Kansallinen resurssiviisaus -foorumi 4.12.2013:
World Resources Forumin perustaja ja presidentti Xaver Edelmann: "Maailma muuttuu resurssiviisaaksi" /
"Resource efficiency and scarce natural resources"
this ppt is made by shrikrishna kesharwani , final year student of manit Bhopal, in this ppt I have given information about the sustainable metropolitan development scheme in detail.
The document discusses the need for climate action and outlines various strategies and solutions to address climate change. It notes that experts agree climate change poses risks and that there is hope if collective action is taken. Specific solutions proposed include transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Serbia by 2050 through technologies like wind, solar and biomass. Smart and sustainable cities are also discussed as an opportunity to combat climate change through measures like net zero energy buildings, electric vehicles, and mobility as a service. Education on climate change is also highlighted as important for facilitating just transitions to a clean future.
Here is a PPT on Eco Green Cities. The fonts will change if u have only fonts of your pc. You can download.. If you have any queries send it to guthijp.reddy@gmail.com
To save the Environment, we have to first improve our economy and lead to green economy from present brown economy by the following means shown in presentation.
This document defines a green economy as one that improves human well-being and reduces environmental risks and ecological scarcities. It discusses the principles, features, tools, myths and benefits of a green economy. A green economy creates jobs in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and manufacturing, public transportation, and green infrastructure. It debunks myths that a green economy inhibits growth and is only for wealthy nations, providing examples where green jobs have lifted people out of poverty. A green economy is economically sound because it invests in natural capital and ecosystem services that support tourism, recreation and public health.
Green economy aims to increase investments and growth while substantially reducing carbon footprints. It promotes resource efficiency, clean technologies, and sustainable production and consumption patterns. A green economy is driven by investments that reduce emissions, enhance efficiency, and prevent biodiversity loss. It emphasizes the intersection between environment and economy.
Green Economy around the World; Advancement & Challenges in BangladeshAbdullahais16
The document discusses the concept of green economy, which focuses on economic growth while reducing environmental risks. It traces the evolution of green economy from the 1992 Earth Summit to recent initiatives by the UN and some countries. Several principles, components, and the differences between traditional and green economies are also introduced.
The document discusses sustainable development in Delhi, India. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It notes that while Delhi has progressed with improved infrastructure, the high vehicle and population growth has severely increased air and water pollution to unsafe levels. Suggested improvements include promoting renewable energy, alternative transportation, waste segregation, and conservation efforts like increasing green spaces.
this ppt is made by shrikrishna kesharwani , final year student of manit Bhopal, in this ppt I have given information about the sustainable metropolitan development scheme in detail.
The document discusses the need for climate action and outlines various strategies and solutions to address climate change. It notes that experts agree climate change poses risks and that there is hope if collective action is taken. Specific solutions proposed include transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Serbia by 2050 through technologies like wind, solar and biomass. Smart and sustainable cities are also discussed as an opportunity to combat climate change through measures like net zero energy buildings, electric vehicles, and mobility as a service. Education on climate change is also highlighted as important for facilitating just transitions to a clean future.
Here is a PPT on Eco Green Cities. The fonts will change if u have only fonts of your pc. You can download.. If you have any queries send it to guthijp.reddy@gmail.com
To save the Environment, we have to first improve our economy and lead to green economy from present brown economy by the following means shown in presentation.
This document defines a green economy as one that improves human well-being and reduces environmental risks and ecological scarcities. It discusses the principles, features, tools, myths and benefits of a green economy. A green economy creates jobs in renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and manufacturing, public transportation, and green infrastructure. It debunks myths that a green economy inhibits growth and is only for wealthy nations, providing examples where green jobs have lifted people out of poverty. A green economy is economically sound because it invests in natural capital and ecosystem services that support tourism, recreation and public health.
Green economy aims to increase investments and growth while substantially reducing carbon footprints. It promotes resource efficiency, clean technologies, and sustainable production and consumption patterns. A green economy is driven by investments that reduce emissions, enhance efficiency, and prevent biodiversity loss. It emphasizes the intersection between environment and economy.
Green Economy around the World; Advancement & Challenges in BangladeshAbdullahais16
The document discusses the concept of green economy, which focuses on economic growth while reducing environmental risks. It traces the evolution of green economy from the 1992 Earth Summit to recent initiatives by the UN and some countries. Several principles, components, and the differences between traditional and green economies are also introduced.
The document discusses sustainable development in Delhi, India. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It notes that while Delhi has progressed with improved infrastructure, the high vehicle and population growth has severely increased air and water pollution to unsafe levels. Suggested improvements include promoting renewable energy, alternative transportation, waste segregation, and conservation efforts like increasing green spaces.
