SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT
 WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT?
Sustainable development is
“meeting the needs of the present
generation without compromising
the ability of the future generations
to meet their own.” (World
Commission on Environment and
Development, 1987)
 FOUR DIMENSIONS TO
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

Society
Environment
Culture
Economy
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Sustainability is the paradigm
for thinking about the future in
which the considerations for
each pillar - environmental,
societal, and economic (or
people, planet, and profits) are
balanced.
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Sustainable development are
the many processes and
pathways to achieve
sustainability.

(e.g. sustainable agriculture and

forestry, good governance,
sustainable production and
consumption)
 THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABILITY

The Anthropocene: Are Humans

Now Overwhelming Nature's Great
Forces, Steffen et.al, (2007)

“The Earth has now left its natural geological epoch;

the present interglacial state called the Holocene.
Human activities have become so pervasive and
profound that they rival the great forces of nature and
are pushing the Earth into planetary terra incognita.
The Earth is rapidly moving into a less biologically
diverse, less forested, much warmer, and probably
wetter and stormier state.”
 THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Economic system seems to be stable but

it is not sustainable. Stability means
short-term firmness in position,
permanence and resistance to change,
especially in a disruptive way. On the
other hand, sustainability considers long-
term capacities of a system to exist.
 THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Processing Questions

What situations, practices, technology, or

policy do you think is beneficial to
humanity at present but could be
damaging in the future?
 PROFIT OVER THE ENVIRONMENT

The constant commodification of world

resources from water and air to minerals
and forest land, which enable large
companies to access them unlimitedly, is
bound to exhaust the finite resources of
the world.
 THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Models of Global Sustainable

Development As quoted from the
United Nations article on the
climate crisis

“No corner of the globe is immune from the devastating

consequences of climate change. Rising temperatures are
fueling environmental degradation, natural disasters,
weather extremes, food and water insecurity, economic
disruption, conflict, and terrorism. Sea levels are rising, the
Arctic is melting, coral reefs are dying, oceans are
acidifying, and forests are burning. It is clear that business
as usual is not good enough. As the infinite cost of climate
change reaches irreversible highs, now is the time for bold
collective action.”
WHEN DID WE CARE ABOUT
THE ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT?
In June 1992, the UN Conference
on Environment and Development
happened in Rio de Janiero. This
is the first Earth Summit, where
governments, development
agencies agreed upon to sign
the RIO DECLARATION ON
ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT.
WHEN DID WE CARE ABOUT
THE ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT?

The story did not end 1992,

because today, nations focused on
the 17 goals to achieve
sustainable development
WHAT ARE THE
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS?
In September 2015, a UN Summit
happened where 193 country
members of UN agreed and set
the 2030 Agenda for sustainable
development.
WHAT ARE THE
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS?

To achieve the agenda, 17

sustainable development goals
(SDGs) or the Global Goals
came into effect in January1,
2016.
THE FIVE ‘P’S OF SDGS
People

Planet

Prosperity

Peace

Partnership
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS

The SDGs are intended to bring

the world to several life changing
‘zeroes,' such as zero poverty,
hunger, AIDS, and discrimination
against women and girls.
SDG1: NO POVERTY
End poverty in all its forms
everywhere
Achieving this goal would
mean reducing the number
of people living in less than
$1.25/day.
SDG1: NO POVERTY
People living less than $1.90/day

30% Southern Asia & Sub-Saha-

ran Africa
Other Regions

70%
SDG1: NO POVERTY
Forms of Poverty:

1. Absolute poverty- an
internationally set standard of
measuring poverty in relation
to one’s ability to meet basic
needs.
SDG1: NO POVERTY
Forms of Poverty:

2. Relative poverty- defined

and measured by income
inequalities of a particular
social context.
 SDG2: ZERO HUNGER
End hunger, achieve food security, and
improved nutrition
and promote sustainable agriculture
This goal directs attention to sustainable
food production, resilient agriculture and
local and global cooperation when it
comes to investing in agricultural
productivity
 SDG2: ZERO HUNGER
More than 790 million people still
don't have regular access to
nutritious food.
This goal can be measured by looking at
prevalence of undernourishment, malnutrition
and child growth.
 SDG3: GOOD HEALTH
Ensure healthy lives and promote
well-being for all at all ages

