Sustainable Development

Question 1

The term sustainable development has acquired much
popularity among scholars, politicians, public
servants, and the civil population alike after the ___

Answer 1

Brundtland Report by the World Commission on the Environment and Development (WCED)

Question 2

is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Answer 2

sustainable development

Question 3

WCED outlined critical objectives for environment and
development policies following its concept of sustainable
development. These are:

Answer 3

1. Reviving growth;
2. Changing the quality of growth;
3. Meeting essential needs for jobs, food, energy,
   water, and sanitation;
4. Ensuring a sustainable level of population;
5. Conversing and enhancing the resource base;
6. Reorienting technology and managing risks; and
7. Merging environment and economics in decision-making

Question 4

The United Nations (UN) often cites____where
the topic of sustainable development is put forth in
discussions

Answer 4

agenda 21 of 1992 - sustainable development knowledge platform

Question 5

aimed to raise the
awareness of the people through the integration of
environmental policies into all aspects of government, a
shared responsibility between government, local
authorities, businesses, and non-governmental
organizations, among other provisions in the strategy

Answer 5

The United Kingdom’s UK Strategy for Sustainable
Development crafted in 1994

Question 6

is resilient enough to
withstand man-made and natural challenges, and can
also recover from such if needs arise.

Answer 6

sustainable environment

Question 7

Sustainability leads to stability; however, stability
alone may not necessarily lead to sustainability

Answer 7

true

Question 8

are simply resistant to change
but somehow lack the element of resiliency that
sustainable environment possess because it is far
easier for stable environments to become unstable in
comparison to the possibility of sustainable
environments becoming “unsustainable”.

Answer 8

stable environments

Question 9

sus goals (1-3)

Answer 9

no poverty
zero hunger
good health and well-being

Question 10

sus goals (4-6)

Answer 10

quality education
gender equality
clean water and sanitation

Question 11

sus goals (7-9)

Answer 11

affordable and clean energy
decent work and economic growth
industry, innovation, and infrastructure

Question 12

sus goals (10-12)

Answer 12

reduced unequalities

sustainable citities and communitites

responsible consumption and production

Question 13

sus goals (13-15)

Answer 13

climate action

life below water

life on land

Question 14

sus goal (16-17)

Answer 14

peace, justice, and strong institutions

parternship for the goals

Question 15

______ must
be intertwined with environmental concerns in order
for sustainable development to be achieved.

Answer 15

policies and strategies of governments

Question 16

In the long run, humankind itself will be the one to
benefit when_______
considerations are given serious and substantial
consideration.

Answer 16

environment and ecological