A world in which poverty and inequity are endemic will always be prone to ecological and other crises. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development is about finding better ways of doing things, both for the present and future. We need to solve today`s global challenges to have a better tomorrow. Nowadays weface several development challenges: floods, droughts, food shortage, poor access to energy and more.
What can we do?
Invest in Energy efficiency: Investing in efficiency is critical to meeting future demand and mitigation climate change. It reduces GHG and improves productivity. Investing in energy efficiency can save significant amounts of money in a short time. This sector also provides a range of new jobs and income opportunities including advisors, engineers, researches and many more.
Reduce Deforestation: Deforestation is the second leading contributor of carbon emission worldwide. Ending deforestation and protecting forests will not only preserve biodiversity and defend the rights of forest communities, but it is also one of the quickest and cost effective ways of curbing global warming.
Confront water stress: Water scarcity affects every continent of the globe. According to the World Bank about 700 million people in 43 countries are under water stress. It is important to ensure healthy, secure and sustainable water for our communities, environment and economy - our quality of life depends on it.
Support agriculture and agribusiness: One billion people around the world still live in extreme poverty. Agriculture growth and productivity remains central to poverty reduction, particularly in the poorest countries, where a large share of the population relies on agriculture and agribusiness for their livelihood.
Address long-term needs for food security: Food security is an outcome of livelihoods, therefore it is essential to support and protect livelihoods as well as help vulnerable meet their immediate basic needs for food.
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