Improve access to universal health

care, access to affordable
medicines and sexual and
reproductive health care services for
everyone
SDG4: QUALITY EDUCATION
Ensure inclusive and quality
education for all and promote
lifelong learning.
This goal aims to ensure everyone has
access to basic education.
Improve school facilities, increase the number
of training and vocational opportunities for
people and increase the number of trained
teachers available to provide a safe and
positive learning environment.
SDG5: GENDER EQUALITY

Achieve gender equality and

empower women and girls
To achieve this goal there is a need to
examine forms of discrimination, find
ways to end violence and exploitation,
and to empower women and girls
SDG5: GENDER EQUALITY

Some of the issues that this goal

addresses include:
1. Gendered Violence
2. Discrimination on the basis of
gender
3. Economic marginalization
 SDG6: CLEAN WATER
& SANITATION

Ensure access to water and

sanitation
This goal not only focuses on
human consumption of water,
but the quality and sustainability
of water resources worldwide.
 SDG7: CLEAN ENERGY

Ensure access to affordable,

reliable, sustainable and modern
energy for all

the world’s demand for

natural resources is greater
than the supply that we
have. There is a need to
promote renewable
resources.
 SDG8: DECENT WORK &
ECONOMIC GROWTH

Promote inclusive and

sustainable economic growth,
employment and decent work
for all.
Achieving this goal means making
sure jobs are available, safe and
supportive for everyone.
 SDG9: INNOVATION &
INFRASTRUCTURE

Build resilient infrastructure,

promote sustainable
industrialization and foster
innovation.
SDG10: REDUCED INEQUALITY

Reduce inequality within and

among countries.
More than 75% of the population in
developing countries are living in
societies where income is more
unequally distributed now than it
was in the 1990s.
 SDG11: SUSTAINABLE
CITIES & COMMUNITIES

Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient

and sustainable.
This goal is all about managing urban
development (Managing slums, urban
sprawl, waste management and air
pollution).
 SDG12: RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION
Ensure sustainable consumption
and production patterns

Sustainable consumption and

production is all about promoting
resource and energy efficiency,
sustainable infrastructure and jobs
that provide access to basic
services, decent work and a better
quality of life for everyone.
 SDG13: PROTECT THE
PLANET
Take urgent action to combat
climate change and its impacts.

On April 22nd, 2016 (Earth Day), 175

Member States signed the Paris
Agreement, aiming to reduce the pace
of climate change and accelerate the
actions and investments needed for a
low-carbon future.
 SDG14: LIFE BELOW
WATER

Conserve and sustainably use the

oceans, seas and marine resources.

The protection of our marine

environments is integral to the species
that live in them and the communities
that rely on them.
 SDG15: LIFE ON LAND

Sustainably manage forests,

combat desertification, halt and
reverse land degradation,
halt biodiversity loss.
SDG16: PEACE & JUSTICE

Promote just, peaceful and

inclusive societies.
Peace, justice and the
institutions that support and
protect the rights of citizens are
the foundations of sustainable
development.
 SDG17: PARTNERSHIPS
FOR THE GOALS

Revitalize the global partnership for

sustainable development.
In order to achieve all the targets laid
out in the 2030 Agenda, we will have to
revitalize and enhance the ability for
governments, civil society, the private
sector, the UN and other stakeholders
to mobilize the necessary resources.
 QUICK TOUR OF THE
SDGS DASHBOARD

Visit the SDG Dashboard to see the

recent world data showing our
progress in meeting the targets for the
17 global goals.

http://www.sdgsdashboard.org/
SOURCES:
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation..
(2018). Sustainable Foundations: A Guide for
Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals.
Retrieved from
http://mcic.ca/sustainable-foundations last August
10
, 2020.

Philippine Council for Sustainable Development.

(1997). Philippine AGENDA 21. Manila:: PCSD

http://www.sdgsdashboard.org/