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THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
JEFFREY D. SACHSDIRECTOR OF THE EARTH INSTITUTE
MARCH 21‐23, 2013
MACAO INTERNATIONAL ENVIROMENTALCO‐OPERATION FORUM
SUSTAINABLE CITIES – TOWARDS A GREEN FUTURE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS . . .
THREE INTERCONNECTED DIMENSIONS OF A HEALTHY SOCIETY
• ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND THE END OFEXTREME POVERTY
• SOCIAL INCLUSION• ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
UNDERPINNED BY PEACE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)
THE WORLD IS DANGEROUSLY OFF COURSE:
Extreme poverty afflicting more than 1 billion;Fragility and conflicts in many regions
High and rising inequality in most societies, with pervasive gender and ethnic discrimination and lack of good jobs for youth
Severe degradation of the environment in all parts of the world
Global population still rapidly increasing, especially in Sub‐Saharan Africa
MANHATTAN, HURRICANE SANDY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
BEIJING, JULY 21, 2012
BANGKOK OCTOBER 2011
INDIANA MAIZE AUGUST 2012
CHAD 2012
Figure 2: Planetary Boundaries (Source: Rockström et al 2009a)
THE INDISPENSABLE ROLE OF ASIA
AS OF 2050, A REMARKABLE 80% OF THE WORKING AGE POPULATION, 25‐59, WILL BE IN ASIA AND AFRICA, UP FROM 74% TODAY
GLOBAL RESPONSES TO THE CHALLENGES OFSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
RIO EARTH SUMMIT (1992) INTERNATIONAL LAW: UNFCCC, CBD, UNCCD
MILLENNIUM SUMMIT AND MDGS (2001)GLOBAL GOALS TO REDUCE EXTREME POVERTY
RIO+20 (2012)TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHSGLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
FROM MDGS TO SDGs:
END EXTREME POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS BY 2030
ALL COUNTRIES MIDDLE‐INCOME STATUS BY 2030
SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES: JOBS, GENDER, HUMANRIGHTS
TRANSITION TO LOW‐CARBON ECONOMY, SUSTAINABLEAGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
NEW NORMS FOR PUBLIC AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SOME KEY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES
LOW‐CARBON ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGYCARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATIONENERGY EFFICIENCY, SMART VEHICLES, SMART CITIES
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTUREIMPROVED TRAITS (GMOs?), AGRO‐ECOLOGYSMART TILLAGE & IRRIGATION, MICRO‐DOSING,DIETARY CHOICES, OCEAN MANAGEMENT
SUSTAINABLE CITIESPOPULATION STABILIZATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH, EDUCATION, MATERIALS
ALL HARNESS THE ONGOING INFORMATION REVOLUTION
THE NEW GLOBAL PROBLEM SOLVING:
THE U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSOLUTIONS NETWORK (UN SDSN),
TO FOSTER A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PROBLEM SOLVING, EMPOWER UNIVERSITIES, PROMOTE PUBLIC‐PRIVATE SOLUTION INITIATIVES, AND ENCOURAGE BOLD FIRST MOVERS
The PlusesAdvanced TechnologiesInformation revolutionCorporate SD
LeadershipSustainable Development
Goals
The MinusesPopulation PressuresClimate ChangeLand GrabsLack of PlanningGlobal lawlessness
A Sustainable Planet?