Name: Mohd Waish

Class: 10 ‘E’
Roll No: 24

Topic: Sustainable Development

 INDEX
1: Meaning of sustainable development
2: Issue of sustainable development
3: Importance of sustainable development
4: Meetings/reports/summit related to
sustainable development
5: Current status of sustainable
development
Meaning of sustainable development

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.
 Issues of sustainable development
• This part of the globalissues.org web site attempts to introduce the issue of
development and sustainable development. Sustainable Development is
often an over-used word, but goes to the heart of tackling a number of
inter-related global issues such as poverty, inequality, hunger and
environmental degradation.
• In theory, development that is sustainable and not damaging to the planet
is very possible. Of course though, in reality there are a lot of politics and
challenges involved as highlighted throughout this site.
• This section is woefully small to start off with, and hardly covers the
issues in enough depth, though over time, I hope to add more articles to
the ones below.
 Importance of sustainable development
• Sustainable development is referred to as the idea that human beings
should sustain by meeting their basic needs, while also making sure that
the future generations are able to meet their basic needs.
• In other words, it is a way of organising the society by which it can exist for
a long duration without compromising on the availability of resources for
future generations.
• For sustainable development, factors such as preserving the environment
and natural resources along with maintaining social and economic equality
need to be followed.
• This concept is not new, it has been followed by many cultures over the
course of history with an aim of maintaining a balance between man and
nature as well as economy.
• The concept of sustainable development can be also referred to as
environmentally sustainable economic growth.
Meeting related to sustainable development
Convening at the same time as the United Nations General Assembly, the
Sustainable Development Impact Meetings will bring together communities
of purpose that integrate business leaders, policy-makers, international and
civil society organizations, innovators and entrepreneurs.

In a series of carefully curated impact-driven dialogues, these alliances will

use the meetings to advance their work and make concrete progress on the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to build momentum on other
key milestones in the months ahead, including the upcoming United Nations
Climate Change Conference (COP27) and the Forum's Annual Meeting in
January 2023.
Reports related to sustainable development
• The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 provides a global overview of progress on the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, using the latest available
data and estimates. It tracks the global and regional progress towards the 17 Goals with in-
depth analyses of selected indicators for each Goal.

• According to the Report, cascading and interlinked crises are putting the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development in grave danger, along with humanity’s very own survival. The Report
highlights the severity and magnitude of the challenges before us. The confluence of crises,
dominated by COVID-19, climate change, and conflicts, are creating spin-off impacts on food
and nutrition, health, education, the environment, and peace and security, and affecting all the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Report details the reversal of years of progress in
eradicating poverty and hunger, improving health and education, providing basic services, and
much more. It also points out areas that need urgent action in order to rescue the SDGs and
deliver meaningful progress for people and the planet by 2030.
Summit related to sustainable development
• The two-day summit, one of the five high-level summits and meetings taking place during the opening week of the
74th session of the UN General Assembly, will allow leaders from government, business and other sectors to identify
specific actions on the road to 2030.

• Mr. Guterres reiterated some of the many aims from the Agenda – such as an end to extreme poverty and hunger, a
low carbon economy, peaceful and just societies, and human rights for all – and welcomed the progress being made
globally, with governments beginning to integrate the SDGs into their national plans and strategies.

• However, he warned that the world is, so far, set to miss the deadline, citing deadly conflicts, the climate crisis,
gender-based violence, and persistent inequality: “half the wealth around the world is held by people who could fit
around a conference table”, Mr. Guterres told the delegates, “and, at the current pace, almost 500 million people
could remain in extreme poverty by 2030”.

• Indicating the direction that discussions will follow over the two days, the UN chief called for global action in areas
such as conflict prevention, development finance, and the climate crisis; local action to make a difference in people’s
lives; and building up partnerships that include civil society, media, the private sector, academia and others.
Current status of sustainable development
• The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 provides a global overview of progress on the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, using the latest available data and
estimates. It tracks the global and regional progress towards the 17 Goals with in-depth analyses of
selected indicators for each Goal.
• According to the Report, cascading and interlinked crises are putting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development in grave danger, along with humanity’s very own survival. The Report highlights the
severity and magnitude of the challenges before us. The confluence of crises, dominated by COVID-19,
climate change, and conflicts, are creating spin-off impacts on food and nutrition, health, education, the
environment, and peace and security, and affecting all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The
Report details the reversal of years of progress in eradicating poverty and hunger, improving health and
education, providing basic services, and much more. It also points out areas that need urgent action in
order to rescue the SDGs and deliver meaningful progress for people and the planet by 2030.