The document discusses sustainable development and the challenges facing the world. It notes that the world population has grown 7-fold since the industrial revolution to over 7 billion currently and is still rising. It defines sustainable development as understanding how economic, social, environmental and political factors intersect to achieve prosperity, equality, and environmental sustainability. It outlines two paths - continuing on the current path risks crossing environmental boundaries, while sustainable development aims to meet needs within planetary limitations through solutions like smart cities, clean energy, and sustainable agriculture.

1. The Age of
Sustainable Development
Salahuddin Khawaja
Based on Dr. Jeff Sach’s
MOOC

2. I
Intro to
Sustainable
Development

3. To understand
Sustainable
Development, we
need to look at the
population and how it is
growing

4. Current World
Population:
* Darker shades reflect denser
population
7
Billion

5. Has increased
(since the beginning of
the industrial revolution)
7
7
fold

6. And is growing!!
7

7. So with that
context, what
exactly is
Sustainable
Development?

8. Sustainable development is 2 ideas:
1
2
Way to Set
understand this sustainable
world ` goals
How economic,
social, environment
and political factors
fit together
How we make the
world prosperous,
fair and
sustainable?
`

9. Sustainable development is 2 ideas:
1
2
Way to Set
understand this sustainable
world ` goals
How economic,
social, environment
and political factors
fit together
How we make the
world prosperous,
fair and
sustainable?

10. We live in an interconnected world

11. Our approach
to how we live
connects us to
the physical
world

12. We are the changing our world in
unprecedented ways
Climate Change
Ocean Chemistry
Species Extinction
Air Quality

13. Extraordinary times calls for
extraordinary measures.

14. Solutions will be complex.
So embracing complexity
is the only option.

15. Using technology in the right way
will part of the solution
Train powered by
fossil fuel
Train powered by
renewable energy

16. How do we
understand the
complicated
challenges we
face?

17. Economic
Social
`
4 dimensions to the
puzzle of
understanding our
world
Environment
Political
*“Way to understand this world” is an
analytical approach, looking
holistically at society

18. Social
Inclusion
Environment
al
Sustainabilit
y
`
Wealth
Well
Governed
4 dimensions to
looking at how to set
sensible goals
*“Set sustainable goals” is also
considered a Normative/ethical
approach

19. Putting it together –
Fundamental question

20. How can we use our
knowledge of the
interconnections of the
economy, society,
environment and
governance . . .

21. . . . and think through
this crowded 21st
century, massive
poverty and inequality
and environmental
stress . . .

22. . . . to achieve the goal
of a wealth society,
that is socially inclusive,
environmentally
sustainable and well
governed?

23. II
Economic
Growth and
Progress

24. `
Economic well being and
prosperity is one crucial aspect
of Sustainable Development

25. There have been great gains in
economic well being
`

26. There have been great gains in
economic well being
The industrial
revolution
launched
decades of
growth
`

27. Population has grown alongside
economic output
Since 1950 the
population
has almost
tripled
`

28. We crossed the 7B
in 2011 and are on
track to hit 8B by
2024 and 9B by
2040s

29. The economic and
population growth
has come at a cost:
impact to the planet
(this is a challenge for
Sustainable Development)

30. Alongside population and
economic growth has come
improved health

31. Infant mortality has
decreased to 72%
since 1950

32. Life expectancy has
increased by 51%

33. This shows that progress of
all forms is achievable

34. The key
challenge is to
ensure that
progress is
inclusive and
environmentally
sustainable,
otherwise the
gains we have
made will be
fleeting.

35. III
Continuing
Poverty

36. Many countries
have escaped from
economic hardship,
but the prosperity
has not been broad
based

37. 1 Billion people live in extreme poverty
(face a daily struggle to survive)
- 36 -

38. Income might be a core part of
poverty, but there are others:
Food
H e a l th Se r vi c e s
Sa fe Wa te r
Sa n ita tio n
El e c tr i ci ty
Ba s i c Ed u c a ti o n

39. Huge variation in
income levels exist
`

40. As well as infant mortality
`

41. Poverty is mainly
concentrated in
two regions:
Tropical Africa
& South Asia

42. Even in developed
countries there are
significant pockets of
poverty as a result of
the uneven distribution
of income

43. A favela
(shantytown) of
200,000 people
in Rio, right
next to high
end buildings

44. Geography of wealth & poverty is
complex (not only across regions but within
countries)

45. IV
Environmental
Threats

46. We have become a threat
to ourselves

47. Economic
production has
become so
large

48. Population has increased vastly

49. World
economic
output:
$
85
Trillian
per year

50. Physical earth is being overwhelmed

51. Water we are using
Energy we are burning
By the:
`
Land we are used to feed
the planet
Pollution from the chemicals
used

52. We are facing an
unprecedented
climate crises
(droughts, floods, heat
waves, forest fires, etc.)

53. As the # of storms increases, so does the
economic disruption

54. This is the new
normal. As such,
scientists have
given our age a
new name:

55. Anthropecene:
the human
age of the
planet

56. The planet is changing fundamentally
as a result of human activity
Causing the oceans to be
more acidic
Changing the Water cycle
Warming the atmosphere
Melting the Glaciers
`
Polluting the air
Extinction of other species

57. The main driver for
this is humanity’s
massive use of fossil
fuels

58. As a result Carbon Dioxide
concentration has increased
`

59. This is what is
causing massive
disruption to the
climate systems

60. Other factors are at play:
Using large amounts of
nitrogen based fertilizers
Way we are using water
`
Carbon Dioxide is making
ocean more acidic
Chopping Trees to make
room for farm land

61. +
Economic
Activity
=
Increase in
Population
Planet systems are
being threatened

62. How? By
trespassing
planetary
boundaries

64. Profound risks in
trespassing
planetary
boundaries

65. Profound risks in
trespassing
planetary
Sustainable
boundariesdevelopment is
the science of understanding
these risks and what we can
do to stay within the safe
operating limits

66. Balancing act:
Honor the limits
as we continue to
improve our wellbeing

67. V
Paths

68. We have two paths that we can
take:
1
2
Business
as Usual
Path
Sustainable
Development
Path
vs.

69. Path 1:
Business as Usual
– entails staying
the course

70. Pros
Poverty has declined
Technology has
advanced
Overall progress
(economic growth, infant
mortality decreasing)

71. Pros
Poverty has declined
Cons
Boundaries are being
trespassed
(climate disasters, etc.)
Technology has
advanced
Growth is not
inclusive
Overall progress
(economic growth, infant
mortality decreasing)
Not sustainable

72. There has to be a
better way, where the
growth is inclusive
and environmentally
sustainable

73. Path 2:
Sustainable
Development

74. By 2030 70% of the population
will live in cities

75. So, the path to sustainable development
will be sustainable cities

76. Smarter Cities
Smart
Architecture
Smart
Transport
Clean Energy
`
Effective Water
Use
Recycling
Sharing

77. Let’s take some
examples

78. Electric vehicles charged by electricity
produced by clean energy

79. Wind
farms
used to
produce
clean
energy

80. Agriculture improvements
(e.g. rice that resists flooding)

81. Urban
farming

82. The path of sustainable
development will ensure
that everyone (regardless
of sex, age, religion, race)
has access to food,
education and health

83. The essence of
sustainable development
is problem solving

84. A focused, global effort
is needed in a short
period of time (decades,
not centuries) …

85. To move to a
sustainable
development
path
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