The document discusses sustainable development at the local level, emphasizing the importance of environmental, economic, social, and human sustainability. It outlines the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by Pakistan to promote long-term sustainable practices, address social inequality, and enhance community involvement in achieving these goals. Additionally, it highlights the role of local governments and communities in the implementation of sustainability initiatives to ensure resource preservation for future generations.

1. AJK UNIVERSITY OF MUZZAFARABAD
ASSIGNMENT NO :2
ASSIGNMENT TOPIC :SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT LOCAL
LEVEL (SLD)
SUBMITTED TO : SIR ABDUS-SALAM
SUBMITTED BY :SHIFA KANWEL
COURSE CODE : ZOO-
CORSE NAME : CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
ROLL NO :7

2. DEPARTMENT : BS ZOOLOGY
SEMESTER : 8TH
SESSION : 2020-24
 SUSTAINABLE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT (SLD) :-
Sustainable local development (SLD) must have the capacity of feedback and maintain itself over
time, respecting. The constraints presented by the surrounding natural environment.
 Sustainable development at local areas means:-
 Locally sustainability means that energy and natural resources are used judiciously to meet
present needs and ensure that these resources are available to future human beings and other
species.
 Sustainable development :-

4.  It is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
 Examples of sustainable development :-
 Wind Energy
 Solar Energy
 Crop Rotation
 Sustainable Construction
 Efficient Water Fixtures
 Green Space

5.  Sustainable Forestry
 Identify the examples of SD:-
 1:Planting several dissimilar and different types of plants on the same land over successive
seasons using the crop rotation method
 2: Using chemical pesticides to prevent crop destruction
 3: Composting food waste to grow plants and enrich soil
 4:Planting ten saplings for every tree that is cut for developmental projects
 Sustainability is important for development:-
 The sustainability is important for development because it requires preservation of stock of
resources including exhaustible natural resources and environment resources.

6. 

8.  THE FOUR(4) PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY:-
 THERE ARE THE FOLLOWING FOUR(4) MAJOR PILLARS OF
SUSTAINABILITY:-
 Sustainability is broken into four major distinct areas, that is known as the four pillars of
sustainability. Human, Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability.
 Human Sustainability:-
 The term human sustainability, as the name suggests, that is focused on people. Anyone
directly or indirectly involved are impacted in some way by the production of goods and
provision of services. In this section, responsibility, capacity, and the development of skills
are highlighted. These help support the operations and the sustainability positioning .
 Social Sustainability:-
 The social sustainability has a goal of creating and proving social system that make up the
framework of the societies we live in. we look at the bigger picture, using a global perspective
to consider communities and cultures. Social Sustainability works to protect the future
generations by reminding us of the impact of our actions if we aren’t considerate.
 Economic Sustainability:-
 It refers to practices that support long-term economic growth, without impeding on the other
sustainability pillars. This section is focused on efficient use and pragmatic management of
resources.
 Environmental Sustainability:-
 Environmental Sustainability is what jumps to mind when the word “SUSTAINABILITY” is
used. It is concerned with all natural environments and ecosystems as these have crucial
connections to us that we rely on. Its over-arching goal is to ensure the needs of the
population are sustained without risking those of the future generations.
 Sustainable Development Goals:-
 There are following seventeen (17) goals of sustainable development. That the
sustainable development or sustainability are based on it.
 1. No poverty
 2. No 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 water and Economic growth
 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
 10. Reduce Inequality
 11. Sustainable cities and Communities
 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
 13. Climate Action
 14. Life below water
 15. Life on earth
 16. Peace and Justice strong Institutions

9.  17. Partnership to achieve goal
 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN
PAKISTAN:-

