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- Summary:
- This is a global sustainability report prepared by a 22-member panel established by the United Nation’s Secretary-General. It makes 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible. The need to integrate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of development so as to achieve sustainability was clearly defined a quarter of a century ago. It is time to make it happen by enabling people, markets, and governments to make sustainable choices. In this respect, the panel for global sustainability argues that by making transparent both the cost of action and the cost of inaction, political processes can summon both the arguments and the political will necessary to act for a sustainable future. After presenting the panel’s vision for a sustainable planet, a just society, and a growing economy, the report discusses progress currently being made towards sustainable development. It is a dynamic process of adaptation, learning, and action, but the need for further-reaching action is growing ever more urgent. Priority areas for empowering people to make sustainable choices are: delivering on the fundamentals of development, advancing education and skills, creating employment opportunities, enabling sustainable choices, managing resources, enabling a twenty-first-century green revolution, and building resilience. According to the report, the current global economic crisis, which has led many to question the performance of existing global economic governance, offers an opportunity for significant reforms. Working towards a sustainable economy entails policy action in a number of key areas. These include incorporating social and environmental costs to development planning, creating an incentive road map that increasingly values long-term objectives, partnering to leverage new investments, and establishing a common framework for measuring progress. It is also critical that an effective framework of institutions and decision-making processes is established at the local, national, regional and global levels. The report calls for the integration of social and environmental costs in global pricing and measurement of economic activities, which promotes the use of sustainable development indicators that go beyond the traditional approach of Gross Domestic Product. It also calls for governments and international organizations to increase the resources allocated to adaptation and disaster risk reduction and integrate resilience planning into their development budgets and strategies. ( English )
- Subject:
- Disasters and Resilience ( English )
- Scope and Content:
- I. The Panel’s vision p. 12; II. Progress towards sustainable development p. 14; A. Efforts to achieve sustainable development p. 14; B. Drivers of change p. 22; III. Empowering people to make sustainable choices p. 29; A. Delivering fundamentals p. 30; Recommendations 1 to 3; B. Education and skills for sustainable development p. 32; Recommendations 4 to 6; C.Creating employment opportunities p. 33; Recommendations 7 to 10; D. Enabling sustainable choices p. 36; Recommendations 11 to 14 E. Managing resources and enabling a twenty-first-century green revolution p. 39; Recommendations 15 to 22; F. Building resilience p. 47; Recommendations 23 to 26; IV. Working towards a sustainable economy p. 49; A. Incorporating social and environmental costs: regulation and pricing to reflect externalities p. 50; Recommendations 27 to 29; B. Creating an incentive road map that increasingly values long-term objectives p. 58; Recommendations 30 to 33; C. Partnering to leverage new investments p. 61; Recommendations 34 to 38; D. Establishing a common framework for measuring progress p. 64; Recommendation 39; V. Strengthening institutional governance p. 65; A. Coherence and accountability at the national and local levels p. 66; Recommendations 40 to 44; B. Coherence and accountability at the regional and global levels p. 70; Recommendations 45 to 47; C. Sustainable development goals p. 73; Recommendations 48 and 49; D. A global sustainable development outlook p. 75; Recommendations 50 and 51; E. Strengthening international governance for sustainable development p. 77; Recommendations 52 to 56; VI. Conclusion: a call for action p. 79; Annexes: I. List of recommendations p. 81; II. Members of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability p. 89; III. Terms of reference p. 91; IV. Sherpas and advisers p. 93; V. Secretariat p. 95; VI. Meetings, related consultations and events p. 96; Boxes: 1. The global track record on sustainable development p. 15; 2. A safe operating space for humanity p. 24; 3. Mobilizing technology and innovation: Masdar p.25; 4. Equality means business p. 34; 5. The need for more sustainable diets p. 36; 6. Companies step ahead p. 38; 7. Food-energy venture in Mozambique p. 41; 8. The Great Barrier Reef: managing natural resources sustainably p. 43; 9. Public-private partnerships for energy supply and emissions reduction p. 44; 10. Red Eléctrica smart grid p. 45; 11. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act p. 47; 12. Using rail and vehicle fees in the Alps: towards the sustainable transport of goods p. 51; 13. The growing use of emissions trading p. 52; 14. Bolsa Verde p. 54; 15. Green public procurement strategy of the Republic of Korea p . 56; 16. Calculations by the High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing (AGF) of innovative finance sources, 2020 estimates p. 57; 17. Voluntary involvement in sustainability reporting on the Istanbul Stock Exchange p. 59; 18. Governance for sustainable development in Norway p. 67; 19. Mechanisms for policy coherence p. 68; 20. Multi-stakeholder cooperation in the Baltic Sea p. 71; Acknowledgements p. 98 ( English )
- Citation/Reference:
- (2012). Resilient people, resilient planet: a future worth choosing. United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability.
- General Note:
- United Nations Sales No. E.12.I.2.
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978-92-1-101256-9 ( isbn )
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