Sustainable what? Sustainable development can be defined in many ways; the one that I prefer to use is that of the Brundtland Commission: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."(1) Along those lines‚ many Governments around the world strive to minimize the pollution impact over our most valuable resource‚ the Earth. Additionally‚ lobbyists have spent thousands of hours encouraging legislators to enact laws
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Sustainable Energy for India’s Rural Development Anil K Rajvanshi Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) Phaltan‚ Maharashtra‚ INDIA www.nariphaltan.org China 2007 1 Structure of talk Present problems in rural India Decentralized high technology solutions Energy production from agriculture Energy devices for cooking and lighting Financial and other instruments Other issues China 2007 2 Present problems in rural India 60% of rural population (~ 400 million) in India
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Introduction Sustainable development is basically a simple idea to us all. We must achieve a balance between economic‚ social and environmental objective. If we are to maintain and improve the quality of our own lives and pass that quality on to future generations‚ we must use finite natural resources in an efficient way without waste‚ and protect the natural environment to enhance the ability of future generations to maintain and improve their lives. Sustainable development in the housing will
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Why we need to do M&E Feedback mechanism (what works and what does not) Informing stakeholders Project Cycle Assessment and planning- implementation and monitoring- evaluation- adaption Outcome Monitoring (Impact Evaluation) vs. Process Monitoring (Implementation Evaluation) Monitoring Strategy Comparisons- comparing results of our project to some benchmarks: Comparing a group impacted by our project to itself (over time) Comparing a group impacted by our project to a group not impacted
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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA Official Address by Hon. Dr. Richard Nchabi Kamwi Minister of Health and Social Services On the occasion of the Official launch of the novel “The Other Presence” By Namibia’s Dr. Francis Sifiso Nyathi 27 May 2008 Windhoek 0 Programme Director Madam Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi‚ President of NCCI Mrs Tangeni Angula‚ CEO of the Namibia Institute of Pathology Dr. Sifiso Nyathi‚ the author of the novel “The Other Presence” Esteemed business leaders Distinguished
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Topic: The politics of Sustainable Development Dozen of years after the second millennium‚ people are witnessing a world with a high level of complexities‚ trans-boundary issues at a level of dysfunction that seem not to cease. Today‚ humankind is said to have a tendency to produce what they do not necessarily consume‚ and consume what they do not produce; as well as produce far more information than the capacity of any individuals to absorb (Mebratu 1998‚ UNEP 2012). The urges for changes throughout
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Sustainable and Unsustainable development Sustainable Development Concept Sustainable development is a pattern of social and structured economic transformations (i.e. development) which optimizes the economic and societal benefits available in the present‚ without jeopardizing the likely potential for similar benefits in the future. A primary goal of sustainable development is to achieve a reasonable and equitably distributed level of economic well-being that can be perpetuated continually for
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Introduction As a result of the massive increase in development over the 20th century‚ global energy demands have exponentially increased creating a strain on the world’s energy resources. Interests into renewable energy sources have developed with the realization that the world’s global dependence on finite oil reserves is both unsustainable and damaging to the environment (Owen‚ 2004). Due in part to the harsh climate‚ energy intensive industries‚ and great distances between inhabitants‚ Canadians
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Poverty and Sustainable development Introduction: What we mean by poverty? And what we mean by Sustainable Development? And many people are not clear about the relation between poverty and Sustainable Development. They think two of them are different topic. But no it’s wrong. There is a strong relationship between two of them. Poverty is a condition or result of the Un-sustainability. So if we want to develop our Sustainability we should consider and focused deeply on the poverty. Now I am giving
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Sustainable Business Development A Study on USA and China for Triple Bottom Line and Sustainability Authors: Lisa Huynh‚ Tully Lanter‚ Nava Noori‚ Emma Pan and Jenny Xu Page 1 of 9 Contents Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Sustainable Development in USA ................................................................................................. 3 Overview
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