The future we want sustainability

Dr. Ahmed-Refat AG Refat www.SlideShare.net/AhmedRefat

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Sustainable

Development “The Future We Want”

Mainly From …………………………………………… www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture


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“Around the world, sustainable peace

must be built on

sustainable development.

That is why I have said that the

sustainable development agenda is the

agenda for the 21st century.” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon


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Sustainability Sustainability calls for

a decent standard of living for everyone

today without compromising the needs of

future generations.


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Sustinability-1

This means finding better ways

of doing things; Such as:

How can we help people move out of

poverty and get good jobs, while

protecting the environment?


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Sustainability-

How can we provide access to clean

energy for everyone, and make sure that

the energy we produce doesn’t contribute

to climate change?

How can we make sure that everyone can

get the water, food and nutrition they

need?


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Sustainability --

How can we shape our cities so that

everyone can enjoy a decent quality of life?

How can we build better transportation

systems that allow us all to get where we

want to go, without causing too much

congestion and pollution?


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Sustainability---

How can we make sure that our oceans

are healthy and that marine life is not

threatened by pollution and climate

change?

How can we make sure that our

communities are resilient in the face of

natural disasters?


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Solving these challenges is a start to

building the future we want.

The Future we Want

The Future We Want: is an the

outcome document adopted at

Rio+20


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Rio+20


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What is "Rio+20"?

"Rio+20" is the short name for the United

Nations Conference on Sustainable

Development which took place in Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil in June 2012 – twenty years

after the landmark 1992 Earth Summit in Rio.

http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/




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At the Rio+20 Conference, world leaders,

along with thousands of participants from

the private sector, NGOs and other

groups, came together to shape how we

can reduce poverty, advance social equity

and ensure environmental protection on

an ever more crowded planet.


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Why is Rio+20 important?

If we are to leave a liveable world

to our children and grandchildren,

the challenges of widespread

poverty and environmental

destruction need to be tackled

now.


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Why is Rio+20 important?-

The world today has 7 billion people – by

2050, there will be 9 billion.

One out of every five people – 1.4 billion

– currently lives on $1.25 a day or less.

A billion and half people in the world

don’t have access to electricity.

Two and a half billion people don’t have

a toilet.


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Why is Rio+20 important?--

Almost a billion people go hungry every

day.

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to

rise, and more than a third of all known

species could go extinct if climate change

continues unchecked.


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Final Agreement of Rio+20

World leaders approved the outcome document for Rio+20,

entitled

“The Future We Want”


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The Seven Ways

to The Future

We Want


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The Seven Ways to the future

1- Good Jobs

2- Sustainable Energy for All

3- Sustainable Cities

4- Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture

5- Water for the World

6- Oceans

7- Disasters


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1- Good Jobs

Economic recession has taken a major toll on both the quantity and quality of jobs. There are currently 190 million people unemployed and more than 500 million will be looking for jobs over the next 10 years . Economic and social policies to create gainful employment are critical for a well-

balanced society.


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Work should be geared to the needs of the natural environment. “Green jobs” in agriculture, industry, services and administration contribute to preserving or restoring the environment.

Green jobs also help ensure biodiversity, reduce energy consumption, de-carbonize the economy, and minimize of all forms of waste and pollution.


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Good Jobs : Facts and figures

1.3 billion earn less than of $2 per day,

which means poverty for them and their

independents.

More than 2.3 million green jobs have

been created in the renewable energy

sector in recent years.

Agriculture is still the single largest

employer in the world.


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2- Sustainable Energy for All

Energy is central to nearly every major

challenge and opportunity the world faces

today. Be it for jobs, security, climate change,

food production or increasing incomes,

access to energy for all is essential.

Sustainable energy is opportunity – it

transforms lives, economies and the planet.


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Facts and figures

One in five people still lacks access to modern

electricity.

3 billion people rely on wood, coal, charcoal or

animal waster for cooking and heating.

Energy is the dominant contributor to climate

change, accounting for around 60 per cent of total

global greenhouse gas emissions.

Reducing the carbon intensity of energy is a key

objective in long-term climate goals.


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3- Sustainable Cities

Many challenges exist to maintaining cities in a way that continues to create jobs and prosperity while not straining land and resources.

Common city challenges include congestion, lack of funds to provide basic services, a shortage of adequate housing and declining infrastructure.


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The challenges cities face can be overcome in ways that allow them to continue to thrive and grow, while improving resource use and reducing pollution and poverty.

The future we want includes cities of opportunities, with access to basic

services, energy, housing, transportation and more for all.


