Disaster and Sustainable Development

Abdul Latif Khan

Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Cell: 88 01713063302
E-mail: latifkhan0987@gmai.com,
• Enormous gaps between the rich Global Economics
and poor countries of the world
• Some states are still subsistence
based while others have moved
beyond manufacturing to tertiary
economies.
• Even within the wealthy or First
World nations there are often areas
of economic disparity within
regions
 Measuring Development
Gross National Product (GNP) Measure of the total value of the officially recorded goods
and services produced by the citizens and corporations of a country in a given year. Includes
things produced inside and outside a country’s territory.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Measure of the total value of the officially recorded goods
and services produced by the citizens and corporations of a country in a given year.

Gross National Income (GNI) Measure of the monetary worth of what is produced within
a country plus income received from investments outside the country. ** Most common
measurement used today.
 Conditions That Hamper Development
• Political instability and corruption
• Exploitation of natural resources and
workers regardless of consequences
• Dependence of agricultural products
or primary products such as mineral
resources
• Misuse of foreign assistance
• Misguided priorities
• Cultural resistance to modernization
 MDGs & SDGs/MDGs
- The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were the eight international development goals for the
year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000,
following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration. All 189 United Nations member
states at the time (there are 193 currently), and at least 23 international organizations, committed to
help achieve the following Millennium Development Goals by 2015:
1) To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2) To achieve universal primary education
3) To promote gender equality and empower women
4) To reduce child mortality
5) To improve maternal health
6) To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7) To ensure environmental sustainability
8) To develop a global partnership for development
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 1. MDGs & SDGs/SDGs
- At the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25/09/15, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, which includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, fight
inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030.
Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)
Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote Goal 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and
sustainable agriculture sustainable
Goal 3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages Goal 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong Goal 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
learning opportunities for all
Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls Goal 14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for
sustainable development
Goal 6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems,
for all (6.a, 6.b) sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse
land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for Goal 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,
all provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and
inclusive institutions at all levels
Goal 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global
productive employment and decent work for all partnership for sustainable development
Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable
industrialization and foster innovation

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1. MDGs & SDGs/SDGs Consensus process

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1. MDGs & SDGs/Comparison

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 1. MDGs & SDGs/Comparison
MDG SDG
Traditional assistance Traditional assistance
+ Universal goals
Limited goals More comprehensive
Top-down process Inclusive goal setting
Traditional statistics Traditional + Data revolution
Hunger and poverty together Distinction
Quantity Education Quality Education
Funding: Focus on ODA Broader set of financial sources

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 Introducing the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals
 The SDGs are …

➤ A set of 17 goals for the world’s future, through 2030

➤ Backed up by a set of 169 detailed Targets
➤ Negotiated over a two-year period at the United Nations
➤ Agreed to by nearly all the world’s nations, on 25 Sept 2015
 What is new and different
about the 17 SDGs?
First, and most important, these Goals apply to every nation …
and every sector. Cities, businesses, schools, organizations, all are
challenged to act. This is called

Universality
Second, it is recognized that the Goals are all inter-connected,
in a system. We cannot aim to achieve just one Goal. We must
achieve them all. This is called

Integration
 And finally, it is widely recognized that achieving these Goals
involves making very big, fundamental changes in how we live
on Earth. This is called

Transformation
Let’s take a tour …
#1: End
poverty in all
its forms
everywhere
#2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition
and promote sustainable agriculture
#2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition
and promote sustainable agriculture

#3: Ensure
healthy lives and
promote well-
being for all at all
ages
 #4: Ensure
inclusive and
quality education
for all and
promote lifelong
learning
#5: Achieve
gender equality
and empower
women and
girls
#6: Ensure access to
water and sanitation for
all
#7: Ensure access to
affordable, reliable,
sustainable and
modern energy for
all
#8: Promote inclusive
and sustainable
economic growth,
employment and decent
work for all
#9: Build resilient
infrastructure,
promote sustainable
industrialization and
foster innovation
#10: Reduce
inequality within and
among countries
#11: Make cities
inclusive, safe,
resilient and
#12: Ensure
sustainable
consumption and
#13: Take urgent action
to combat climate
change and its impacts*
#14: Conserve
and sustainably
use the oceans,
seas and marine
resources
#15: Sustainably manage forests,
combat desertification, halt and
reverse land degradation,
halt biodiversity loss
#16: Promote just, peaceful
and inclusive
societies
#17: Revitalize the
global partnership
for sustainable
development
Each goal
is
important
in itself …
Each goal And they
is are all
important connected
in itself …
 Each of the 17 Goals and 169 Targets represent our attempt to maintain or
achieve certain system conditions that we think are required for sustainability.
 Disaster risk reduction references in goals and
targets
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
• 1.5 By 2030 build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable
situations, and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related
extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and
disasters
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and
promote sustainable agriculture
• 2.4 By 2030 ensure sustainable food production systems and implement
resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production,
that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to
climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters,
and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
• 3.d Strengthen the capacity of all countries, particularly developing
countries, for early warning, risk reduction, and management of national
and global health risks
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-
long learning opportunities for all
• 4.a Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive
and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and
sanitation for all
• 6.6 By 2020 protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests,
wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable
industrialization and foster innovation
• 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional
and trans-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-
being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all
• 9.a Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing
countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African
countries, LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS
Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and
sustainable
• 11.4  Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural
heritage
• 11.5  By 2030 significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of affected
people and decrease by% the economic losses relative to GDP caused by disasters,
including water-related disasters, with the focus on protecting the poor and people
in vulnerable situations
• 11.6  By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities,
including by paying special attention to air quality, municipal and other waste
management
• 11.b  By 2020, increase by x% the number of cities and human settlements adopting
and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource
efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters,
develop and implement in line with the forthcoming Hyogo Framework holistic
disaster risk management at all levels
• 11.c  Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical
assistance, for sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its
impacts*
• 13.1  Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards and
natural disasters in all countries
• 13.2  Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and
planning
• 13.3  Improve education, awareness raising and human and institutional capacity on
climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning
Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and
marine resources for sustainable development
• 14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to
avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and
take action for their restoration, to achieve healthy and productive oceans
Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of
terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat
desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt
biodiversity loss
• 15.1 By 2020 ensure conservation, restoration and sustainable use of
terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular
forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under
international agreements
• 15.3 By 2020, combat desertification, and restore degraded land and soil,
including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to
achieve a land-degradation neutral world