Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) For Rio+20

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1 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) For Rio+20 PEP * TARAgram, 6 February 2012 Ashok Khosla IUCN, IRP and Club of Rome

2 The Multi-Pronged Squeeze on Humanity Human wellbeing 20/80 dilemma Ecosystems Climate 60 % loss dilemma 550/450/350 dilemma Surprise 99/1 dilemma

3 Climate Change Biogeochemical loading: Global N & P Cycles Ozone depletion Atmospheric Aerosol Loading Planetary Boundaries Rate of Biodiversity Loss Land System Change Ocean acidification Global Freshwater Use Chemical Pollution

4 Poverty Hunger Unemployment Gender Societal Boundaries Illiteracy Displacement Marginalisation Violence & Terrorism Alienation

5 Climate Change

6 Extremes of Poverty and Wealth Richest fifth 85% 8% Each horizontal band represents an equal fifth of the world s people 3.5% 2% Poorest fifth 1.5% People Income

7 The Poverty and Environment Trap Poverty No Income No Markets Resource Destruction

8 International Responses

9 Stockholm, 1972 Declaration, POA, 28 Principles

10 Nairobi, 1982 (Stockholm + 10) UNEP GC Resolutions

11 Rio de Janeiro, 1992 Conventions, Agenda 21, FP

12 Johannesburg, 2002 Plan of Implementation, MDGs

13 Outcomes of Summits Apply to all actors at all levels: u u u u Governments Business Civil Society Citizens

14 Outcomes of Summits Who Remembers Them? u u u u Principles? Declarations? Action Plans? Reports?

15 Rio de Janeiro 2012 (Rio + 20) Green Economy, Governance, SDGs?

16 Outcomes of Rio + 20 Advantages of Simplicity u u u u For Negotiations For Communication For Participation For Follow Up

17 4 Principles of Sustainability Putting the Last First Parity and Fairness Polluter Pays Precaution and Low Risk

18 Principle 1: Putting the Last First

19 Principle 2: Parity and Fairness Richest fifth Each horizontal band represents an equal fifth of the world s people Poorest fifth People Income

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21 Principle 3: Polluter Pays

22 Principle 4: Precaution & Low Risk

23 4 Dimensions of Sustainability Equity Environment Economy Empowerment

24 Equity

25 Environment

26 Economy

27 Empowerment

28 Policy Interventions Standards and Norms Fiscal Incentives Tax [and Subsidy] Incentives Legislation - Regulation Trade and WTO Development Plans Global Governance

29 No More Shopping Lists! Not Energy Water Cities Forests

30 Root Causes and Processes SDGs for: Longer Decision Horizons Full Cost Accounting Promoting Diversity Resource Conservation Nurturing Happiness

31 No More Meaningless Goals! Negative Lessons from MDGs: Absolutes, NOT Percentages More Ambitious and Bold For both North and South Define Metrics

32 Example: For the South EVEN IF the Goals are met, in 2015, there will still be: almost 800 million people without drinking water some 1,600 million people without basic sanitation

33 Slum Dwellers and MDG 7 [from UN Habitat Data] 3000 Slum Population "Improved Lives" Population in Slums

34 Example: For the North Footprint BioCapacity The Ecological Footprint of an Industrialized Country

35 Contraction and Convergence Total (Global) Industrial Countries Developing Countries Years

36 Number 1 Priority In the South: Reduce Population Growth In the North: Reduce Resource Consumption

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38 Motivation for Family Planning Jobs/ Livelihoods Empowerment Factory Literacy/ Education Community Farm School Electricity at Home More Energy

39 Mining the Earth

40 Power Generation

41 A Sustainable World Just Societies Green Economies

42 Economics Full Costs

43 Energy per pax-km (not to scale) Energy Use in Transportation (Operational + Infrastructure + Rucksacks)

44 Use The Five Kingdoms of Nature * Animals Plants Fungi Algae Bacteria

45 Rio + 20 Outcomes: Sustainability Solutions Invest NOW in: v People v Nature v Knowledge v Action v Global Security

46 Enough for every one s need but not enough for even one man s greed

47 Our One Earth