Describe concept and aims of sustainable development

In 2015, all the countries in the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It sets out 17 Goals, which include 169 targets. These wide-ranging and ambitious Goals interconnect. Goal 3 is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. But it is also cross-cutting, so that progress in its implementation contributes to progress towards other Goals, and action on other Goals in turn contributes to attaining Goal 3. Most of the Goals also have some direct health targets. All of them have indicators by which progress can be measured. What’s different about the Sustainable Development Goals The 2030 Agenda and its Goals offer a comprehensive vision for sustainable development that: • is global, rather than limited to “developing” countries as was the case with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); • is based on values such as equity and respect for human rights; • relies on approaches such as sustainable financing, scientific research and innovation, and monitoring and evaluation; • requires a new way of working, involving intersectoral action by multiple stakeholders; • aims to strengthen health systems towards universal health coverage (UHC). These novelties can be leveraged to benefit health. For example: • Intersectoral action by multiple stakeholders helps place health in all sectors of policy-making, and combines the strengths of multiple stakeholders. • Strengthening health systems to achieve UHC means that a comprehensive...

A Decade of Action With just under ten years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, The UN global action to secure greater leadership, more resources and smarter solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals; local action embedding the needed transitions in the policies, budgets, institutions and regulatory frameworks of governments, cities and local authorities; and people action, including by youth, civil society, the media, the private sector, unions, academia and other stakeholders, to generate an unstoppable movement pushing for the required transformations. Numerous civil society leaders and organizations have also called for a “super year of activism” to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, urging world leaders to redouble efforts to reach the people furthest behind, support local action and innovation, strengthen data systems and institutions, rebalance the relationship between people and nature, and unlock more financing for sustainable development. At the core of the 2020-2030 decade is the need for action to tackle growing More people around the world are living better lives compared to just a decade ago. More people have access to better healthcare, decent work, and education than ever before. But inequalities and climate change are threatening to undo the gains. Investment in inclusive and sustainable economies can unleash significant opportunities for shared prosperity. And the political, technological and financial solution...

SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The concept of sustainable development (SD) has been a part of the global ecological dialogue among scientists and governmental leaders for more than two decades. One outcome of the 1992 The most commonly used definition of SD comes from the 1987 report prepared for the Our Common Future (1987). SD is "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (WCED 1987). The 178 heads of state that gathered at the Earth Summit sought to address both the environmental problem and the socioeconomic development problem. The SD concept presented a paradigm in which officials viewed environment and development as partners rather than adversaries. The WCED view of SD presumed that socioeconomic growth and environmental protection could be reconciled in an equitable manner. The SD idea contrasts with development that focuses on socioeconomic gain often at the expense of the environment. Some natural resource extractive industries, such as mining and fishing, deplete resources in the name of promoting socioeconomic growth. Un sustainable development, however, can be devastating for the environment and society. In 1992, for instance, the northern cod fishery collapsed in Newfoundland due to overfishing. The government, in light of this natural resource drawdown, called for a two-year moratorium on cod fishing so that the stocks could recover. This action affected thousa...

The most often quoted definition comes from the UN World Commission on Environment and Development:“sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In the Sustainable practices support ecological, human, and economic health andvitality. Sustainability presumes that resources are finite, and should be usedconservatively and wisely with a view to long-term priorities and consequences of theways in which resources are used. In simplest terms, sustainability is about our children and our grandchildren, and the world we will leave them. Some other definitions of sustainability: • • • If you are interested in more information, UCLA offers continuing education in sustainability, the Stay connected to UCLA Sustainability

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability. Countries have committed to prioritize progress for those who're furthest behind. The SDGs are designed to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls. The creativity, knowhow, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDGs in every context. Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. While the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped by more than half between 1990 and 2015, too many are still struggling for the most basic human needs. As of 2015, about 736 million people still lived on less than US$1.90 a day; many lack food, clean drinking water and sanitation. Rapid growth in countries such as China and India has lifted millions out of poverty, but progress has been uneven. Women are more likely to be poor than men because they have less paid work, education, and own less property. Progress has also been limited in other regions, such as South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, which account for 80 percent of those living in extrem...

The UN's sustainable development goals are a universal call to action to end poverty and social inequality while tackling climate change. We'll tell you what sustainable development is, and how it can be achieved in the US. What Is Sustainable Development? Sustainable development is an approach to development that looks to balance different needs against an awareness of the environmental, social and economic limitations we face as a society. Examples of sustainable development include: • investing in greener energy such as solar or wind energy, • creating more green spaces including parks where plants and wildlife can thrive, and • promoting sustainable farming methods such as crop farming. An often-quoted definition comes from the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” What is sustainable development? The 17 SDGs were developed to set specific goals to work toward it. (Foto: CC0 / Pixabay / blazejosh) Unsustainable development occurs when current progress is at the expense of future generations. Unsustainable development includes unsystematic planning that causes environmental degradation, such as the use of fossil fuels, or farming methods that cause damage to animals and ecosystems, such as industrial In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the • No Poverty • Zero Hunger • Good Health and Well-Being • Quality Education • Gender Equality • Clean Water and Sanitation • Affo...

The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere.​ The Goals were adopted by all United Nations Member States in September 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which sets out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals and their related targets. Never before had world leaders pledged common action across such a broad and universal policy agenda.​ The 17 Goals are interconnected, apply to all countries, and need to be carried out by all stakeholders – governments, the private sector, civil society, the United Nations system and others – in a collaborative partnership.​ This year marks the start of the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is a critical period to advance a shared vision and accelerate responses to the world's gravest challenges – from eliminating poverty and hunger to reversing climate change. Yet, in only a brief period of time, the precipitous spread of the novel coronavirus turned a public health emergency into one of the worst international crises of our lifetimes, changing the world as we know it.​ This exhibit illustrates the Sustainable Development Goals through photos from around the world, bringing to life what the 17 Goals mean for people on the planet. This exhibit was produced by the UN Department of Global Communications​. More than 700 million people still live in extreme poverty on le...

The term Sustainable Development was used by the Brundtland Commission which has become the most often-quoted definition of Sustainable Development: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Sustainable Development ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social challenges faced by humanity. As early as the 1970s, "sustainability" was employed to describe an economy "in equilibrium with basic ecological support systems". Ecologists have pointed to The Limits to Growth. The concept of Sustainable Development has in the past most often been broken into three constituent parts: Environmental sustainability, Economic Sustainability and sociopolitical Sustainability. Green Development is generally differentiated from Sustainable Development in that Green development prioritizes what its proponents consider to be environmental sustainability over economic and cultural considerations. Proponents of Sustainable Development argue that it provides a context to improve overall sustainability where cutting edge Green Development is unattainable. Inclusive green growth is the pathway to Sustainable Development. It is the only way to reconcile the rapid growth required to bring developing countries to the level of prosperity which they aspire, meet the needs of the more than nearly 1 billion people still living in poverty, and fulfill the imperative requirement of a...