Circular Hotspot COP24 Side-Event: Circular Economy - The missing link in the...Diana de Graaf
There is growing awareness that the Circular Economy is a missing link in the Paris agenda and that it is urgent to strengthen the link between Circular Economy and the Climate Change Agenda. A circular economy aims to decouple economic growth from the use of natural resources and ecosystems by using those resources more effectively. During the COP24 climate summit in Katowice in December 2018, a coalition of European circular hotspots presented evidence and best practices of the circular economy as a means to bridge the gap in the climate agenda and identified where there is potential for scaling up.
Craig Benjamin gave this presentation to our community group - Sustainable Queen Anne (Seattle). Craig is a Master in Public Administration and has a Certificate of Environmental Management, both from the Evans School of Public Affairs, Univ. of Wash. Craig holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Washington & Lee Univ. Craig serves on the city of Seattle’s Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee and Bicycle Advisory Board. He is employed by Cascade Land Conservancy in Seattle (2009).
1. Growing global instability such as population growth, decreasing resources, climate change, and aging infrastructure are threatening global stability.
2. Global action for transformational change is needed, such as China's shift to an "ecological civilization" and focus on sustainability. The circular economy model and public-private partnerships show promise to address these challenges.
3. A shift from observational to collaborative models is proposed, using integrated regional planning platforms and open-source data to improve sustainability, resilience, and quality of life in specific demonstration regions.
REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
Cities present a crucial challenge and opportunity in the coming decades, as more than 2.5 billion people are expected to be added to the world's urban areas by 2050.
This presentation from Ani Dasgupta, Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, explores real-world examples of how change has been made in some of the fastest growing cities and economies of the world and discuss actions to ensure sustainable urbanization in the years and decades ahead.
There is strong evidence that improved economic productivity and resource efficiency that accompany urbanization can be achieved while simultaneously addressing the environmental and social externalities from rapid urban growth. Although a combination of technological, social and political innovation is necessary, a wide range of actionable solutions are currently available to address the challenges cities face across various sectors. 2015-16 is an unprecedented year of opportunity - with COP, SDG and Habitat III - for advancing action at the global and city level towards advancing sustainable urban growth.
Eco City Development towards Developing Low Carbon SocietyMD. SAIDUR RAHMAN
This presentation focuses on eco-city development initiatives in developing countries towards developing low carbon society. Rapid urbanization in developing countries may be the most significant demographic transformation in our century as it restructures national economies and reshapes the lives of billions of people. At the same time, urbanization has also contributed to environmental and socioeconomic challenges, including climate change, pollution, congestion, and the rapid growth of slums. But as a major style of residential environment, city, has been endowed new contents by new ideas ever emerged in the history and eco-city development has emerged as a way to address climate change issues in the context of developing sustainable cities in developing countries. Eco-cities have the potential to address many of the problems like climate change and socio-economic aspects associated with urban development, as does the concept of sustainable development in an urban setting. Drawing on lessons learned from the planning and development process of several low-carbon eco-cities, this paper explores the potential of an integrated urbanism approach for developing countries. The objective is not only to mitigate factors contributing to climate change, but to manage risk, maximize resilience, and promote the successful economic and social growth of the urban eco community in developing countries. An integrated urbanism approach to planning may give us the tools to leapfrog the environmental and public health costs of economic progress and create a new model for cities across the developing world.
The document discusses the need for achieving culture-environment parity in development planning for growing cities to maintain ecological balance. It argues that viewing development and environment/culture as mutually exclusive leads to problems. Instead, an organic city design approach is needed that incorporates cultural parameters and recognizes the city-nature continuum to minimize the environmental and cultural impacts of development. Maintaining the environmental quality curve above the "environmental breakeven of development" threshold over time despite rising development is key to sustainable development.
Applied sustainability and eco city towards sustainable urban development cen...Touch Seng
Sustainable Urban Development requires not only the concept of sustainability, but also combines with the Eco-city principle, SUD will require balancing the Social, Environmental, Economic, Urban design and governance.
Green economics considers the economy as part of the natural world and dependent on finite natural resources. It aims to balance human needs with environmental protection now and indefinitely. Key aspects include environmental economics, resource economics, and sustainable development. Green economics is concerned with issues like global warming, pollution, and depleting resources like water and energy.
The document discusses the Regional 3R Forum in Asia-Pacific, which promotes circular economies. It notes there have been 8 forums since 2009 that have resulted in declarations about waste reduction. The last forum in India in 2018 produced the Indore 3R Declaration where mayors pledged to achieve clean water, land, and air through sustainable waste management and resource efficiency. The forums have addressed various topics related to protecting the environment and marine ecosystems through circular economy approaches.
