“Sustainability” and how to measure it

1. “Sustainability” and how to measure it

2. Sustainable development (UN) As expressed by the 1987 UN World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission): sustainable development refers to the need to balance the satisfaction of near-term interests with the protection of the interests of future generations, including their interests in a safe and healthy environment.

3. Sustainability: ‘Duradero/sostenibel”

4. Difference between GDP and HDI What does the GDP measure? What does the HDI measure? What are the main differences in approaches? Relate this to the notion “development is normative”?

5. GDP • Gross domestic product (GDP) refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living

6. Human Development Index

7. On the level of development of humanity: the Millennium Development Goals

9. Millennium Development Goals (video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3p2VLTowAA

10. The case of Aruba: • A Sustainable Aruba, “Nos Aruba 2025” project

11. Co-creating the future of Aruba: Nos Aruba 2025

12. Let’s take a look at the scenario’s used at the Nos Aruba 2025 planning process Please take a look at the scenario statements and blueprint document I’ve just handed in the class

13. Documentary on Nos Aruba 2025 process:

14. Video’s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwOm4eCIOoQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhsyddLex8M&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxAtO391eSA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um_Ibsnw67c&feature=related

15. 12 development priorities for Aruba (Nos Aruba, 2025) The twelve development priorities are: Lifelong learning and personal development Development of a sustainable Aruban culture through a holistic synthesis of all cultural aspects Building the community from the inside-out Stimulate and promote a healthy living Sustained socio-economic development by means of diversification Developing a nation of innovation = smart people + smart ideas Sustainable tourism development Enabling the international financial sector Protecting the fragile environment Energy management for a sustainable development Promoting sustainable food supplies Putting good governance principles in practice

16. Meaning of Sustainable development for Aruba integration of all the individual parts For Aruba sustainable development is: about developing our economy and ensuring that everyone can benefit from this. At the same time, it is about our society, our culture and our environment. It is about the connections between our quality of life and housing, open space, transport, education, crime-prevention, health; now and in the future. The decisions, choices and the actions of today impact both us and our future generations. Sustainable development recognizes the need for integrated decision-making. Social, economic, and environmental factors all impact any given decision and in turn every decision has social, economic and environmental impacts Awareness of these linkages is vital to responsible decision-making

17. Aruban Model for Development Seeing the big picture

18. Activity: Formulate indicators • Reflect on the Aruban model of sustainable development that has emerged from the NISP (Nos Aruba, 2025) • Form groups of 3: • Choose 1 specific objective from the 12 developmental objectives (priorities) • try to formulate 2 indicators for your chosen objective