1. Sustainable Development- A Context & Direction

2. Sustainable Development “Thinking globally, acting locally”
“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
“Living off the interest of our environmental and resource capital rather than spending the capital itself ”
“Thinking globally, acting locally”
“Doing more with less”

3. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Interacting Systems
Economic
Social
Environment

4. The Three Goals of Economic Development ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES
ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES
Growth
Equity
Efficiency
SOCIAL OBJECTIVES
Empowerment
Participation
Social Mobility
Social Cohesion
Cultural Identity
Institutional Development
ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES
Ecosystem Integrity
Carrying Capacity
Biodiversity
Global Issues

5. Definition of Sustainable Development
The phrase “sustainable development” has be - come an essential part of the vocabulary in environment and development circles. It denotes a particular approach to the process of development.
The term is really a combination of two separate concepts - DEVELOPMENT and SUSTAINABILITY.

6. Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.)
“DEVELOPMENT” is usually understood as a process that moves towards people’s participation in the meeting of their own basic human needs such as food, health care, employment and housing.

7. Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.)
Positive processes of development are ones in which:
people participate to solve their own problems.
traditional cultures and lifestyles are respected.
people become less dependent on external aid and more capable of using and developing their own resources.
power and resources are shared.
women, indigenous people, and other marginalized groups participate in decisions.

8. Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.)
“SUSTAINABILITY” as the word suggests means that the development project or process is one that can be maintained in the long term. This means it must be economically, socially, and politically sustainable; it also means that it must be environmentally sustainable. Development must take place without destroying or undermining the ecological and resource base upon which it rests.

9. Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.)
The result is a new approach to development that combines some key development principles (factors that are necessary to ensure long-term economic, political, or social viability - such as involvement of women, appropriate technology, and community participation), with factors necessary to ensure environmental viability (impact assessment, consideration of the particular environmental context, etc.)

10. Emergence of Sustainable Development
1972
Stockholm Conference
(Eco-development)
1987
Brundtland Commission
(our Common Future)
1992 (June)
UN Conference on Environment & Development
(Agenda 21)
1992 (Dec.)
UN Commission on Sustainable Development
1992 +
National Sustainable Development Action Plans
1997
UNCSD Reviews Progress on Agenda 21
1997 (Dec.)
Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change

11. Best available Control Technology Environmentally friendly Products
THE ROAD FROM RIO
Changing Paradigms
POST-Rio
PRE - Rio
Do more with less
Do more with more
Global village
“Me” generation
3R’s
Throwaway society
Best available Control Technology
Regulations as the ceiling
Least risk
Least cost
Environmentally friendly Products
Consumerism
Anticipate / Prevent
Mitigate / control
Manage resources
Use resources
Integrated planning
Planning for profit

12. KEY INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY
Energy Efficiency
Environmental Efficiency
Renewable Resource Stokes
Customer Satisfaction
New Business Opportunities
Employee Partnerships
Sustainable Technologies
Open Information System
Stakeholders Partnerships
Financial Strengths
Energy Externality Costs
Persistent Toxic Substances
Risk Liability
Fuel Consumption
Indicator
Time

13. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AND THE CDM
Sustainable CDM Activities means applying the concepts and principles of sustainable development to activities within the CDM context.