Role of Urban Areas in Biodiversity ConservationManoj Neupane
This document discusses the role of urban areas in biodiversity conservation. It outlines that while urbanization is resulting in biodiversity loss, urban areas can still play an important role by providing corridors and stepping stones for wildlife migration. When urban areas incorporate green spaces like parks, gardens, and street trees, they generate diverse habitats that support many plant and animal species. The document reviews global practices of integrating biodiversity considerations into urban planning and provides examples of biodiversity initiatives taken in urban parks in Nepal. It argues that with proper planning, urbanization need not threaten biodiversity and that cities provide opportunities to conserve nature.
1) The document discusses what is required for cities to be considered "smart cities" on a global scale. It examines trends in ecological footprints and biodiversity loss as well as the role of cities as centers of economic growth and urbanization.
2) Smart cities need to transition to low-carbon development through sustainable urban planning, renewable energy, green buildings, and engaging citizens to make sustainable lifestyle choices. The Earth Hour City Challenge recognizes cities that demonstrate global leadership in committing to and taking ambitious actions on climate change.
3) Cities require national and global support through knowledge sharing and financial innovation, as well as engaging citizens, to make progress toward becoming globally recognized smart cities that improve quality of life through sustainable urban solutions
The presentation discusses the future of the green economy. It defines the green economy as aiming to reduce environmental risks and ecological scarcities through sustainable development without degrading the environment. It notes that a green economy is based on six main sectors and is low carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive. The presentation highlights opportunities for green investment in areas like agriculture, forestry, renewable energy, sustainable cities, waste management, green buildings, sustainable transport, and water. It argues that transitioning to a green economy can address current environmental crises and generate substantial jobs and investments globally. In conclusion, the benefits of a green economy extend to all populations and promote mutual development between economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Eco-city is relatively recent concept. Many cities are interested to know how to go about . This presentation provides the process that was followed in the cities of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad in State of Maharashtra, India for building an Action Plan. Unfortunately, the plan got only partially implemented due to paucity of funds. The model could set however an example for other cities to follow.
The document summarizes the findings of a real-time Delphi survey and scenario workshop regarding future low-carbon societies in Asia-Pacific beyond 2050. The survey and workshop engaged international experts who identified key trends and events, and their level of agreement on the feasibility and desirability of various statements. While experts were optimistic about technologies to improve healthcare and energy efficiency, they had doubts about carbon capture and widespread algae fuel. They also foresaw conflicts from climate migration and water scarcity.
Nature-Based Solutions as a Catalyst for Achieving Mutual Benefits for People...Cesar Henrique Arrais
Co-hosted by IISD and the China Council for International Cooperation On Environment and Development (CCICED), this high-level virtual event fostered discussion of the evidence of nature-based solutions for biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and adaptation outcomes.
Eco-city is relatively recent concept. Many cities are interested to know how to go about . This presentation provides the process that was followed in the cities of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad in State of Maharashtra, India for building an Action Plan. Unfortunately, the plan got only partially implemented due to paucity of funds. The model could set however an example for other cities to follow.
The newly released book Sustainable Urban Environments - An Ecosystem Approach ‘helps the reader grasp opportunities for integration of knowledge and technologies in the design, construction and management of the built environment.’ In the first edition of the Delft Environment Initiative Lecture Series on 21-09-2011 several contributors to Sustainable Urban Environments discussed their views on the most pressing challenges facing us in the urban environment today and how they should be integrated in education. These are the slides accompanying the ‘elevator pitches’ they gave. http://home.tudelft.nl/en/research/environment/mini-symposium-sustainable-urban-environments/
Harnessing Urban Ecosystems for Ecologically Smart CitiesSylvain Remy
Presented at the "Smart Cities" Large Scale Event (Marcus Evans) in Incheon, Korea on 24 October 2016 (http://smartcities-lse.marcusevans.com/EventDetails.asp?EventID=22894&PageID=520)
Introduction to resources efficient built environment unhabitatnepal
This document provides an introduction to resource efficiency in the built environment. It discusses the increasing demand for resources due to rapid urbanization. Buildings are responsible for 40% of electricity consumption, CO2 emissions, waste generation, and 20% of water use. The document outlines strategies for designing green cities and resource efficient buildings, including building orientation, passive design, renewable energy, and water and waste management. It also summarizes a project promoting energy efficiency in buildings across East Africa.
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Presented at the "Urban Planning. Strategy, and Real Estate Management" Round Table at the College of Engineering of Seoul National University on 29 April 2016
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Valentina Družinec
Circular Hotspot COP24 Side-Event: Circular Economy - The missing link in the...Diana de Graaf
There is growing awareness that the Circular Economy is a missing link in the Paris agenda and that it is urgent to strengthen the link between Circular Economy and the Climate Change Agenda. A circular economy aims to decouple economic growth from the use of natural resources and ecosystems by using those resources more effectively. During the COP24 climate summit in Katowice in December 2018, a coalition of European circular hotspots presented evidence and best practices of the circular economy as a means to bridge the gap in the climate agenda and identified where there is potential for scaling up.
Craig Benjamin gave this presentation to our community group - Sustainable Queen Anne (Seattle). Craig is a Master in Public Administration and has a Certificate of Environmental Management, both from the Evans School of Public Affairs, Univ. of Wash. Craig holds a B.A. in Public Policy from Washington & Lee Univ. Craig serves on the city of Seattle’s Neighborhood Plan Advisory Committee and Bicycle Advisory Board. He is employed by Cascade Land Conservancy in Seattle (2009).
1. Growing global instability such as population growth, decreasing resources, climate change, and aging infrastructure are threatening global stability.
2. Global action for transformational change is needed, such as China's shift to an "ecological civilization" and focus on sustainability. The circular economy model and public-private partnerships show promise to address these challenges.
3. A shift from observational to collaborative models is proposed, using integrated regional planning platforms and open-source data to improve sustainability, resilience, and quality of life in specific demonstration regions.
REAL WORLD EXAMPLES OF SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES
Cities present a crucial challenge and opportunity in the coming decades, as more than 2.5 billion people are expected to be added to the world's urban areas by 2050.
This presentation from Ani Dasgupta, Global Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, explores real-world examples of how change has been made in some of the fastest growing cities and economies of the world and discuss actions to ensure sustainable urbanization in the years and decades ahead.
There is strong evidence that improved economic productivity and resource efficiency that accompany urbanization can be achieved while simultaneously addressing the environmental and social externalities from rapid urban growth. Although a combination of technological, social and political innovation is necessary, a wide range of actionable solutions are currently available to address the challenges cities face across various sectors. 2015-16 is an unprecedented year of opportunity - with COP, SDG and Habitat III - for advancing action at the global and city level towards advancing sustainable urban growth.
Eco City Development towards Developing Low Carbon SocietyMD. SAIDUR RAHMAN
This presentation focuses on eco-city development initiatives in developing countries towards developing low carbon society. Rapid urbanization in developing countries may be the most significant demographic transformation in our century as it restructures national economies and reshapes the lives of billions of people. At the same time, urbanization has also contributed to environmental and socioeconomic challenges, including climate change, pollution, congestion, and the rapid growth of slums. But as a major style of residential environment, city, has been endowed new contents by new ideas ever emerged in the history and eco-city development has emerged as a way to address climate change issues in the context of developing sustainable cities in developing countries. Eco-cities have the potential to address many of the problems like climate change and socio-economic aspects associated with urban development, as does the concept of sustainable development in an urban setting. Drawing on lessons learned from the planning and development process of several low-carbon eco-cities, this paper explores the potential of an integrated urbanism approach for developing countries. The objective is not only to mitigate factors contributing to climate change, but to manage risk, maximize resilience, and promote the successful economic and social growth of the urban eco community in developing countries. An integrated urbanism approach to planning may give us the tools to leapfrog the environmental and public health costs of economic progress and create a new model for cities across the developing world.
The document discusses the need for achieving culture-environment parity in development planning for growing cities to maintain ecological balance. It argues that viewing development and environment/culture as mutually exclusive leads to problems. Instead, an organic city design approach is needed that incorporates cultural parameters and recognizes the city-nature continuum to minimize the environmental and cultural impacts of development. Maintaining the environmental quality curve above the "environmental breakeven of development" threshold over time despite rising development is key to sustainable development.
Applied sustainability and eco city towards sustainable urban development cen...Touch Seng
Sustainable Urban Development requires not only the concept of sustainability, but also combines with the Eco-city principle, SUD will require balancing the Social, Environmental, Economic, Urban design and governance.
Green economics considers the economy as part of the natural world and dependent on finite natural resources. It aims to balance human needs with environmental protection now and indefinitely. Key aspects include environmental economics, resource economics, and sustainable development. Green economics is concerned with issues like global warming, pollution, and depleting resources like water and energy.
The document discusses the Regional 3R Forum in Asia-Pacific, which promotes circular economies. It notes there have been 8 forums since 2009 that have resulted in declarations about waste reduction. The last forum in India in 2018 produced the Indore 3R Declaration where mayors pledged to achieve clean water, land, and air through sustainable waste management and resource efficiency. The forums have addressed various topics related to protecting the environment and marine ecosystems through circular economy approaches.
