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Sustainable development
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Definition: Development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs [as defined by the 1987 World Commission on Environment also known as the Brundtland Report].
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* All eight elements should be in.


A. No pointlessness or meaninglessness. Therefore, purposeful and necessary, even if not backed by law and so unenforceable.
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First. End poverty in all its forms everywhere.


B. No corruption or misappropriation. The commonwealth available will be harnessed efficiently for the benefit of all and sundry.
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Second. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.


C. No unsurmountable generation gap. Meaning present and future will be able to understand issues involved in seeking progress.
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Third. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.


D. No hocus-pocus. Growth will be transparent and in real terms - not theoretical jargon and/or abstractions that confuse.
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Fourth. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.


E. No matter arising or unfinished business. Actions taken aimed at moving forward will be cast in stone; irreversible and definite.
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Fifth. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.


F. No might have been, i.e., nothing intractable will be left for a succeeding generation to unravel or treat as abandoned.
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Sixth. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.


G. No misapplication or misuse of inventions or creations, and laws, rules, policies, systems, etc., won't come about from misjudgements.
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Seventh. Ensure access to affordable and reliable , sustainable and modern energy for all.


H. No losses. Serves purpose(s), but only if natural environment is not destroyed and financial institutions used for capital allocation do not collapse causing economic busts. That is, a legal framework will be in place to support and ensure that growth is institutionalized and advancement is holistic.
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Eighth. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.



* Sustainable Development Goals Numbers 9-17 (Reserved.) But are they all blah, blah, blah ???



Quote: "I've seen weapons of mass destruction in our cities. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction, homelessness, a weapon of mass destruction, racism, a weapon of mass destruction, fear, a weapon of mass destruction. We must disarm these weapons". - Dennis Kucinich.

Quote: "There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right". - Gro Harlem Brundtland.

Quote: "When the tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization". - Daniel Webster.

Quote: "I want to be a force for real good. In other words, I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good". - John Coltrane.

Quote: "Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance". - Ban Ki-moon.

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