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AYUBOWAN

AYUBOWAN. May all living-beings live long. Why Post Graduate studies/Research ?. For personnel “ego” as a source of income till permanent employment (esp: research projects) As a “ticket” for the future.- Career Enhancement. PG/R. must be done to ensure that.

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AYUBOWAN

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  1. AYUBOWAN May all living-beings live long

  2. Why Post Graduate studies/Research ? For personnel “ego” as a source of income till permanent employment (esp: research projects) As a “ticket” for the future.- Career Enhancement

  3. PG/R. must be done to ensure that.. “I feel special because they speak to me in my language”.

  4. This depends very much on whether the present PG/research you are involved in is • - your own conceived “problem/ hypothesis” • - is that of the supervisor Your commitment will depend on this fact and it will also open to the real need in pg/research – dialogue with supervisor.

  5. PG/Research seeks new information • PG/Research confirm existing information • Information fuel change • PG/Research through a scientific method “seeks reliable knowledge”

  6. Link between Development and Environment

  7. DEVELOPMENT Economic, social Environment GENERAL WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE achieves IMPACT ON ENVIO: QUALITY Air, water affects HUMAN HEALTH ENVIO: DAMAGE Soil degradation, scarcity of water Depletion of ecosystems Loss of NR affects PRODUCTIVITY UNPLEASANT ENVIO: Pollution- air, water Waste Destruction of NR Sanitation affects PLEASANT / DESIRABLE LIVING

  8. Hunter – Gatherer INSECURITY, and UNCERTAINITY OF THE FUTURE Agricultural practice Present society SECURITY and CERTAINITY ?

  9. THEORITICAL NATURAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT

  10. ENVIRONMENT NATURAL THEORITICAL STRUCTURED

  11. NATURAL BUILT THEORITICAL ENVIRONMENT

  12. ENVIRONMENT NATURAL THEORITICAL STRUCTURED

  13. NATURAL THEORITICAL BUILT ENVIRONMENT

  14. ENVIRONMENT NATURAL STRUCTURED THEORITICAL

  15. Past development caused the three elements of the environment – NATURE, BUILT and THEORIES to move apart

  16. Changes in environmental indicators, 1750 - 2000 Atmos CO2conc Atmos N2O conc Atmos CH4conc Atmos ozone loss Av surface temp (NH) Climate disasters Fully exploited fisheries Coastal shrimp farms Coastal N2 flux Global biodiversity Domesticated land Loss of trop forest, woodland From: Steffen et al. In press 2004

  17. 1972 June 3-5 UN Conference on Human Environment held in Stockholm. The conference is rooted in the regional pollution and acid rain problems of northern Europe. The conference leads to establishing many national environmental protection agencies and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). http://www.unep.org/

  18. It also recognized… POVERTY as the cause for ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION SOLUTION undertake DEVELOPMENT

  19. 1982 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Nairobi Environment Conference The United Nations World Charter for Nature published. It adopts the principle that every form of life is unique and should be respected regardless of its value to humankind. http://sedac.ciesin.org/pidb/texts/ world.charter.for.nature.1982.html Brundlandt Commission appointed on Environment and Development

  20. 1987 Our Common Future Brundtland Report Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development weaves together social, economic, cultural and environmental issues and global solutions. Chaired by Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. Popularizes term “sustainable development.”

  21. 1992 Earth Summit. UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro, under the leadership of Maurice Strong. Agreements reached on Agenda 21, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Rio Declaration, and non-binding Forest Principles. Concurrent NGO Global Forum publishes alternative treaties.http://www.unep.org/unep/partners/un/unced/home.htm

  22. Development that meets the needs of the present ,without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

  23. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2000

  24. 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa. World governments, concerned citizens, UN agencies, multilateral financial institutions, and other major groups participate and assess global change since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992. http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/

  25. SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT 1972 POVERTY the cause for ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION the cause for POVERTY 2002 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

  26. ECONOMIC SOCIAL SD ENVIRONMENTAL

  27. Decline in resource availability and ecosystems Diminishing margin for action Sustainability Impact = Population x Consumption x Technology The challenge of sustainable development arises from these two major converging trends. All these reflect the following trends….

  28. Problems cannot be solved within the mindset that created them. Albert Einstein

  29. Ecology Sociology Economics

  30. When will the REAL environmental commitment come ? 72 77 82 87 92 97 02 07 12 • 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 • 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 • 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 1987 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 1992 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 • 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 2002 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 • 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 2012 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 Seat of Power and Decision making 1974 formal EE in schools 1981 En Sc in Uni (Colombo) 1986 Env. Mgmt in SLIDA

  31. “In the next few years, we will face two major economic challenges. One, will be to ensure that the growing economic prosperity and the benefits of recent developments will filter down to all our people. Second, will be to lay the foundation for long term sustainable development.” (page 9)

  32. “MihindaChinthanaya – Vision for the future” • “It is evident that Sri Lanka cannot sustain its development efforts due to the lack of resources and environmental pollution. Consequently the “Haritha Lanka” programme will be launched from 2010-2020, under my leadership, with the objective of creating a base for sustainable development.” (page 65)

  33. HARITHA LANKA

  34. To forge a relationship with nature that would ensure sustainbility in all its activities aimed at improving the quality of life

  35. Haritha Lanka - Strategies • 10 Strategies identified… • Incorporate sustainable development aspects in the curricular of Universities

  36. (Theruvan Saranai) Professor. Sarath Wimalabandara Kotagama Professor of Environmental Science University of Colombo

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