sustainable development & the role of technology

Sustainable Development & the Role of Technology

Presented by

Aviram Jena

s U S TA I N A BLE DEV P TSustainable development refers to a mode of human development in which resource use aims to meet human needs while ensuring the sustainability of natural systems and the environment, so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come.

Why Is Sustainable Development Important?

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Provide Basic Human Needs

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Protect Resource Technology

Provide Basic Human Needs

Agricultural Necessity

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Agricultural Necessity

Accommodate City Development

Why is sustainable development important?

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Agricultural Necessity

Accommodate city Development

Control Climate Change

Why is sustainable development important?

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Provide Basic Human Needs

Agricultural Necessity

Accommodate City Development

Control Climate Change

Sustain Biodiversity

Agricultural Technologies

• improve productivity and soil and water conservation, and maintain reasonable costs of food and fiber.

• improving soil fertility,• improving water availability

and efficiency of use• reducing food losses• enabling farmers to

modernize as this becomes feasible to them.

The Role of Technology in Sustainable Development

Energy Technologies• Technologies to provide and improve

energy services for developing world populations, more efficient biomass stoves to reduce fuel use and reduce the hazardous smoke emissions, simple motor-driven systems for pumping water or grinding grain to reduce the burden of these physically demanding tasks on women, and energy-efficient pumps, fertilizers, and mechanical traction to improve agricultural productivity.

Environmental Technologies• For many developing countries, provision of

basic water, sewer, and refuse disposal services are major environmental priorities. These are the areas where spending on environmental technologies is concentrated.

• Developing countries need more sanitary services systems serving rural and urban areas.

• Electric power, chemical, petroleum refining, steel, and paper, food, textile, and other process industries are potential major buyers of environmental technology.

Technologies for Local Development

• Conducted of community-based projects for resource efficient residential architecture, solar greenhouses, small farm systems, farmers markets, resource recovery from municipal solid waste, wastewater treatment, energy generation, and health care systems.

Communication Technology

• Communication and information technologies are playing an increasingly important role in business, trade, health, and education.