Role of Urban Areas in Biodiversity ConservationManoj Neupane
This document discusses the role of urban areas in biodiversity conservation. It outlines that while urbanization is resulting in biodiversity loss, urban areas can still play an important role by providing corridors and stepping stones for wildlife migration. When urban areas incorporate green spaces like parks, gardens, and street trees, they generate diverse habitats that support many plant and animal species. The document reviews global practices of integrating biodiversity considerations into urban planning and provides examples of biodiversity initiatives taken in urban parks in Nepal. It argues that with proper planning, urbanization need not threaten biodiversity and that cities provide opportunities to conserve nature.
1) The document discusses what is required for cities to be considered "smart cities" on a global scale. It examines trends in ecological footprints and biodiversity loss as well as the role of cities as centers of economic growth and urbanization.
2) Smart cities need to transition to low-carbon development through sustainable urban planning, renewable energy, green buildings, and engaging citizens to make sustainable lifestyle choices. The Earth Hour City Challenge recognizes cities that demonstrate global leadership in committing to and taking ambitious actions on climate change.
3) Cities require national and global support through knowledge sharing and financial innovation, as well as engaging citizens, to make progress toward becoming globally recognized smart cities that improve quality of life through sustainable urban solutions
The presentation discusses the future of the green economy. It defines the green economy as aiming to reduce environmental risks and ecological scarcities through sustainable development without degrading the environment. It notes that a green economy is based on six main sectors and is low carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive. The presentation highlights opportunities for green investment in areas like agriculture, forestry, renewable energy, sustainable cities, waste management, green buildings, sustainable transport, and water. It argues that transitioning to a green economy can address current environmental crises and generate substantial jobs and investments globally. In conclusion, the benefits of a green economy extend to all populations and promote mutual development between economic growth and environmental sustainability.
Eco-city is relatively recent concept. Many cities are interested to know how to go about . This presentation provides the process that was followed in the cities of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad in State of Maharashtra, India for building an Action Plan. Unfortunately, the plan got only partially implemented due to paucity of funds. The model could set however an example for other cities to follow.
The document summarizes the findings of a real-time Delphi survey and scenario workshop regarding future low-carbon societies in Asia-Pacific beyond 2050. The survey and workshop engaged international experts who identified key trends and events, and their level of agreement on the feasibility and desirability of various statements. While experts were optimistic about technologies to improve healthcare and energy efficiency, they had doubts about carbon capture and widespread algae fuel. They also foresaw conflicts from climate migration and water scarcity.
Nature-Based Solutions as a Catalyst for Achieving Mutual Benefits for People...Cesar Henrique Arrais
Co-hosted by IISD and the China Council for International Cooperation On Environment and Development (CCICED), this high-level virtual event fostered discussion of the evidence of nature-based solutions for biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and adaptation outcomes.
Eco-city is relatively recent concept. Many cities are interested to know how to go about . This presentation provides the process that was followed in the cities of Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad in State of Maharashtra, India for building an Action Plan. Unfortunately, the plan got only partially implemented due to paucity of funds. The model could set however an example for other cities to follow.
The newly released book Sustainable Urban Environments - An Ecosystem Approach ‘helps the reader grasp opportunities for integration of knowledge and technologies in the design, construction and management of the built environment.’ In the first edition of the Delft Environment Initiative Lecture Series on 21-09-2011 several contributors to Sustainable Urban Environments discussed their views on the most pressing challenges facing us in the urban environment today and how they should be integrated in education. These are the slides accompanying the ‘elevator pitches’ they gave. http://home.tudelft.nl/en/research/environment/mini-symposium-sustainable-urban-environments/
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Introduction to resources efficient built environment unhabitatnepal
This document provides an introduction to resource efficiency in the built environment. It discusses the increasing demand for resources due to rapid urbanization. Buildings are responsible for 40% of electricity consumption, CO2 emissions, waste generation, and 20% of water use. The document outlines strategies for designing green cities and resource efficient buildings, including building orientation, passive design, renewable energy, and water and waste management. It also summarizes a project promoting energy efficiency in buildings across East Africa.
Smart Cities and the Value of Ecosystem ServicesSylvain Remy
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Valentina Družinec
This document provides a summary of best practices for localizing web content for global markets. It recommends conducting an audit of content and developing a content strategy with a defined message architecture. Source content should be standardized to improve translation quality and leverage existing assets. Localization requires adapting content for specific markets through keyword research, cultural adaptation, and use of local social media channels. Ongoing content updates can be managed through integration with a globalization management system to streamline translation and publishing workflows.
