Sustainable Development

Question 1

DEFINE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Answer 1

> DEVELOPMENT THAT ENCOURAGES ECONOMIC GROWTH BUT AT THE SAME TIME CONSERVE THE WORLD’S RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF THE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS

Question 2

DEFINE RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Answer 2

> RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- RESOURCES THAT CAN BE REPLACED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
- RESOURCES THAT CAN’T BE REPLACED ONCE DEPLETED

Question 3

WHAT MUST BE DONE IN ORDER TO USE OUR RESOURCES IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER?

Answer 3

> USE APPORPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT ENVIRONMENT DEGRADATION

> CONTROL POPULATION SIZE

> WISE USAGE OF RESOURCES, E.G. RECYCLING, REUSING, REGROWING, REPLACING

> DEVELOP POLICIES TO CONSERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT

Question 4

HOW TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT

Answer 4

> IMPOSE HEAVY FINES ON INDUSTRIES AND PEOPLE WHO POLLUTE THE ENVIRONMENT

> PUT HIGH TAXES ON CARS THAT USE LARGE ENGINES

> SUBSIDIES INDUSTRIES AND PEOPLE WHO SAVE ENERGY

Question 5

DISCUSS HOW LOCAL PEOPLE CAN BENEFIT FROM COMMUNAL CONSERVATION

Answer 5

> IT CAN CREATE JOBS
HELPS CREATE MARKET FOR THE SALE OF LOCAL CRAFTS AND PEOPLE CAN GET FOREIGN CURRENCY AS A RESULT
GIVE PEOPLE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD

Question 6

NAME THE GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT

Answer 6

-SOIL EROSION
- POLLUTION OF SOIL, AIR AND WATER
- DESTRUCTION OF WILDLIFE SPECIES
- GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND GLOBAL WARMING
- OZONE LAYER AND INCREASE IN INCIDENCE OF CANCER

Question 7

HOW TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING

Answer 7

-REPLANT TREES
- USE CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES LIKE SOLAR, WIND AND GEOTHERMAL POWER
- REDUCE THE USE OF FOSSIL FUEL
-USE SUSTAINABLE METHODS OF FARMING

Question 8

DISCUSS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL, WITH REFERENCE TO RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION

Answer 8

> THESE ARE GOALS BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANSAND THE WHOLE SOCIETY. IT ENSURES HUMAN BEINGS HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC RESOURCES BY IMRPOVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AT THE SAME TIME PROTECTING THEIR HEALTH BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENT IS SAFE

Question 9

NAME THE 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Answer 9

1) NO PVERTY
2) ZERO HUNGER
3)GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
4) QUALITY EDUCATION
5) GENDER EQUALITY
6) CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
7) AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
8) DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
9) INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
10) REDUCED INEQUALITIES
11) SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
12) RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
13) CLIMATE ACTION
14) LIFE BELOW WATER
15) LIFE ON LAND
16) PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
17) PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS