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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTWITH EQUITY:

Th e Growth Paradox

Presented ByAbodh Kumar SwainRitu Lala


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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE

NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT

COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF

FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET

THEIR OWN NEEDS

.


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MAIN FEATURES OF SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

A desirable human condition :

A enduring ecosystem condition:

A balance between present and futuregenerations; and within the present generation:


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SUSTAINABILITY

WEAK SUSTAINABILITY:

STRONG SUSTAINABILITY:


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SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION

SUSTAINABILITY


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INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Gross National Happiness (GNH)

Human Development Index (HDI)

Ecological Footprint (EF)

The Happy Planet Index (HPI)


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TOWARDS SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT


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CHANGING UNSUSTAINABLE

PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION &

PRODUCTION.

EDUCATION INCENTIVES & LEGISLATION

TRADITIONAL PRACTICES DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS

TECHNOLOGIES

PROPER EVALUATION OF PRICING


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PROTECTING & MANAGING THE NATURALRESOURCES ,BASE OF ECONOMIC & SOCIALDEVELOPMENT

1. WATER GOVERNANCEARRANGEMENTS

2.USE OF BIOMASS

3.TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TONATURAL RESOURSE

MANAGEMENTS.


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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INA GLOBALISING WORLD


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HEALTH & SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

BALANCED DIET

SAFE DRINKING WATER

HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT


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MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION

FINANCE

TRADETECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE &EDUCATIONPOPULATION


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EQUITY-

MEANS FAIRNESS,THAT THERE SHOULD

BE A MINIMUM LEVELOF INCOME&ENVIRONMENTALQUALITY BELOW

WHICH NOBODYFALLS.


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INEQUITABLEGROWTH
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Kalams DREAM INDIA by2020

A nation where rural and urban divide has reduced to athin line.

A nation where there is an equitable distribution andadequate access to energy and quality water.

A nation where agriculture, industry and service sectorwork together in symphony.

A nation where education with value system is notdenied to any meritorious candidates because of societalor economic discrimination.

A nation which is the best destination for the mosttalented scholars, scientists and investors.


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A nation where the best of health care is available to all.

A nation where the Governance is Responsive, Transparent

and Corruption free. A nation where poverty has been totally eradicated,

illiteracy removed and crime against woman and childrenare absent and none in the society feels alienated.

A nation that is prosperous, healthy, secure, peaceful andhappy and continuous with a sustainable growth path.

A nation that is one of the best places to live in and is proudof its leadership.


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Why GDP growth is not Everything?1.GDP growth does not make us happy.

2.Growth is unevenly distributed.

3. GDP does not take into account the

sustainability of future GDP.

4. There is nowhere left to grow.


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WHO ARE AFFECTEDTHE MOST?Developed countries

Near East & North Africa

Latin America &Carribean

Sub saharan Africa

Asia & the Pacific


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Minimum Requirements of ahuman being1. Balanced diet

2. Clothes

3. Shelter

4. Safe DrinkingWater

5. Clean air

6. SanitationFacility

7. Environmentalhygiene

8. Primary healthcare

9. Education


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Reasons forInequitable Growth

Patterns of consumption andproduction

High population

Illiteracy

Huge expenditure on arms and

ammunitions Less employment in Formal

manufacturing sector

Corruption


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Consequences Of InequitableGrowth1. SOCIAL

2. POLITICAL

3. ECONOMICAL


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SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES High Infant Mortality & Annual DeathRate. Increase in Hygiene & Diet relatedDiseases. Increased Crime Rate. Increased rate of

Homeless people. Children's Fate Sealed .


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POLITICALCONSEQUENCES Increased risk of War. Mass Emigration of Population.

Genocide.

Terrorism.


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ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES In Short run Inequality is positively correlated

to economic growth. In Long run There is a trade-off between

inequality and economic growth.

Simon Kuznet


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H ow to M ake the GrowthMORE EQUITABLE1) Changing what we value2) Reduce Working Hours3) The Tobin tax4) Choose Co-operative (BeyondCorporations)5) Cap Wages6) Controlling the Population7) Conservation of NaturalResources & Investment inRenewable sources
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Indias Achievement Towards Sustainable Development The no. of CERs issued for emission reduction projects

in India is set to tripled to 246 mn by dec. 2012 from 72mn in Nov. 2009. (CRISIL Research).

Indias renewable energy capacity to increase to 20,000

MW by 2012 dec. from the current 15,542 MW. Growth in use of green technologies has put India on

the green building leader board with countries likeUSA. (as per IGBC)

About US$ 425.58 mn of the current Indian lightingmarket size belongs to the compact fluorescentlamps(CFLs), the energy efficient lighiting system.


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Institutions For SustainableDevelopment Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Ministry Of Environment & Forest

State Department Of Environment &Forest

World Business Council for SustainableDevelopment (WBCSD)


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Conclusion We cannot have an ecologicalmovement designed to prevent

violence against nature,unless the principle of nonviolence becomes central tothe ethics of Human Culture.


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ThanQ

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