What is sustainable development?
The problematic reality in the world
The World has been experiencing a Super Human Population. Since the time of Christ (year 0) where there were about 200 million people, we have gone to 310 million in the year 1000; then 6000 million in the year 2000, projected to double in just 100 more years to reach 12 billion people by the year 2100. What problems have been occurring ?: Over exploitation and depletion of natural resources; Large accumulation of waste; Slum of cities and endemic diseases overwhelming social, environmental and economic problems; Climate Change that endangers the sustainability of the planet, the most dangerous being Global Warming due to the excessive emission of CO2 and greenhouse gases.
Global Initiatives for Sustainable Development
United Nations
In 1987, the United Nations approved its world report "Our Common Future", defining sustainable development as meeting "the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Sustainable development has emerged as the guiding principle for the long-term global development of each country. Consisting of three pillars, sustainable development seeks to achieve, in a balanced way, economic development, social development and environmental protection.
Objectives to 2030
The countries of the world are committed to prioritizing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
These goals are interrelated and incorporate the global challenges that we face every day, such as poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and justice, in short, a joint effort on the human rights that governments, the private sector, civil society and, as the United Nations suggests, mainly “people like you” should do their part.