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Sustainable Development- A Context & Direction

TIMS/EEAA 2 nd Phase – 4 th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX. Sustainable Development- A Context & Direction. Eng. Maher Aziz Energy & Environmental Consultant General Director of Environmental Studies, EEHC. Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004.

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Sustainable Development- A Context & Direction

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  1. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Sustainable Development- A Context & Direction Eng. Maher Aziz Energy & Environmental Consultant General Director of Environmental Studies, EEHC Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  2. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Sustainable Development “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” “Living off the interest of our environmental and resource capital rather than spending the capital itself ” “Thinking globally, acting locally” “Doing more with less” Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  3. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Interacting Systems Economic Social Environment Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  4. ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES • Growth • Equity • Efficiency • SOCIAL OBJECTIVES • Empowerment • Participation • Social Mobility • Social Cohesion • Cultural Identity • Institutional Development TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX The Three Goals of Economic Development • ECOLOGICAL OBJECTIVES • Ecosystem Integrity • Carrying Capacity • Biodiversity • Global Issues Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  5. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Definition of Sustainable Development • The phrase “sustainable development” has be - come an essential part of the vocabulary in environment and development circles. It denotes a particular approach to the process of development. • The term is really a combination of two separate concepts - DEVELOPMENT and SUSTAINABILITY. Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  6. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.) • “DEVELOPMENT” is usually understood as a process that moves towards people’s participation in the meeting of their own basic human needs such as food, health care, employment and housing. Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  7. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.) • Positive processes of development are ones in which: • people participate to solve their own problems. • traditional cultures and lifestyles are respected. • people become less dependent on external aid and more capable of using and developing their own resources. • power and resources are shared. • women, indigenous people, and other marginalized groups participate in decisions. Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  8. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.) • “SUSTAINABILITY” as the word suggests means that the development project or process is one that can be maintained in the long term. This means it must be economically, socially, and politically sustainable; it also means that it must be environmentally sustainable. Development must take place without destroying or undermining the ecological and resource base upon which it rests. Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  9. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Definition of Sustainable Development (Contd.) • The result is a new approach to development that combines some key development principles (factors that are necessary to ensure long-term economic, political, or social viability - such as involvement of women, appropriate technology, and community participation), with factors necessary to ensure environmental viability (impact assessment, consideration of the particular environmental context, etc.) Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  10. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4thRegional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX Emergence of Sustainable Development Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  11. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX THE ROAD FROM RIO Changing Paradigms Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  12. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX KEY INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY Indicator Time Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  13. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE CDM Sustainable CDM Activities means applying the concepts and principles of sustainable development to activities within the CDM context. Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

  14. TIMS/EEAA 2nd Phase – 4th Regional Workshop (R4) -CD4CDM UNEP RISØ-APEX End of Presentation Thank You Tunis, 27-29 August, 2004

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