Lessons 5.1: Sustainable Development Flashcards
How many percent world’s land area is degraded
75%
The Global Condition of Today’s Environment
• 75 % of the world’s land area is degraded
• Human activities have contributed to the 1-degree Celsius warming as of 2017, a little closer to the 2-degree Celsius limit before the global climate crisis causes massive damage to the world due to severe climatic events.
• The demand for energy, often unsustainable and unclean, has increased due to the doubling of th human population.
“Capable of being sustained or relating to, or being a method of using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged”.
Sustainable
“is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Sustainable Development
Notions of equality, empowerment, accessibility, participation, cultural identity and institutional stability.
Social Sustainability
It is about the natural environment and how it remains productive and resilient to support human life.
Environmental Sustainability
A system of production that satisfies present consumption levels without compromising future needs.
Economic Sustainability
Simple Steps Towards Sustainability
- Reduction of carbon footprint.
2.Buy and consume only what is needed.
3.Organize and support tree planting projects.
4.Reduce the use of plastic.
5.Patronize goods and services that are
sustainably produced, promote
environment-friendly practices and mitigate
climate change.
6.Share your ideas.
7.We share one world.
8.Change of perspective.
9.Act
The SDG Wedding Cake
ECONOMY
SOCIETY
ENVIRONMENT
Countries rank top 5 towards achieving SDG
- Finland
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Norway
- Austria
Philippines rank toward achieving on SDG
Rank 95