Nuclear Weapons Fallout and a New Geologic Epoch Final Essay Andrew Paladino
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Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy PresentationNew Climate Economy
The New Climate Economy is the flagship project of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, a group of 28 global leaders in government, business, and civil society. Our Better Growth, Better Climate report explores how governments can grow their economies while reducing the risk of dangerous climate change. We encourage you to explore these slides and use them as a resource for your own work on the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The document presents an energy scenario from Ecofys that demonstrates it is technically possible to achieve almost 100% renewable energy by 2050. This scenario raises significant challenges around energy conservation, electrification, equity, land and sea use, lifestyle, finance, and innovation that must be addressed. Making the transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050 is one of the most important tasks to ensure energy for future generations in a sustainable way.
This document discusses the economic and environmental policy perspectives on virtual water trade. From an economic perspective, while virtual water trade may make sense in theory, empirical evidence shows water endowment is not a major factor driving trade flows. Environmental policy perspectives suggest virtual water is a useful concept for identifying water use imbalances but not a valid policy indicator, as it does not account for opportunity costs and policy variations. Moving forward, the document argues policy should focus on determining the appropriate value of water resources through methods like pricing and management at local levels.
By Doug Smith, Sustainability Specialist, International Hydropower Association
Presented at the Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
December 7-9, 2011
Session 5: Improving hydropower planning and assessment
The International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), established in 1950 is the leading scientific, technical and not-for-profit Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).
The mission of ICID is to stimulate and promote the development and application of the arts, sciences and techniques of engineering, agriculture, economics, ecological and social sciences in managing water and land resources for irrigation, drainage, flood management, for achieving sustainable agriculture water management.
STEPS Annual Lecture 2017: Achim Steiner - Doomed to fail or bound to succeed...STEPS Centre
Achim Steiner, incoming UNDP director, gave the STEPS Annual lecture at the University of Sussex on 15 May 2017. Find out more: https://steps-centre.org/event/steps-annual-lecture-achim-steiner/
The document summarizes the key topics discussed at a WBCSD conference on business and sustainable development. It highlights that WBCSD represents over 200 major companies, discusses challenges like poverty, population growth and urbanization, and outlines the organization's focus areas like water, energy efficiency and sustainable value chains. It also examines issues like climate change, the need for new technologies and systemic solutions, and the important role of business in enabling a sustainable world by 2020.
Pauline Rutter discusses sustainability challenges including population growth, resource use, emissions, and waste. She notes the need to move from current linear systems to more circular economies where waste is viewed as a resource. Companies have an important role to play by engaging suppliers, using assurance schemes, and potentially creating natural capital through activities like reforestation and habitat restoration.
1) The document discusses transitioning to a circular economy and factor 5 increases in resource productivity as pillars of sustainable development.
2) It provides examples of technologies and policies that can lead to factor 5-10 increases in efficiency for materials, energy, water, and transport.
3) The author argues for gradually increasing resource prices to incentivize further efficiency gains and recycling, coupled with tax revenues to fund the transition to a green economy.
The document proposes a model called the Total Community Retrofit to help communities transition to a more sustainable and resilient way of living. The model involves 4 phases: 1) developing the model and gaining stakeholder support, 2) creating a local client group, 3) detailed local planning and project prioritization, and 4) launching specific retrofit, infrastructure and community projects. The goal is to significantly advance the UK's capability to deliver solutions for a sustainable future by establishing practical research collaborations and sharing outcomes internationally.
The document discusses key concepts related to sustainability including:
- Sustainable development meets present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs.
- Environmental indicators and ecological footprints can assess sustainability.
- The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment reported that humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly in the past 50 years than ever before, with mixed impacts on human well-being.
- Environmental impact assessments play an important role in sustainable development by evaluating potential impacts of projects.
HELVERTAS Swiss Intercooperation is a large Swiss NGO founded in 1955 that focuses on rural development, water and infrastructure, skills and education, and governance projects. It operates in 33 countries and has over 1,500 staff members. The organization receives most of its funding from the Swiss Development Cooperation agency and implements projects related to agriculture, education, water and sanitation, and peacebuilding. It partners with local organizations and communities and emphasizes monitoring and evaluation of its programs.
The document discusses the challenges at the water-energy-food nexus by 2030 if current trends continue. It notes projections that energy and water demand will increase by 40% and food demand by 50%, putting pressure on scarce land and water resources. Meeting these competing demands through single sector approaches is limiting sustainability. Integrated governance and public-private collaboration will be needed to promote resource efficiency and manage these interconnected systems. Science can contribute by better understanding feedbacks within the nexus and linking global changes to local conditions to inform effective policymaking across scales.