10.  The country Pakistan affirmed its commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development by adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its own National
Development agenda through unanimous National Assembly Resolution in 2016. Since then,
the country has made considerable progress by mainstreaming these goals in national
policies and strategies and developing an institutional framework for SDGs implementation in
Pakistan. SDG support units have been established at federal and provincial levels with the
planning institutions (Ministry of planning development and Special Initiatives and
Provincial planning and development departments) to guide SDGs implementation and
monitoring it progress. In 2018, the Government designed and approved a National SDGs
Framework that envisages a national vision to prioritize and localize SDGs. Localized
provincial SDG Frameworks are being formulated. The focus of the government is on
SDGs, ensuring public financial allocations are aligned to SDGs and alternate financing
modalities are being explored, and to benefit from use of technology to accelerate progress
towards SDGs.
 SDGs in Pakistan:-
 Pakistan is in a terrifying and devastating energy crisis. Recently prediction for energy
consumption has intensified compared to its production capacity, which is problematic for
Pakistan’s social and economic stability. Hence, it is vital to examine the link between power
consumption, power prices, urban transition, other electricity use, and economic expansion
from 1970 to 2018 in Pakistan. For analysis the second-generation econometric technique of
Lee and Strazicich (2013).
 Sustainable development agenda:-
 On 25 to 27 September, United Nations member states will formally adopt the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) as key elements of the post-2015 development agenda,
successors to the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that focused attention from
2000 to 2015. The final 2030 agenda text for adoption proposes 17 SDGs with 169 targets,
to be supplemented in 2016 with numerous indicators. All of the next emphasizing science,
technology, and innovation (STI) is most welcome but achieving desired outcomes by 2030
will require deep understanding of how to maximize the contributions of STI. Having had the
privilege of addressing this topic to the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) that will
oversee the SDG effort, I discuss areas that I believe are essential to success. That focus on
three issues: (1) using the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) process to bridge
SDGs and scientific communities, (2) choosing targets, indicators, and roadmaps related to
STI, and (3) the imperative of building knowledge-based societies.

11.  Available Resources in Pakistan:-
 1. No Poverty (3.8%)
 2. Zero Hunger (20.35%)
 3. Good Health and Well-Being (25.1%)
 4. Quality Education (13.6%)
 5. Gender Equality (7.1%)
 6. Clean Water and Sanitation (4.6%)
 7. Affordable and Clean Energy (0.8%)
 8. Decent Jobs and Economic Growth (4.4%)
 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (0.2%)
 10. Reduced Inequalities (3.6%)

12.  11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (0.5%)
 12. Responsible Consumption and Production (0.7%)
 13. Climate Action (3.8%)
 14. Life Below Water (0.4%)
 15. Life on Land (3.7%)
 16. Peace and Justice – Strong Institutions (4.9%)
 17. Partnerships for the Goals (2.5%)

14.  How the United Nation (UN) supporting the Sustainable
Development Goals in Pakistan:-
 The UN in Pakistan has been supporting Pakistan in various aspects of its endeavour to
realize the SDGs. Policy and technical supports feature prominently in UN’s contribution to
the achievement of SDGs in Pakistan. In 2018, the Government of Pakistan and the UN in
Pakistan signed the UN Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDF), also known as the
Pakistan One United Nation Program 3 (OP 3) 2018-2022.
 Sustainable Development Goals for Local Government :-
 The SDGs which came into effect in 2015, represent an ambitious and remarkable universal
call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and
prosperity by 2030, with the overarching aim of leaving no one behind.
 The role of local government in the achievement of the SDGs has been highlighted in the
several quarters internationally. It is envisaged that local government will be critical to the
process of attainment of the SDGs as they are at the coalface of service delivery and in direct
contact with local communities.
 Sustainable Local Development :-
 The concept of SLD did not arise directly as such but rather as an aspect of local
development in which the importance of the process of sustainability is portrayed. Local
development, in turn, emerged as a response to the crisis experienced in the 1970s , marked
by an increase in oil prices, the main engine of economic activity at a global level.
 SLD in Local Areas:-
 SLD must have the capacity to feedback and maintain itself over time, respecting. The
constraints presented by the surrounding natural environment. A local indicator system for
two German cities has been developed to meet these requirements using a new
conceptualization of sustainability. Initially, local problem areas were identified in a bottom-
up approach by local authority personnel. These problem areas were contrasted with a set of
sustainability rules, which had been systematically derived from a basic sustainability norm
that gives minimum requirements for sustainable development. Indicators were specified at
the interface between local problem area and sustainability rules. The indicators are expected
to provide information on whether the city is over time becoming closer to or farther removed
from the respective sustainability goals in its problem areas.
 Role of Local Communities in Sustainable Development:-
 Local communities play a critical role in ensuring that sustainable development goals are
achieved because they provide resources, infrastructure, and support for initiatives.

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