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Battling Climate Change by Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Development

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Battling Climate Change by Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Development. Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri. Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).          It is now becoming increasingly apparent that the global community, over several decades, has pursued a path of development which is clearly not sustainable.          In the context of climate change, we are now getting increasing evidence, based on observations, based on data that is available, that the path of development that we have adopted is leading to consequences with changes in the climate that clearly have extremely harmful impacts and hold the potential for far more serious impacts in the future.        The IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which functions under the umbrella of the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Prog...

Improving Sustainability Concept In Developing Countries

Improving Sustainability Concept In Developing Countries.       This blogging  aims to enhance and carefully maneuver through the many roles of sustainable architecture in improving the quality of life and the built environment in developing countries. It seeks to, initially, reduce the negative impact of buildings and, secondly, to conserve energy and enhance the ecology. Both can be achieved through the use of sustainable building materials, saving energy, and using renewable energy, and many more implementations. Read more on my next post.

5 WAYS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL

               This is part of a series on the Global Goals for Sustainable Development , in collaboration with the Stockholm Resilience Centre . This blog focuses on goal 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.             Are you happy? Or let’s be more specific: imagine a ladder with steps numbered zero at the bottom to ten at the top. The top is the best possible life for you and the bottom is the worst. Which step are you on right now? The average in wealthy OECD nations is 6.6.  If you live in the Nordic countries, Switzerland, Israel, Australia or Canada, then you are likely to be happier than most. Needless to say, if you are living in Greece and Portugal you are likely having a hard time. But improving well-being is a key goal for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here are five steps to improve personal well-being, societal cohesion and greater cooperation wi...

What is Sustainable Living? And 15 ways to practice sustainability living

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       WHAT IS         SUSTAINABLE         LIVING?            S ustainable living is the practice of reducing your demand on natural resources by making sure that you replace what you use to the best of your ability.       Sometimes that can mean not choosing to consume a product that is made using practices that don’t promote sustainability; and sometimes it means changing how you do things so that you startbecoming more of an active part of the cycle of life.         We all know that climate change , global warming, depletion of ozone layer and resource depletion are real and their impact on human and animal lives can be devastating. It is an opportunity for people to adopt actions for sustainable living that can help them to reduce their carbon footprint or environmental impact  by altering their lifestyle. Simple measures like using public tra...