OBJECTIVE

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
INTERVENTION AREAS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CASE STUDIES
-Lokeshwar S.K (21CE003)
Manoj V (21CE004)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS THE DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE

NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE
GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.
INDICATORS

• PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY

LINE BY SEX AND AGE.
• AVERAGE INCOME OF SMALL-SCALE FOOD PRODUCERS.
• PREVALENCE OF UNDER NOURISHMENT.
• PROPORTION OF TOTAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
• SUICIDE MORTALITY RATE.
INDICATORS

• DEATH RATE DUE TO ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES

• MORTALITY RATE DUE TO UNSAFE WATER, SANITATION AND LACK OF
HYGIENE.
• COVERAGE OF ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES.
INTERVENTION AREAS

IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ARE SOME WHAT DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE
FOLLOWING INTERVENTIONS
1. CLIMATE CHANGE.
2. USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
3. WASTE PRODUCTION
4. WATER POLLUTION
5. DEFORESTATION
6. OVER FISHING
7. POVERTY
8. OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
9. AIR POLLUTION
CLIMATE CHANGE

CLIMATE CHANGE REFERS TO THE LONG-TERM SHIFTS IN TEMPERATURES AND

WEATHER PATTERN. THESE CHANGES MAY BE NATURAL (THROUGH
VARIATIONS IN SOLAR CYCLE) (OR) ARTIFICIAL (HUMAN ACTIVITIES LIKE
BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS LIKE COAL, OIL AND GASES).
CAUSES OF CLIMATIC CHANGE

• PRESENCE OF GREEN HOUSE GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE INCREASES THE

GLOBAL TEMPERATURE.
• DEPLETION OF OZONE LAYER ALSO INCREASES THE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE.
• UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL..
EFFECTS OF CLIMATIC CHANGE

• EVEN SMALL CHANGES IN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS MAY DISTURB AGRICULTURE

THAT WOULD LEAD TO MIGRATION OF ANIMALS INCLUDING HUMANS.
• GLOBAL PATTERN OF WINDS AND OCEAN CURRENTS ALSO GETS DISTURBED BY
CLIMATE.
• MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE DROUGHT.
• SEA LEVELS GETS RAISED.
• MELTING GLACIERS AND WARMING OCEANS CAN DIRECTLY HARM ANIMALS
AND DESTROY THE PLACES THEY LIVE.
SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATIC CHANGE

• BURNING OF FOSSIL FUELS LIKE COAL, OIL AND GAS MUST BE AVOIDED.
• RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES LIKE SOLAR, WIND, TIDAL AND GEOTHERMAL
POWER MUST BE USED INSTEAD OF FOSSIL FUELS.
• PROTECT FORESTS, WHICH FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.
• OCEANS ALSO ABSORB LARGE AMOUNTS OF CO2 FROM THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH
HELPS TO KEEP OUR CLIMATE STABLE.
• AVOID OF USING PLASTICS.
• PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, SO PEOPLE AND
NATURE CAN SUCCESSFULLY ADAPT
CASE STUDY ON CHENNAI (CLIMATIC CHANGE)

ECR AND OMR ARE THE TODAY’S LANDMARK WILL RECEIVE THE HIGHEST
CLIMATE IMPACT. DUE TO CHENNAI’S LAND USE PATTERNS, POPULATION
STRESS AND ABUSE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CLIMATE HAS CHANGED
DRASTICALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. CLIMATE INDUCED IMPACTS LIKE
DROUGHT, FLOODS, HEAVY RAINS AND WINDS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY
EVIDENT IN THE CITY.

ON ONE END OF THE CONTINUUM IS SUMMER WATER CRISES AND ON THE

OTHER END IS MONSOONAL FLOOD DISASTERS.
REASON

• INCREASING POPULATION AND BUILDING / LAND USE PATTERN HAVE

CHANGED THE NATURAL HYDROLOGY OF THE CITY. THE WATER WHICH
NEEDS TO NATURALLY DRAIN INTO THE SEA VIA, THE REGIONAL
WATERSHED ARE NOW BLOCKED BY BUILDINGS AND ARTIFICIAL MAN-MADE
STRUCTURES. THESE ARE ALL REASON FOR FLOOD IN CHENNAI CITY.
REMEDY

• RESEARCHERS PREDICTS THAT CHENNAI’S CLIMATE IS MORE

UNPREDICTABLE AND AGGRESSIVE. CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT PEOPLE
AND THE ENVIRONMENT. PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE THE
EMISSION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES THAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE FOR CLIMATE
CHANGE.
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