the sustainable development of many areas (e.g., Downing, 2002).  Simply stated, climate change has the potential to a ect 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 pa icular vulnerabilities of the poor, see Dow and Wilbanks, 2003 17 GOALS TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD https://sdgs.un.org/goals