ie mim admissions presentation september 2014 intake
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G. Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?TRANSCRIPT
Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?Hristo Nedialkov. MiM applicant for September 2014 intake.
Goal
Sustainable Development
Protection of the
environment
Economic Efficiency
Good Governance
To find a balance between social, economic and environmental aspects of human activity, without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs
Fairness
5th largest city in Russia,
>1,250,000 people.
Features Europe’s
biggest solid waste landfill
Borders Dzerzhinsk, – the most ecologically troubled city in
Russia
3. Utilization of production waste
2. Extreme air pollution 4. Lack of green infrastructure
1. Reluctance of its citizens to contribute to sustainable development
Statistics
Challenges
Nizhny Novgorod
Transport
83% of total air pollution
3. No bicycle paths
91% prefer to use the most
ecologically unfriendly public
transport
1. Most cars – Russian made, absolutely
ecologically unfriendly
2. Two federal highways – lots of
trucks
Road death rate 8 times that of
New York and 7 times that of
LondonStatistics
Challenges
Statistics
Challenges
Waste250 official
dumps, hundreds more - unofficial
12,5 million tones of waste
accumulated at the moment.
85,4 % of which is hazardous oil
production waste
2. The absence of universal waste
collection system
3. The absence of recycling facilities
and waste separation bins
1. The absence of environmental culture among the population
Challenges
Statistics
Water resources 88% are moderately polluted, and 12%
are heavily polluted including Oka and
Volga45% of the
pollution comes from the City’s
utilities department
1. The absence of water treatment facilities for
heavy industry
2. The discharge of untreated rainwater
from the city, agriculture and industry
3. Large scale of accumulated sediment on the bottom of lakes
and rivers
Not everything is lost!
Some people still care and
volunteer
Sustainable development
forum this April
1200 children attended
ecological summer camps
An ecological police division
was formed
A lot more needs to be done!
Change the minds of people -
encourage sustainable
lifestyle through media means
Learn from international experience
Build recycling facilities and
equip the city the waste separation
bins
The Political elite should set an example for business and
individual to follow
Replace the oldest part of the public
transport with green and
efficient models
Government
BusinessAdopt
environmentally friendly
Technologies
Business Practices
Corporate Culture
Upgrade factories and
waste recycling facilities
Volunteer waste
collection
Use of alternative transport
Supply environmentally
friendly products
Incorporate principles of
sustainability into business decisions
Individual
Utilize alternative means of transport
Dispose waste only at certified
dumps or recycling facilities
Support local farmers by
purchasing their products
Take part in environmental
community activities
Use energy and water resources more efficiently
Conclusion
With a transparent and accountable government, socially responsible and community-focused business and individuals who care about the eco-system they live in, it is possible to turn Nizhny Novgorod into an example of a city living in accordance with sustainable
development concept!
The situation in Nizhny Novgorod can be called catastrophic. However it cannot be
called irreversible
Some steps have already been taken on all levels:
governmental, business and individual. The main focus
should be on supporting those steppes and
expanding on their basisDue to Russian regional
politics realities much has to be done by the federal government, in order for the regions to follow and
promote sustainable development