The second Sustainable Energy for All Forum was held from 18-21 May 2015 in New York. Over 1,500 people attended the four-day event, which included multi-stakeholder dialogue sessions and a Global Energy Ministerial Dialogue at the UN. Key commitments and initiatives were announced to mobilize financing for sustainable energy projects and access. A new Global Sustainable Energy for All Commitment Platform was also launched to provide an institutional framework for partnerships to accelerate achieving the initiative's objectives of universal energy access, increased energy efficiency, and greater renewable energy use by 2030.
This document summarizes the key findings of the 2010 edition of the Ecological Footprint Atlas published by Global Footprint Network. It finds that humanity is currently in global ecological overshoot, using more resources than the Earth can renew. This overshoot puts increasing pressure on critical ecosystems and risks shortages of essential resources. The document advocates for governments and organizations to use Ecological Footprint accounting to better understand their resource demands and dependencies to guide more sustainable economic development and policy within planetary boundaries. It highlights improvements made to the National Footprint Accounts methodology in the 2010 edition and outlines how governments can utilize their Ecological Footprint data to secure long-term economic success and resilience in a resource-constrained world.
The document discusses preparations for the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). It outlines the urgent environmental crises facing the world, including declining natural resources and rising population. It argues that the current economic model is unsustainable and that sustainable development must place environmental protection and social inclusion on equal footing with economic growth. The document makes recommendations for Ireland to bring to the conference, including strengthening environmental governance and ratifying agreements like the Aarhus Convention.
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Kansallinen resurssiviisaus -foorumi: Xaver Edelmann
1. Resource efficiency and scarce natural resources
X. Edelmann, President World Resources Forum, Switzerland
National Resource Wisdom Forum 4.12.2013 Finlandia House, Helsinki
2. Resource efficiency and scarce natural resources
• Global Resource Use
• UNEP Decoupling Reports
– Decoupling natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic growth
– City-level decoupling - urban resource flows and the governance of infrastructure transitions
• Sustainable Development in the City of St.Gallen, Switzerland
• World Resources Forum 2011 in Davos
• World Resources Forum in Beijing 2012
– Cities and Life Workshops in Hyderabat and at WRF 2012 In Beijing
– Resource Efficiency through Using Wood in Austrian Architecture
• World Resources Forum 2013 in Davos
– Urban Mining
– Koli Forum Workshop TOWARDS RESOURCE WISDOM
• World Resources Forum 2014 in Arequippa, Peru
2
3. Global resource use 1980-2020
90
Other minerals
R
3
70
Metal ores
Metalores
Chart Title
BRIICS
38%
5.8 billion tonnes
RoW
Biomass
+81%
50
Fossil energy
carriers
Energy carriers
5.8
Metal ores
10.6
3.7
40
8.2
BRIICS
35%
14.8
10.6 billion tonnes
30
+68%
16.4
20
1980
b
10
38%
+114%
0
1980
2002
2020
Source: Measuring Materials Flows and Resource Productivity, OECD 2008
16.4
billion tonnes
20
Energy carriers
5.8
Metal ores
10.6
2002
15.6
Chart Title
12.2
R
29%
BRIICS
35.1
14.8
15.6
20.5
2020RoW
19%
3.7
8.2
OECD
33%
Other minerals
Biomass
Biomass
22.9
14
20.5
11.2
12.2
38%
RoW
Chart Title
15.6
11
OECD
11.227%
Other minerals
60
30%
32%
Energy carriers
+200%
OECD
RoW
Biomass
80
billion tonnes
Chart Title
Non-metallic
Other minerals
mineralsc
22.9
Biomass
BRIICS
26%
OECD
55%
B
11.2
35.1
22.9
billion tonnes
35
14.8
Energy carriers
5.8
(a) Crude oil, coal, natural gas, peat; (b) Harvests from agriculture and forestry, marine catches, grazing; (c) Indust
1980
2002
2020
20.5
(d) Constant 1995 USD. * BRIICS = Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China ores
Metal and South Africa; RoW = Rest of the wo
10.6
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3.7
Notes:
4. World population 1400-2050
5231
3672
727
691
547
2050
9.2
1403
448
1950
314
172
2000 2050
Europe
1998
1950 2000 2050
North America
794
1950
729
2000
Asia
6.1
2050
227
1950
167
1987
5
519
2000 2050
Africa
13
31
51
4
1950 2000 2050
Southeast Asia
1950 2000 2050
South America
2000
2
3
1974
1960
1927
1
1804
1400
1450
1500
1550
1600
1650
1700
1750
Source: Population Reference Bureau, World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision. Highlights. New York: United Nations.
