Sustainable Sustainable Development Development

Timeline Timeline Period of 2008 and 2009

ANH NGOC

2008 – Convergence of global 2008 – Convergence of global

food, fuel and financial crisisfood, fuel and financial crisis

• Global food prices increase by 43% in one year

• Growing in demand of energy in China, India and many

other

• Subprime mortgage crisis in the US push global economy

into resesscion

2008- Increasing urbanization2008- Increasing urbanization• For the first time, more than 50% of world’s

population lives in big towns and cities• By 2013 the population of towns and cities

around the world will soar to 5 billion.• Urban growth are expected to be concentrated in

Africa and Asia.• Currently, mega-cities are the hubs of population

growth however in the future new growth will occur in smaller towns and cities.

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The percentage of urbanized population by country.The percentage of urbanized population by country.

Pace and scale of urbanisationPace and scale of urbanisation• Urban growth is mostly caused by natural increase of population and is inevitable

• Fertility rate is influenced by poverty, gender quality and health services.

• Migration is another substantial contributor to urbanisation.

2008 – Popularisation of green 2008 – Popularisation of green

economy ideaseconomy ideas

• Governments around the globe are investing more

heavily into environmental programs.

• Low carbon economy and green growth are new

priorities and objectives of nationals’ economy

2008 – Popularisation of 2008 – Popularisation of

internet economy ideasinternet economy ideas• The increasingly critical role

of the internet for economies and societies is being recognised by the OECD Minsterial organisation.

• Governments are starting to put more investment into developing broadband and wireless networks infrastructure

• South Korea is the country with highest investment into internet infrastructures

2008 – Acidification of the Oceans 2008 – Acidification of the Oceans

is found related with Carbon is found related with Carbon

dioxide level in the atmospheredioxide level in the atmosphere• The unexpected

increasing in acidic

level of the Oceans

• Findings from an eight

year research shed

more light on the

serious consequences

of this issue for global

ecosystems

2009 – Fire and Ice headlines2009 – Fire and Ice headlines• The disappearance of multiyear sea ice in the Arctic Ocean

• Worst wildfire in Australia

2009 – G20 Pittsburgh Summit2009 – G20 Pittsburgh Summit

• Meeting of G20 countries has provided guidance for sustainable and balance global economy of the 21st century

• Countries leaders have called for less consumption of fossil fuel and seeks solutions for sustainable energy consumption

2009 – Climate negotiations in 2009 – Climate negotiations in

CopenhagenCopenhagen• Parties involved have failed to

reach an agreement on new policies and commitments that aim to reduce GHG emission.

• Many have seen this as the collapse of multilateral process among the international environmental community

• National and regions are now the new parties that need to put more efforts into reducing GHG emissions

2009 – The concept of 2009 – The concept of

‘planetary boundaries’ is ‘planetary boundaries’ is

introducedintroduced