UNIT VI

Towards a
Sustainable
World
Lesson 26

Sustainable Development
Definitions, Principles, and Approaches to Sustainable
Development

WCED (1987) - meeting current

needs without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet
their own.
 WORLD BANK
01. - highlights economic analysis

IUCN, WWF, ENEP

02. - emphasize ecological conservation

EDWARD BARBIER
03. - prioritizes improving the welfare of the
poor.
5 principles approach to sustainable development established by UK
government:

•emphasizing living within environmental

limits
• fostering a strong and just society
•establishing a sustainable economy
• promoting good governance
• utilizing sound science responsibly
 In 2015, countries that are part of the United Nations agreed to adopt the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals.

GOAL 3: Good GOAL 4:

GOAL 1: No GOAL 2: GOAL 5:
Health and Quality
Poverty Zero Hunger Well-being Gender
Education
Equality

GOAL 6: Clean GOAL 8: GOAL 9: Industry,

GOAL 7: Decent Work Innovation, and GOAL 10:
Water and
Affordable and and Economic Infrastructure
Reduced
Sanitation
Clean Energy Growth Inequality
 In 2015, countries that are part of the United Nations agreed to adopt the 17
Sustainable Development Goals.

GOAL 11: GOAL 12: GOAL 13: GOAL 14:

Sustainable Cities Responsible GOAL 15:
Consumption and Climate Action Life Below
and Communities
Water
Life on
Production
Land

GOAL 16: Peace GOAL 17: Partnerships

and Justice to Achieve the Goal
Strong (United Nations)
Institutions
 ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS

Environmental crises are

distinguished by rapid and
largely unexpected changes in
environmental quality that are
difficult if not impossible to
reverse.
Challenges to Sustainable Development

Poverty Income Inequality

Unsustainable Patterns of Production and
Consumption

Ecological Footprint

- the goods and services

consumed by a person
 Environmental Destruction
The current system of
production and
consumption has a
significant negative
impact on the
environment.
 Center for Environmental Concerns
•Forest Cover
•Mineral Wealth
•Agricultural Ecosystem
•Fresh Water Ecosystem
•Marine Ecosystem
•Urban Ecosystem
 Economic Globalization and Sustainable
Development

Economic However, following the

rules of neoliberal
Globalization is the
thinking causes problems
enhancement of trading for sustainable
among countries. development.
ome of the critiques of neoliberal economic globalizatio

•prioritizing and enhancing economic growth

•encouraging competition
 GLOBAL
FOOD
SECURITY
Food security

- when all people are

able to access enough
safe and nutritious
food.
Food Insecurity

- the phenomenon "when

people do not have an
adequate physical, social, or
economic access to food"
(FAO).
 Measurement for Food
Security and Food Insecurity

- Understanding various measures of food security

and insecurity from households to nations.
Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) and Moderate
and Severe Food Insecurity in the Population of the
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

- measures hunger and difficulty accessing food

- collects data through interviews regarding
people's experiences of difficulty in accessing
food
 Global Hunger Index
-It looks into indicators such as
the share of the population related
to:

•Undernourishment
•Child wasting
•Child stunting
•Child Mortality
 Hunger Reduction Commitment Index (HRCI).

- Some of the indicators being

measured in HRCI are:

• institutional coordination
• government intention and action
• analytic rigor
• learning and adaptation
 Some Factors Affecting Food Security

•food supply
• food prices
• people's income
• changes and shocks in
social and natural
environments
 Globalization and Food Security

Economic globalization,
including foreign trading of food,
creates a global food supply chain
with challenges like
contamination and lack of
traceability
Commitments to Achieve Food Security

Millenium Development Goals:

1. To decrease people with income below $1. 25;

2. To attain full constructive and decent
employment for all;
3. To decrease the number of people suffering
from hunger.
THANK YOU!
Submitted by:
Montemor, Divine Q.
Nuevas Jr., Gerry S.
Olimpo, Francisco C.
Padayao, Ana Leah L.
Pasagui, Cristel R.
Refuerzo, Angel Lyn S.
BSED ENGLISH -1A
Submitted to:
Rowena D. Mostacesa
Course Instructor