sustainable development and global food security (book + transes)

Question 1

Sustainable Development definition according to WCED’s Brundtland Report:

Sustainable development is the _____ that meets the _____ of the _______ without _______ the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Answer 1

development
needs
present
compromising

Question 2

critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:

1. reviving ___

Answer 2

growth

Question 3

critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:

2. changing the ____ of growth

Answer 3

quality

Question 4

critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:

3. meeting ______ needs for jobs, food, energy, water, and sanitation

Answer 4

essential

Question 5

critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:

4. ______ a sustainable level of population

Answer 5

ensuring

Question 6

critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:

5. _____ and ______ the resource base

Answer 6

conserving
enhancing

Question 7

critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:

6. _______ technology and ______ risks

Answer 7

reorienting
managing

Question 8

critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:

7. _______ environment and economics in ________

Answer 8

merging
decision-making

Question 9

T/F: The welfare of the people must be in constant consideration in terms of development

Answer 9

true

Question 10

who made the Agenda 21 of 1992

Answer 10

United Nations

Question 11

what is the Agenda 21 of 1992

Answer 11

Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform

Question 12

Agenda 21 advocates ____ to disseminate information regarding sustainable development (Jickling, 1994).

Answer 12

education

Question 13

sustainability may be likened to

Answer 13

stability

Question 14

A _______ _______ is resilient enough to withstand man-made and natural challenges, and can also ________ from such if needs arise.

Answer 14

sustainable environment
recover

Question 15

T/F:

Sustainability leads to stability;

stability alone may necessarily lead to sustainability.

Answer 15

FALSE

stability alone may NOT

Question 16

________ _______ are simply resistant to change but somehow lack the element of resiliency

Answer 16

Stable environments

Question 17

In September 2000, leaders of 189 countries gathered at the United Nations headquarters and signed the historic _____ ________

Answer 17

Millennium Declaration

Question 18

target date of Millennium Declaration

Answer 18

2015

Question 19

During the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in __ ____ _____, June 2012, galvanized a process to develop a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Answer 19

Rio de Janeiro

Question 20

In July 2014, the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) proposed a document containing __ goals.

Answer 20

17

Question 21

T/F: environment must continuously be at the center of government actions

Answer 21

true

Question 22

a basic necessity for survival

Answer 22

food

Question 23

FOOD SECURITY is the:

physical and ______ access, at all times, to sufficient, ____, and nutritious food for people to meet their ____ needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (Swaminathan, 2003)

Answer 23

economic
safe
dietary

Question 24

T/F: Food security challenges countries with small populations.

Answer 24

false - large

Question 25

a solution that potentially dampen the blows on food security in nations

Answer 25

International Trade

Question 26

this have proven viable in addressing food security issues like in the case of China

Answer 26

Economic and Agricultural Reforms

Question 27

this is one of the contributing factors that further cripples and weakens food security on domestic and international level

Answer 27

armed conflict

Question 28

T/F: Rationing of food is also a solution.

Answer 28

true

Question 29

____ also leads to conflict and leads to an increased shortage of food.

Answer 29

Hunger

Question 30

what was one of the factors that ignited the French Revolution of 1789

Answer 30

lack of food