Development

and the problems faced by

GLOBAL WARMING

What is Development?

Development entails improvement in the quality as well as quantity of life.

Development is the accumulation of human capital and its effective investment in the progress of an economy.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable Development means development should take place without damaging the environment, and development in the present should not compromise with the needs of future generations.

For Sustainable Development to happen, the world of nations agreed to focus all development initiatives towards sustainability of resources.

Here are some initiatives:-

initiatives

The Road to Rio

• An “Earth Summit” officially known as the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, was held in June 1992 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and participated by over 170 states worldwide 114 of whom were represented by Heads of States of Governments.

• The Summit was convened for addressing urgent problems environmental protection and socio-economic development at the global level.

• The assembled leaders signed the Declaration on Global Climatic Change and Biological Diversity.

• Publication of “Our Common Future” by the UN World Commission on Environment and Development in 1987

• Publication of the “Brundtland Report,” a landmark report establishing the need for sustainable development in industrialized and developing countries.

Outcomes of the Earth Summit

• convention on biodiversity;

• framework convention on climate change;

• principles of forest management;

• Agenda 21;

• the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

Agenda 21

• It is the declaration signed by world leaders in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), which took place at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• It aims at achieving global sustainable development.

• It is an agenda to combat environmental damage, poverty, disease through global co-operation on common interests, mutual needs and shared responsibilities.

• One major objective of the Agenda 21 is that every local government should draw its own local Agenda 21.

Agenda 21

- is our own national agenda for sustainable development.

- recognizes three key actors in sustainable development, and their roles in different realms of society

Philippine Agenda 21

• The Principles of Unity

• The Action Agenda

• The Implementation Strategies

Philippine Agenda 21“Limits to Growth”1971

UN Conference on Human Settlements and Environment1972

World Commission on Environment and Development1983

“Our Common Future”1987

UN Conference on Environment and Development1992

Philippine Strategies on Sustainable Development1989

Philippine Agenda 211996

The Stockholm Convention held 30 years ago. The whole world agreed on the urgent need to respond to the problem of environmental deterioration.

Stockholm Convention

It was agreed that the protection of the environment, and social and economic development are fundamental to Sustainable Development (based on the Rio Principles).

To achieve such development, the global program Agenda 21 and the Rio Declaration to reaffirm global commitment were adopted.

The Agenda 21 was localized based on the maxim “Think globally, Act Locally” through our Philippine Agenda 21.

Sustainable Development

- it is the harmonious integration of

a sound and viable economy ;

responsible governance;

social cohesion; and

ecological integrity

to ensure that development is a life-sustaining process.

Sustainable Development = Economic Development

+ Environment Protection

+ Social Reform

+ People’s Empowerment

PEOPLE

ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT

Elements / Dimensions of Sustainable

Development• Political• Economic• Institutional• Technological• Socio-cultural• Ecological

Parameters of Sustainable Development

• Maintaining a sustainable population

• Maintaining productivity and profitability of environment and natural resources

Economic

• Adopting environmental management weapons in policy and decision making

• Protecting the environment and conserving natural resources

Ecological

• Promoting proper management of wastes and residuals

• Adopting environment-friendly technologies

Technological

• Empowering the people• Maintaining peace and order

Political

• Promoting resource access and upholding property rights

• Promoting environmental awareness, inculcating env ethics and supporting env management action

Socio-cultural

• Improving institutional capacity/ capability to manage sustainable development

Institutional

Parameters of Sustainable Development

Key Factors in Sustainable Development • Government is the key factor in POLITICS,

which is concerned with democratic governance and security of human rights.

• Civil Society is the key factor in CULTURE,

which is concerned with the development of

the social and spiritual capacities of human

beings.• Business is the key factor in ECONOMY,

which is mainly concerned with producing

goods and services to people.

Sustainable Development Principles

• Primacy of Developing Full Human Potential This puts man at the center of all development efforts.

• Holistic Science and Appropriate Technology. Implies development of appropriate technology to solve development problems with due consideration to its impact to society and ecology.

• Cultural, Moral and Spiritual Sensitivity. Considers the inherent strengths of local and indigenous knowledge, practices and beliefs, while respecting cultural diversity, moral standards and the spiritual nature of the Filipino society.

GLOBAL WARMING

• Global warming refers to the current rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation.

• It is caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities such as deforestation and burning fossil fuels.

• An increase in global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation, and a probable expansion of subtropical deserts.

• Other likely effects of the warming include more frequent occurrence of extreme weather events including heat waves, droughts and heavy rainfall events, species extinctions due to shifting temperature regimes, and changes in crop yields.

Problems caused by global warming

Prevention of Global Warming

• Most countries are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),whose ultimate objective is to prevent "dangerous" anthropogenic (i.e., human-induced) climate change.

• Parties to the UNFCCC have adopted a range of policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to assist in adaptation to global warming.

A PRESENTAION BY -

NAME ROLL NO.1. Ayush Bhatt

132. Kaustubh Dube

253. Aditya Jain

044. Devansh Saxena 5. Prabhakar Mondal

346. Hrishikesh Singh

227. Anurabh Ghosh

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