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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. By: YOUNES ABOUL-JID. Sustainable development. Watch the video. Definition. Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs. ECONOMICAL. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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By:YOUNES ABOUL-JID

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sustainable development

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

Definition

Must be able to produce goods and services on a continuing basis

adequate livelihood or productive assets economic security when unemployed, ill,

disabled or otherwise unable to secure a livelihood

ECONOMICAL

gender equity : men and women have the same rights in all fields

political accountability : Policy makers must be held accountable for their acts

participatory approach: the citizen participates in the decision concerning their area

Poverty reduction : To reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty

Social

Must maintain a stable resource base avoiding overexploitation of renewable resource systems and depleting non-renewable resources

Environmental

Minimizing use or waste of non-renewable resources (by minimizing the consumption of fossil fuels and substituting with renewable sources where feasible)

Minimizing the waste (by reducing use, reusing, and recycling).

Solutions

Sustainable use of renewable resources (by using freshwater, soils, and forests in ways that ensure a natural rate of recharge)

Solutions

Keeping within the absorptive capacity of local and global sinks of wastes --- including the capacity of rivers to break down biodegradable wastes as well as the capacity of global environmental systems, such as climate, to absorb greenhouse gases.

Solutions

Sustainable Development is a relevant concept in the process of socio-economic and Environmental in the modern society.

Conclusion

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