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Cities: Facts and figures

Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – live in cities today.

By 2030, almost 60 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas.

95 % of urban expansion in the next decades will take place in developing world.


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828 million people live in slums today and the number keeps rising.

The world’s cities occupy just 2 per cent of the Earth’s land, but account for 60-80 per cent of energy consumption and 75 per cent of carbon emissions.

Rapid urbanization is exerting pressure on fresh water supplies, sewage, the living environment, and public health.


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4- Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture

It is time to rethink how we grow, share and

consume our food. If done right, agriculture,

forestry and fisheries can provide nutritious

food for all and generate decent incomes,

while supporting people-centred rural

development and protecting the environment.


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But right now, our soils, freshwater, oceans,

forests and biodiversity are being rapidly

degraded. Climate change is putting even

more pressure on the resources we depend

on, increasing risks associated with disasters

such as droughts and floods. Many rural

women and men can no longer make ends

meet on their land, forcing them to migrate to

cities in search of opportunities.

http://www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture/water.shtml

http://www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture/oceans.shtml

http://www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture/disasters.shtml

http://www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture/cities.shtml


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A profound change of the global food and

agriculture system is needed if we are to

nourish today’s 925 million hungry and the

additional 2 billion people expected by 2050.

The food and agriculture sector offers key

solutions for development, and is central for

hunger and poverty eradication.


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The Zero Hunger Challenge has 5 objectives:

1. 100% access to adequate food all year round. 2. Zero stunted children under 2 years, no more

malnutrition in pregnancy and early childhood. 3. All food systems are sustainable. 4. 100% growth in smallholder productivity and income,

particularly for women. 5. Zero loss or waste of food, including responsible

consumption.


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5- Water for the World

Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in.

There is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. But due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, every year millions of people, most of them children, die from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene.


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Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. Drought afflicts some of the world's poorest countries, worsening hunger and malnutrition.

By 2050, at least one in four people is likely to live in a country affected by chronic or recurring shortages of fresh water.

http://www.un.org/en/sustainablefuture/food.shtml


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Facts and figures

1.7 billion people have gained access to safe drinking water since 1990, but 884 million people are still without.

2.6 billion people lack access to basic sanitation services, such as toilets or latrines.

Each day, an average of 5,000 children die due to preventable water and sanitation-related diseases.


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Hydropower is the most important and widely-used renewable source of energy, representing 19 per cent of total electricity production worldwide.

Approximately 70 per cent of all available water is used for irrigation.

Floods account for 15 per cent of all deaths related to natural disasters.


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6- Oceans

The world’s oceans drive global systems that make the Earth habitable for human.

Our rainwater, , climate, coastlines, much of our food, and even the oxygen, are all ultimately provided and regulated by the sea.

Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future.



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Facts and figures

Oceans cover three quarters of the Earth’s surface, contain 97 % of the Earth’s water, and represent 99 % of the living space on the planet by volume.

Over 3 billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods.


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Oceans contain nearly 200,000 identified species, but actual numbers may lie in the millions.

Oceans absorb about 30 per cent of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming.

Oceans serve as the world’s largest source of protein, with more than 2.6 billion people depending on the oceans as their primary source of protein.


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Marine fisheries directly or indirectly employ over 200 million people.

Subsidies for fishing are contributing to the rapid depletion of many fish species and are preventing efforts to save and restore global fisheries and related jobs As much as 40 % of the world oceans are heavily affected by human activities, including pollution, depleted fisheries, and loss of coastal habitats.


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7- Disasters Disasters have devastating impacts on people, environments and economies.

But resilience – the ability of people and places to withstand these impacts and recover quickly – remains possible. Smart choices

help us recover from disasters.

These choices relate to how we grow our food, where and how we build our homes, how our financial system works, what we teach in schools and more.



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Facts and figures

More than 226 million people are affected

by disasters every year.

From 2000 to 2010, economic damage as

a result of disasters amounted 1 trillion $.

Less than 0.7 per cent of total relief aid

goes to disaster risk reduction.


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Of the 33 cities that will have at least 8

million residents by 2015, 21 are in coastal

areas.

Women and children are 14 times more

likely to die than men during a disaster.

More than 680,000 people died in

earthquakes between 2000 and 2010 due

mainly to poorly-built buildings.


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Since 1980, drought and associated famine

have claimed nearly 558,000 lives and

affected more than 1.6 billion people.

On average, 102 million people are

affected every year by floods, 37 million

people by cyclones, hurricanes or

typhoons, and nearly 366,000 by

landslides.

Environment

The future we want sustainability