Sustainable Development

• Social sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of present and future generations.
• Environmental sustainability is the ability to use natural resources at a rate that allows them to be replenished over time.
• Why was Laudato Si written?


  Environmental Concerns
• What are the principles of Laudato Si?


  Care for our common home
• What does the first Sustainable development goal strive to do?

  Eliminate poverty
• No poverty?


  End extreme poverty in all forms by 2030
• Zero hunger?


  End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
• SDGs


  Sustainable Development Goals
• Our health affects everything from how much we enjoy life to what work we can perform
• Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages


  • Ensure everyone has health coverage
  • Ensure access to safe and effective medicines and vaccines
• In the 25 years before the SDGs, we made big strides - preventable child deaths dropped by more than half and maternal mortality went down by almost as much
• 6 million children die every year before their fifth birthday
• AIDS is the leading cause of death for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
• We have the means to turn that around and make good health more than just a wish
• Poverty, armed conflict and other emergencies keep many, many kids around the world out of school
• Kids from the poorest households are four times more likely to be out of school than those of the richest households
• Since 2000, there has been enormous progress on the goal to provide primary education to all children worldwide: the total enrolment rate in developing regions has reached 91%
• The goal is to achieve the goal of universal primary and secondary education, affordable vocational training, access to higher education and more
• In just about every way, women and girls lag behind in terms of equality
• There are still gross inequalities in work and wages, lots of unpaid "women's work" such as child care and domestic work, and discrimination in public decision-making
• More girls are in school now compared to in 2000, and most regions have reached gender parity in primary education
• The percentage of women getting paid for their work is on the rise
• The Sustainable Development Goals aim to build on these achievements to ensure that there is an end to discrimination against women and girls everywhere
• Everyone on earth should have access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030
• Water scarcity affects more than 40 percent of people around the world, and that number is projected to go even higher as a result of climate change
• If we continue the path we're on, by 2050 at least one in four people are likely to be affected by recurring water shortages
• More international cooperation, protecting wetlands and rivers, sharing water-treatment technologies can help accomplish the goal of ensuring availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• Between 1990 and 2010, the number of people with access to electricity increased by 1.7 billion
• As the world's population continues to rise, still more people will need cheap energy to light their homes and streets, use phones and computers, and do their everyday business
• Fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions are making drastic changes in the climate, leading to big problems on every continent
• We can become more energy-efficient and invest in clean energy sources such as solar and wind to meet electricity needs and protect the environment
• Clean Water and Sanitation

  Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
• Everyone on earth should have access to safe and affordable drinking water by 2030
• Many people take clean drinking water and sanitation for granted, while many others don't
• Water scarcity affects more than 40 percent of people around the world
• The number of people affected by water scarcity is projected to go even higher as a result of climate change
• By 2050 at least one in four people are likely to be affected by recurring water shortages if we continue the current path
• New path to accomplish the goal

  1. More international cooperation

  2. Protecting wetlands and rivers

  3. Sharing water-treatment technologies
• Gender equality


  Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• The world has made great progress in becoming more prosperous and fair, but there is still a shadow to the celebration