1800
1850
1900
1950
2000
2050
5. Resources are getting scarce
• Physical limits
• Political risks
• Prices
• Environmental and health challenges
• Social limits
See Resource Snapshots at http://www.worldresourcesforum.org/resource-snapshots
8. The global interrelation between
resource use and income (2000)
Brasil
UNEP (2011),
International Resource Panel:
Decoupling natural resource use
and environmental impacts from
economic growth
Lead Authors: Marina Fischer-Kowalski and Mark
Swilling
DR Congo
France
USA
South Africa
China
India
Finland
Switzerland
10. Cities and natural resource use
• 80% of global GDP produced
on just 2% of the land surface.
• 60-80 % of global energy
consumption
• 75 % of carbon emissions
• More than 75 % of the world’s
natural resources
• Cities mainly depend on the
import of finite material
resources from outside their
boundaries.
A Sustainable economic development will depend
on DECOUPLING growth from escalating
resource use and ensuring equitable distribution
of the resulting benefits
12. Energy Future St.Gallen
• What do we have to do to live up to the needs of the
population in the year 2050? How can we satisfy the
needs in the fields electricity, heating and mobility in
a sustainable way?
• Howe do we reach the 2000 Watt society (today we
need 6000 Watt/person )?
• Were are the borders of efficiency? Where starts
sufficiency?
13. Objectives for 2050
•
•
•
•
•
80 percent of the buildings will be partially or totally energetically renewed
Oil and gas for electricity production instead of heating
Geothermal plant and long-distance heating
No more nuclear power by 2030
Photovoltaic, small hydropower plants (renewable energies) and waste
incineraton power plants
• Modal split moves towards more public and slow transport (by bike and on
foot)
• Private cars will be largely powered by hybrid and electrical motors
14. 2011
WRF 2011: Questions dealt with:
- What Do We Need to Achieve?
- Should We Limit the Use of Resources?
- How Can International and National
Policies Establish a Resource Efficient
Green Economy?
- What Are Industry Solutions to Achieve a
Resource Efficient Green Economy?
- Where Do We All Go from Here?
15. Chairman’s statement WRF 2011 (Davos)
• Double resource productivity by 2020 and reach
fivefold increase by 2050
• Tax resources and pollution
• Support innovation
• Develop partnerships
• Implement performance measurement
• Safeguard transparency
• Explore driving forces of consumption
17. Workshops on Urban Eco-Efficiency and Biodiversity
Cities for Life Congress, Hyderabad, India, October 15, 2012
WRF 2012 Beijng, October, 21-23
Xaver Edelmann, World Resources Forum
Simian, an eco-city in China
Rui Zhang, China, Oliver Hillel, CBD
Sophia Picarelli, ICLEI , Sibylle Rock, José Bernal, Mexico City
Main Findings
City planning and management
Practical solutions
Make urban eco-efficiency measurable
Standardized sustainability indices
Sustainable production and consumption
Adequate communication
Cooperation between initiatives
18.
19. Overall Conclusion WRF 2012, Beijing
Scarcity of resources, increasing prices,
and unsustainable use of resources
hinder economic development, lead to poverty and
social unrest and
pose risks for global stability.
20.
21. Urban mining at WRF 2013
A ton of ore from a gold mine yields 5 grams of gold
A ton of cell phones can yield up to 150 grams of gold
22. TOWARDS RESOURCE WISDOM
-Conflict prevention, Bioeconomy growth, Governance –
World Resources Forum WS14
08.10.2013
KOLI FORUM – Forests and Water – the key resources for a sustainable and competitive
bioeconomy. Dr Liisa Tahvanainen, Secretary General, Koli Forum
Innovation to face climate change challenges:
North Karelia – Fossil Oil Free Region in 2030. Dr Pauliina Korhonen, Senior Coordinator, Koli Forum
Towards Resource Wisdom. Dr Jukka Noponen, Director, Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA
Discussion
23. Chairman’s Statements WRF 2013 in Davos
Annual report on resource efficiency by countries;
Urgent boost of investments in resource productivity,
alternative materials substituting fossil fuels, metals and
minerals;
Tax non-renewables;
Social sciences and humanities have an important role to play;
Empowering young consumers through formal and informal
education.
24. WRF Outlook
• Next flagship event in Arequipa, Peru October 19 – 22, 2014
• Key Topics
Decoupling Economic Growth & Natural
Resources Use
Innovative Resource Efficiency
Policies & Stakeholders Participation
Low Carbon Industries & Cities
Measuring Progress – Targets and
Indicators for Resource Efficiency