Sustainable Development "definition"

 

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development

Development is necessary as a means of addressing and overcoming the problems currently facing the community. Sustainable development is a concept applied to help communities around the world overcome identified problems. Developments made in this context are maintained to meet current needs without impacts that could affect the ability of future generations to work on their own solutions. Sustainable development is therefore driven by five pillars identified to support its implementation, as indicated.

Pillars

The pillars that help communities partake in sustainable development include; People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships.

People

The interventions taken up as development initiatives by communities are to be mindful of the social consequences involved.

Planet

The activities of development require resources and as such the intervention needs to recognize that the planet’s resources are finite.

Prosperity

Development is expected to be of great value to the people and as such the economical consequences are to be taken into account by the applied interventions.

Peace

The dimension of peace is of value for the assessment of development as the social context involved may cause tension and conflict on basis of aspects such as social cohesion and inclusion.

Partnerships

In the actuation of a development intervention, it is believed that the pooling of ideas from a panel of decision-makers may be suitable in the consideration of the consequences and benefits involved and also fostering the need for social cohesion and inclusion.

Harnessing solar energy

A good example of sustainable development practice is the harnessing of solar energy for power production as it reduces environmental pollution.

Sustainable Development Goals

No Poverty

One of the greatest challenges facing humanity is poverty. This sustainable development goal is set to ensure that humanity is capable to live by affording basic needs.

Zero Hunger

The Zero Hunger initiative is intended to help the world achieve an end to hunger. The goal is entailed to help people get access to enough nutritious foods by 2030.

Good Health & Well-Being

The 3^rd SDG incites global actions towards the prevention of suffering for people from preventable diseases and also countering premature deaths. This goal is actuated by focusing on key targets that are known to boost the health of populations. 

Quality Education

The 4^th SDG informs governments on the need to act to have an inclusive education system and offers an equitable quality education that will open up the growing generations to viable opportunities. The goal insists on the funding of governments towards free primary and secondary schooling.

Gender Equality

This goal emphasizes the need to have gender equality viewed as a fundamental human right as it fosters the creation and existence of peace, prosperity, and sustainability in the world. This goal is enacted to help all women and girls achieve gender equality.

Clean Water & Sanitation

This goal is in place to emphasize the importance of access to water and sanitation for all. This goal concentrates on the benefits of good health and well-being that are promoted by ensuring access to clean water and sanitation for all.

Affordable & Clean Energy

Power is essential for life as it is used in production and other sectors. The demand is high has made the supply to be overwhelmed and therefore makes power costly. This goal is in place to inform governments of the need to tap into renewable sources of energy that are cleaner and cheaper such as wind, solar and thermal.

Decent Work and Economic Growth

This goal promotes the value of having people offered equal opportunities to support their economic growth by being offered meaningful employment that allows them to be productive and capable of sustaining their lives.

Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure

This goal emphasizes that industrialization should be undertaken sustainably by having resilient infrastructure built and promoting inclusivity. Action under this goal includes the use of research and innovation to help with solving challenges faced socially, economically, and environmentally.

Reduced Inequalities

This goal recognizes the harms that have been caused by inequalities based on classes that may be applied to create segregation among communities. This goal is in place to ensure that all communities and people around the world work together toward the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals.

Sustainable Cities & Communities

This goal emphasizes the need to have human settlements use plans that are wound on making them inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. This goal is emphasized in the designing of communal infrastructure and approach towards a disaster recovery plan and disaster risk reduction.

Responsible Consumption & Production

Consumption and production patterns are key for sustaining livelihoods. The goal is thus formulated to help communities in the world from treading on patterns that will bring about negative long-term consequences.  

Climate Action

This goal recognizes that human activities have had a huge impact on climate change. The goal emphasizes the need to have efforts channeled urgently into combating climate change and its impacts.

Life Below Water

Oceans and seas cover 70% of planet earth. The health of these water bodies, therefore, affects us as humans. This goal emphasizes the need to have action undertaken into protecting the presented ecosystems.

Life on Land

Life on land has been recognized as a foundation of life on planet earth. It is with this recognition that man’s actions are advised to be channeled towards the protection, restoration, and conservation of; while utilizing the available on-land ecosystems.

Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

This goal insists on the need to have all be served by a governing system that promotes peace, inclusivity, access to justice, and having institutions that are monitored and answerable to the people at all levels as they are desired to be effective, accountable, and inclusive.

Partnership for the Goals

This goal is driven by the need to revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development. This goal emphasizes that no people should be left behind in the world in the striving towards sustainable development. This is emphasized as it is recognized that the SDGs can be successful if all countries stick to the commonality of views used to constitute them. 

  

Clean Water and Healthy Life

  

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