Objectives Of Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development is defined as development which encounters the needs of existing without compromising the capability of upcoming generations to achieve their own requirements. Mohan Munasinghe(1993b) tells us that the goal of sustainable development is “to maximize the net welfare of economic activities while maintaining or increasing the stock of economic, ecological and sociocultural assets over time to ensure the sustainability of income and intergenerational equity and providing a safety net to meet basic needs and protect the poor (thereby advancing intergenerational equity).” He also states that the sustainable development approach is one “that will permit continuing improvements in the present quality of life at a lower intensity

The first interaction is economy-environment, this is the economic costs on the environment. Due to the increasing economic activity and population growth this has taken a toll on the natural environment. Economy-environment relationship based on sustainable development is not about the quantity, but the value, and seeks to execute those environmental standards, removing waste, unwanted human activities influenced on the environment, waste management, achieve productivity, and reduce emissions and greenhouse gases, reforestation, transition to sustainable agriculture. Environment-economy this is the pressure on the natural environment due to environmental investments such as environmental taxes. Sustainable development objective in consideration with environmental-social relationship are sustaining the health of human beings by reducing the greenhouse gases accountable for global warming, clean water access and waste management. The relationship between social-environmental is environmental responsibilities and consumption patterns. In provision to sustainable development objectives, the influence must be dependable, adequate and affordable. The interaction between economy-social objectives is employment and standard of living. The last relationship among objectives is social-economy. This is the relationship between how human influence contribute to growth through its productivity depending on job satisfaction, health

The first issue that impedes on sustainable development that I will be addressing is climate change. Climate change impacts the natural resources as well as the infrastructure of a country. Due to the recent passing of hurricane Maria which destroyed most of the island, Dominica suffered a great loss of their agricultural sector which they are heavily reliant on. Climate change and natural disasters not only affects infrastructure but also the economic growth and development, increasing poverty rates. This can be resolved be implementing the Mainstreaming Adaption to Climate Change programme to reduce exposure to the countries climate change. Mitigation is another solution to climate change that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mohan considers mainstreaming adaption and mitigation measures most effective. The next issue which I will present in Dominica is economic crisis due to high rates of unemployment. To address this situation perhaps more training and continuing education to develop the national institutional capacity as well as new financial and political agendas to increase public awareness. The last issue I would like to address is over dependence on tourism. Dominica’s tourism industry is based largely on its eco-tourism destination, luscious forests and marine ecosystems being its main attraction and income especially for the cruise ship industry. These natural resources are constantly damaged due to