sustainable development and global food security (book + transes) Flashcards
(30 cards)
Sustainable Development definition according to WCED’s Brundtland Report:
Sustainable development is the _____ that meets the _____ of the _______ without _______ the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
development
needs
present
compromising
critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:
- reviving ___
growth
critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:
- changing the ____ of growth
quality
critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:
- meeting ______ needs for jobs, food, energy, water, and sanitation
essential
critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:
- ______ a sustainable level of population
ensuring
critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:
- _____ and ______ the resource base
conserving
enhancing
critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:
- _______ technology and ______ risks
reorienting
managing
critical objectives for environment and development policies by WCED:
- _______ environment and economics in ________
merging
decision-making
T/F: The welfare of the people must be in constant consideration in terms of development
true
who made the Agenda 21 of 1992
United Nations
what is the Agenda 21 of 1992
Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform
Agenda 21 advocates ____ to disseminate information regarding sustainable development (Jickling, 1994).
education
sustainability may be likened to
stability
A _______ _______ is resilient enough to withstand man-made and natural challenges, and can also ________ from such if needs arise.
sustainable environment
recover
T/F:
Sustainability leads to stability;
stability alone may necessarily lead to sustainability.
FALSE
stability alone may NOT
________ _______ are simply resistant to change but somehow lack the element of resiliency
Stable environments
In September 2000, leaders of 189 countries gathered at the United Nations headquarters and signed the historic _____ ________
Millennium Declaration
target date of Millennium Declaration
2015
During the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in __ ____ _____, June 2012, galvanized a process to develop a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Rio de Janeiro
In July 2014, the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) proposed a document containing __ goals.
17
T/F: environment must continuously be at the center of government actions
true
a basic necessity for survival
food
FOOD SECURITY is the:
physical and ______ access, at all times, to sufficient, ____, and nutritious food for people to meet their ____ needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (Swaminathan, 2003)
economic
safe
dietary
T/F: Food security challenges countries with small populations.
false - large
