Sustainable Development Concerns: S Asia, Iran, Turkey. Prodipto Ghosh, Ph.D Distinguished Fellow The Energy & Resources Institute December 2011
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1 Sustainable Development Concerns: S Asia, Iran, Turkey Prodipto Ghosh, Ph.D Distinguished Fellow The Energy & Resources Institute December 2011
2 Sustainable Development: First, that human beings should be able to enjoy a decent quality of life; second, that humanity should become capable of respecting the finiteness of the biosphere; and third, that neither the aspiration for the good life, nor the recognition of biophysical limits should preclude the search for greater justice in the world. National Environment Policy, India,
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14 Key Environmental Challenges in India India s key environmental challenges relate to the nexus between environment and poverty, and economic growth At present c. 20% of disease burden in India is directly linked to environmental degradation, and several environmental health factors e.g. lack of access to clean water/energy Proximate drivers of environmental degradation are: population growth, inappropriate technology and consumption choices, and poverty, leading to changes in relations between people and ecosystems, and development activities e.g. intensive agriculture, polluting industry, unplanned industrialization However, these factors give rise to environmental degradation through institutional failures lack of clarity or enforcement of access rights, perverse fiscal policies, market (or regulatory) failures, governance constraints
15 Environmental challenges Environmental degradation is a major factor in enhancing poverty when soil fertility, water (quantity and quality), air quality, forests, fisheries, and wildlife, are affected Women are particularly affected, given their role in collection and use, but not management, of environmental resources Poor are vulnerable to loss of resilience (capacity to withstand natural or manmade shocks) in ecosystems, due to loss of genetic diversity Urban environmental degradation lack of sanitation/wastewater treatment, industry and transport related pollution, differentially affects the poor (more exposed in home/workplace), leading to loss of employment, schooling, financial stress for medical treatment
16 Environmental challenges Poverty itself can accentuate environmental degradation, if institutional failures exist (legal rights, community norms of natural resource management) Poverty and environmental degradation are also linked to population growth, in turn depending upon a complex interplay of diverse factors and stages of development Economic growth may enhance demand for natural resources and cause environmental degradation in the absence of effective regulation. However, it may also provide resources needed for investment in environmental infrastructure and resource conservation
17 Environmental challenges Multilateral environmental challenges climate change, biodiversity loss, ozone depletion need to ensure that global treaties do not place constraints on country s development, but enhance economic opportunities. India s approach to these issues is premised on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities of countries, and equal percapita sharing of global environmental resources
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39 Pakistan: Strategic Country Environmental Assessment (SCEA) (World Bank, 2006) The various areas of environmental degradation cited by the SCEA include: Water pollution: causing increase in overall health hazards. High infant and child mortality rates due to childhood diarrhoea and acute respiratory infection. Open and indoor air pollution: causing widespread ill health. Soil pollution and erosion: caused by water-logging and salinity leading to pollution. Deforestation rates: 10% higher than the regional average and rangeland productivityestimated to be one-third of its potential with up to 80% of rangelands degraded. 39
40 Pakistan: SCEA Marine Resources: Threats to the country s marine environment and coastal, mangrove and marine ecosystemsand smaller marine organisms due to land based sources of pollution and oil leaks. The laws framed by the Balochistan and Sindh Government are poorly implemented. Land degradation: Drought, desertification and land degradation especially in the arid and semi-arid regions of Pakistan, are becoming increasing serious. Land degradation-related issues include deforestation, desertification, solidity and salinity, water logging, soil erosion, and depletion of soil fertility, degraded production levels in natural grazing areas etc. Forests: The total area under forest cover in Pakistan is estimated at 4.21 million hectares. The Government admits large-scale deforestation and degradation of natural forests in the Northern provinces. The proposed forests-related legislation has not yet been enacted. 40
41 Pakistan: SCEA Climate Change: The negative effects of climate change will be experienced by almost all sectors particularly water resources, energy, health, biodiversity, with a major impact on agricultural productivity due to changes in temperature. More frequent and intense natural hazards such as droughts and floods will pose extraordinary challenges to people and authorities. Wildlife:Threats to wildlife which have not been adequately addressed through existing legal frameworks and enforcement mechanisms set-up by provincial governments. 41
42 Constraints to realizing sustainable development in Pakistan Governance: Governance issues such as poor organisation, incompetent personnel assigned to address complex challenges; insufficient coordination, lack of oversight, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of environmental institutions are a major impediment to environmental protection. Financial Resources: The financial resources provided to the evergrowing plethora of environment-related institutions are inadequate and poorly managed. Technical: The technical and technological capacities of the relevant institutions especially those dealing with climate changerelated challenges would need to be significantly augmented through domestic efforts supported by the international community. Limited regional and global cooperation: Pakistan has not been able to develop cooperation with neighbouring countries bothbilaterally and through regional cooperation agreements such as the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). 42
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