What i s ‘ Env i ronmen ta l L i v e l i hood Secu r i t y ’ ?

ENVIRONMENTAL L IVEL IHOOD SECUR I TY IN SOUTHEAST AS IA AND OCEANIA

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Human Demand

Natural Supply

Livelihood Pressures

Livelihoods

Environmental Pressures

climate change

equity

survival

stresses

preservationenvironmental change

empowerment

capabilities

shocks

utilisation

Climate Change

Population Growth

ENVIRONMENTAL L IVEL IHOOD

SECUR I TY

Natural HazardsUrbanisation

SUSTA INABLE L IVEL IHOODS

Water

Climate

EnergyFood

Human security warrants freedom from fear and hazards, resource access/availability and future generations to inhabit healthy environments.

Environmental security links human wellbeing to the state

of the environment.

Sustainability requires a balance between natural resource

use and demand to enhance and preserve life.

Human security underpins sustainable development which relies on conditions of water, energy and food security.

Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches address community development to enhance livelihoods and reduce poverty.

Drawing together the synergies of these concepts Environmental Livelihood Security refers to the challenges of maintaining global food security and universal access to freshwater and energy to sustain livelihoods and promote inclusive economic growth, whilst sustaining key environmental systems functionality, particularly under variable climatic regimes.

Processes and Outcomes

Natural

Human Financial

Social

Political

Physical

Vulnerability

NEXUS

Assets

Human Demand

Natural Supply

Environment

Sustainability