Sustainability indicators of sustainable develpment

1. Sustainability Indicators of
sustainable development
Matemilola Saheed: 3260012
Elegbede Isa: 3043039
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2. Outline
• Background
• Sustainability indicators
• A description of the CSD indicators
• Criteria for selecting a good and viable SD
indicators
• Case Study
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3. Background
• What is sustainable development?
"Development that
meets the needs of
the present without
compromising the
ability of future
generations to meet
their own needs."
-the Brundtland
Commission, 1987
Source: Pietro Gennari, 2007
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4. Background
What to be sustained:
 NATURE
Earth
Biodiversity
Ecosystems
 LIFE SUPPORT
Ecosystems
Resources
Environment
 COMMUNITY
Cultures
Groups
Places
What is to be developed:
 PEOPLE
Child survival
Life expectancy
Education
Equal opportunity
 ECONOMY
Wealth
Productive
Sectors
 SOCIETY
Institutions
Social capital
States
Regions
For
how
long?
Adapted from: Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability, 1999
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5. Sustainability indicators
• What is an indicator?
– An indicator is a parameter which help to explain
or show how a condition changes over time.
– the basic functions of indicators
I. Simplification
II. Quantification
III. Communication
Examples of indicators
Thermometer speedometer
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6. Sustainability indicators
• A sustainable development indicator (SDI) can generally
be understood as a quantitative tool that analyses
changes, while measuring and communicating progress
towards the sustainable use and management of
economic, social, institutional and environmental
resources
• How it came about
– Chapter 40 of the Agenda 21, adopted at the United
Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio
de Janeiro, 1992.
– The first set of sustainability indicators(CSD indicators) was
developed in 1995 by the Division for Sustainable
Development (DSD) and the Statistics Division of UN
Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
– It was a set of 134 indicators
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7. Sustainability indicators
• From 1996 to 1999, 22 countries from across the
world voluntarily pilot-tested the indicator set
• In 2000, the results of the national testing were
evaluated, and the indicator set was revised and
slimed to 58.
• The result of the pivot tests inspired calls for national-level
indicators to be developed
• Several other indicators have been developed by
various organization but with care to ensure
coherence with the CSD indicators. e.g.
• MDG indicators
• Eurostat Sustainable Development Indicators
• OECD indicators of sustainable development
• The latest review of CSD indicators was that of 2006
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8. A description of the CSD indicators
• The newly revised CSD indicators contain a core set of
50 indicators
• These indicators set are further classified into thematic
framework
• Core indicators must fulfill three criteria.
I. they cover issues that are relevant for sustainable
development in most countries.
II. they provide critical information normally not available.
III. they can be calculated by most countries with data that
is either readily available or could be made available
within reasonable time and costs.
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9. CSD indicator themes
• Poverty
• Governance
• Health
• Education
• Demographics
• Natural hazards
• Atmosphere
• Land
• Oceans, seas and coasts
• Freshwater
• Biodiversity
• Economic development
• Global economic
partnership
• Consumption and
production patterns
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10. CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development
Theme Sub theme Core indicators
Poverty Income Proportion of population
living below national
poverty line
Income inequality Ratio of share in national
income of highest to
lowest quintile
Sanitation Proportion of population
using an improved
sanitation facility
Drinking water Proportion of population
using an improved water
source
Access to energy Share of households
without electricity or other
modern energy services
Living condition Proportion of urban
population living in slums
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11. Applying CSD Indicators of Sustainable
Development
• In adapting CSD indicators to national sets, it
may be useful to classify each indicator in one
of four categories of data availability;
– fully available
– potentially available
– related data available
– not available
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12. Applying CSD Indicators of Sustainable
Development
• To indicate their relevance, CSD indicators can
be placed in any of the 4 categories:
– relevant
– related indicator relevant
– relevant but missing
– irrelevant.
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13. 11S/1o/2u0r1c4e: Indicators of Sustainable Development,2007 13

14. Criteria for selecting a good and viable
SD indicators
Specific • Desired outcome
Measurable • Quantitative manner
Pedagogical • Practical & Localized
Sensitive • Change with circumstance
Reliable • Systematic method
Data accessibility • Regularity and timing
Cost effectiveness • Costing and benefit
Relevant & usable • Clear definition
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15. Section 2
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