Components of Sustainable

Development

Concept of
Sustainability

Making sure the current

generation can meet its
needs while at the same
time making sure future
generations can meet
their needs.

3 dimensions of sustainable
development:(a)Economic
(b)Environmental
(c)Social
Called as triple bottom line.

Renewable
Resources

Water Resources
Fish Stocks
Forests

SUSTAINABILITY
AND
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
RISKS AND HAZARDS

Risk->The possibility of suffering

harm from a hazard that can cause
injury, disease, death, economic
loss or environmental damage.

~Environmental Risk->Flooding &

Pollution.
~The Management of Risks->Risk
identification, risk estimation & risk
evaluation.

VALUES UNDERLYING THE MILLENNIUM

DECLARATION
*MDGs->A set of goals for the international
community that focus on fighting & reducing
the complex effects of global poverty by 2015.
IMPORTANCE OF MDGs
*They are the first global framework with an
explicit, mutual partnership between
developed and developing countries.
*Not one single person, organization, or
country is responsible for carrying out these
goals.

Non-Renewable
Resources

Metal
Construction
Minerals
Fossil Fuels

SOLUTIONS:(a) Establishing
Priorities
(b) Evaluating
Sustainability