Sustainability is an important topic of discussion these
days for securing the health of the planet we live in. The prime objectives of sustainability
are:
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To cope with the stability,
well-being and peace of people throughout the world
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To constructively address
the major problem of pollution of the water, air, and other problems like rural
poverty, economic migrations, overburdening of cities, ethnic and religious
hostilities
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To articulate successful strategies
to fuel sustainable development
Threat to a nation’s development comes from many sources – population
growth, rapid urbanization, continuing poverty, illiteracy, lack of technical
skills, environmental damage, diseases and endemic ailments, and others.
Countries cannot isolate themselves from these conditions,
which, sooner or later, pose an expensive strategic challenge to them.
Successful implementation of development strategies can provide
a powerful means of addressing, or even eliminating the problems like rapid
population growth, endemic poverty, environmental degradation, mass migration, debilitating
hunger, anarchy, and others.
However, the work has to be altruistic and self-interested.
Successful development paves way for new markets for exports, thus promoting
economic growth of a country. And, the economically backwards benefitting from
the development method can foster success path for the rest of the world.
Approaches:
Strategies for
sustainable development
It should encompass economic and social growth without
actually posing threat on the natural resources of the host country.
Sustainable development respects and safeguards economic, cultural and natural environments;
aims to create income for its people; and builds indigenous institutions to empower
the citizenry.
Partnerships
Ownership and participation are key elements of sustainable
development. It has to be implemented by the governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
The active participation of private enterprise should also be encouraged.
Integrated approaches
An integrated approach and method is expected to fuel the sustainable
development. The layout of the programs should
take into account the totality of the development problems confronting a
society, and should be in the close coordination with host governments, local
communities and other participants.
Areas fundamental to sustainable development:
Environment protection is extremely important for sustainable
development. The goal is to reduce long-term threat to the global environment, especially
climate changes and loss of biodiversity.
Building democracy is also important while focusing on human
rights abuses, marginalization of women and minorities, lack of experience of
democratic institutions, and so on.
Population control is also important in this regard. In
addition, protection of human health is also crucial for all the nations.
Encouraging economic growth is also important for sustainable
development of a nation. So the strategies
for sustainable development should also consider this factor.