Post on 19-Jul-2015
Overview
• The case for sustainable development• Economic Approach• Social Approach
•Sustainable Development Goals
•Policy Options
•Current Status – South Asia
Carbon Budget
Carbon budget• 3670 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Gt CO2e• 1,890 already emitted by 2011• Keep within 2C scenario (by 2100) - reduce GHG by 42 Gt by 2030 (1%
average decline per year)• 2 C will lead to aggregated losses of 0.2-2.0% of income.
Overarching goal
1. Poverty eradication2. Environmental sustainability3. Sustainable consumption and production
Broader Challenges
• Climate change• Energy security• Rise in unemployment and food price• Inequality between the rich and the poor both at global and national
levels• An increasing number of natural and man-made disasters, etc.
Emerging possibilities
• Green jobs and social inclusion• Resilience and disaster preparedness• Science and technology• South-south and triangular cooperation, public-private partnership• Innovative financial mechanisms • Strengthened institutional framework for sustainable development, etc.
South Asian Status
India : 12th Five Year Plan entitled “Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth”
Bangladesh : Sixth Five Year Plan
Nepal : Thirteenth Plan Approach
Maldives : National Development Strategy
Pakistan : Annual Plan 2013-14
Sri Lanka : National Climate Change Policy (2012)
Emerging Areas
1. Agriculture and food security
2. Water conservation and efficient use
3. Forestry
4. Coastal Zones and Marine Areas:
References•Asian Development Bank. "Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia.“ 2014.
http://www.preventionweb.net/files/38999_assessingcostsclimatechangeandadapt.pdf
• Stokholm Environmental Institute. “New Climate Economy Report”.2014
http://newclimateeconomy.report/overview/
•Nash, R. Wilderness and the American mind. (New Haven: Yale University Press,1973)
• Beckerman, Wilfred ‘Economic development and the environment: conflict of complementarity?’,
Policy Research Working Paper Series 961, The World Bank, 1992.