Part of Slide deck for Environmental Studies for Under graduate studies.

1. Sustainability & Sustainable
Development
Sesion-2:
Environmental Studies & Disaster
Management
Prof. Ajay Mohan Goel
ajay.goel@bmu.edu.in

2. Who is she?
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“We can’t just continue living as if there was no tomorrow,
because there is a tomorrow.That is all we are saying”

3. Areas of Critical Importance for Humanity and the Planet
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People
• Healthy Environment
• Poverty removal
• Education
Planet
• Protect the planet from degradation
• Sustainable consumption and production
• sustainably managing its natural resources
• Preventing & reversing climate change
Prosperity
• Economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony with nature
Peace
• No sustainable development without peace
• No peace without sustainable development
Partnerships

4. Background to SDGs
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• A global effort in 2000
• To tackle the indignity of poverty.
• MDGs established measurable, universally-agreed objectives for:
• poverty and hunger
• preventing deadly diseases
• expanding primary education to all children
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5. Background to SDGs
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - Key achievements
• More than 1 billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty (since 1990)
• Child mortality dropped by more than half (since 1990)
• The number of out of school children has dropped by more than half (since 1990)
• HIV/AIDS infections fell by almost 40 percent (since 2000)
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6. Origin of SDGs
• United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012
• An urgent call to shift the world onto a more sustainable path.
• 17 Interconnected Goals
• 169Targets
• Improve life for future generations.
• cover issues that affect us all
• build a more sustainable, safer, more prosperous planet for all humanity.
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7. The Global Goals for Sustainable Development
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How is it connected to Environment?

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GOOD HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING
ADOPT CLEANER
ENERGY to reduce
indoor and outdoor
air pollution and save
millions of lives
Challenges Solutions
AVOID AND
REDUCE
POLLUTION to
prevent millions of
premature deaths every
year
Work with energy,
transport, agriculture
and industry sectors
to CREATE A
HEALTHIER
ENVIRONMENT
AIR POLLUTION is the world’s
largest environmental health
risk killing 6.5 million people
prematurely every year
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
KILL MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
every year causing nearly one
quarter of all deaths worldwide
POLLUTION, CHEMICAL
EXPOSURE, CLIMATE CHANGE,
and ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
contribute to more than 100 DISEASES
affecting primarily young children and
elder people
Target 3.9:
Substantially reduce the
number of deaths and
illnesses from
hazardous chemicals
and air, water and soil
pollution and
contamination

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How is it connected to Environment?

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Clean water and
sanitation
Challenges Solutions
STOP DUMPING
CHEMICALS AND
WASTE into the
environment, INVEST
IN SANITATION and
RAISE AWARENESS
on best hygiene
practices
PROTECT NATURAL
RESOURCES and
avoid water pollution
WATER SCARCITY
affects more than 40%
of the global population
UNSAFE WATER,
INADEQUATE
SANITATION and
INSUFFICIENT HYGIENE
kill 3.5 million people
every year
80% of WASTEWATER is
released the environment
UNTREATED. Degrade the
environment and you destroy
NATURE’S ABILITY TO
PROVIDE SAFE
DRINKING WATER
RESTORE
ECOSYSTEMS to
secure access to
safe water

12. Data and Statistics / Facts and Figures
• More than 80 per cent of wastewater resulting from human activities is discharged
into rivers or sea without any pollution removal
• Hydropower is the most important and widely-used renewable source of energy
and as of 2011, represented 16 per cent of total electricity production worldwide
• Floods and other water-related disasters account for 70 per cent of all deaths
related to natural disasters
• Over 1.4 billion people currently live in river basins where the use of water exceeds
minimum recharge levels.
• In 60% of European cities with more than 100 000 people, groundwater is being
used at a faster rate than it can be replenished.
• Meat production requires 8-10 times more water than cereal production Part of the
current pressure on water resources comes from increasing demands for animal
feed.
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13. Targets linked to the environment
• Target 6.1: By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking
water for all
• Target 6.3: By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and
minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated
wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
• Target 6.4: By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure
sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially
reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
• Target 6.5: By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels,
including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
• Target 6.6: By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains,
forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
• Target 6.a: By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to
developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including
water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse
technologies
• Target 6.b: Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water
and sanitation management
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Affordable and
clean energy
Challenges Solutions
Ensure everyone has
access to CLEAN,
AFFORDABLE,
RELIABLE and
MODERN ENERGY
Invest in
RENEWABLE
ENERGY and
disseminate its use
Energy provided by FOSSIL
FUELS is the MAIN
CONTRIBUTOR OF CLIMATE
CHANGE representing 60% of all
greenhouse gas
ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE STILL
LACK ACCESS TO MODERN
ELECTRICITY and three billion
people rely on wood, charcoal or
animal waste for cooking
and eating
Every year INDOOR AIR
POLLUTION kills 4.3 million
people – most of them women
and children
Put in place ENERGY
SAVING POLICIES

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17. Industry, innovation
and infrastructure
Challenges Solutions
INVEST IN
INFRASTRUCTURE
fostering sustainable
growth and development
INNOVATE to
make GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE,
increase ENERGY
EFFICIENCY and
reduce their adverse
environmental impact
Infrastructure and
industrialization often cause
ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION
Many countries
LACK BASIC and
RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
Poor infrastructure is a major
BARRIER FOR THRIVING
BUSINESSES
BUILD RESILIENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
protecting livelihoods
against environmental
and natural disasters
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Responsible consumption
and production
Challenges Solutions
REDUCE THE FOOD
WASTED by producers,
retailers and consumers
SWITCH TO
ENERGY EFFICIENT
LIGHTNING to save
$120 billion every year
and prevent 16 billion
tons of carbon emissions
over the next 25 years
The world’s FRESH
WATER SUPPLY such as rivers
and lakes ARE POLLUTED
at much faster rate than
nature can recycle
and purify
Every year about ONE THIRD
OF ALL FOOD PRODUCED –
equivalent to 1.3 billion tones – IS
WASTED while 1 billion people
remain undernourished and another
1 billion go to bed hungry
HOUSEHOLDS CONSUME
29% OF GLOBAL ENERGY
contributing to 21%
of CO2 emissions
REDUCE THE
RELEASE OF
CHEMICALS AND
WASTE into the air,
water and soil

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Partnership for the goals
Build strong partnerships for sustainable development by mobilizing resources, sharing knowledge, promoting
the creation and transfer of environmentally sound technologies, building capacities and tracking progress

28. Environment and SDGs
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31. Group Presentation
• Understand the topic
• Do Information Search
• Pick key Learnings
• What,Why,Where, How,When,Who, How much
• Interconnect learnings from different sources
• What are the Learning outcomes of your presentation?
• Decide on Presentation Format
• Make a coherent flow
• Design, Prepare and Rehearse the Presentation
• PresentationTime Management (15 Minutes)
• Present in Class
• Be prepared for Q&A from your classmates and from Faculty Member(s) / Guest Invitees
• Each Group member would also be individually assessed
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32. Thank you
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