Category: Development
Sustainable Development in Colombia: Trends, Examples and Parks
Colombia is one of the 17 megadiverse countries, which together are home to 70% of the world’s biodiversity, which makes it vital to protect the environment as the country develops economically. Its national parks system has 61 protected areas covering about 23.3 million hectares, including marine areas, and its Human Development Index reached 0.788 in…
Challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) replaced the Millennium Development Goals, expanding from 8 goals and 21 targets to 17 goals and 169 targets. Their sheer breadth spreads efforts thin, and they include no binding mechanisms to hold governments accountable, which makes them hard to achieve, especially in countries with weak institutions. What are the main…
How Drones Drive Sustainable Development: Uses and Examples
Drones drive sustainable development by offering greater efficiency at lower cost in sectors such as agriculture and telecommunications. They take photos with a resolution of 2 cm, compared with 30 cm for commercial satellites in 2016, and are used to monitor crops, inspect power lines and support humanitarian work, such as the 3D maps created…
What Is Sustainable Development? Definition and Principles
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. That definition comes from the 1987 Brundtland report, Our Common Future, and rests on two ideas: human needs, especially those of the poorest, and the limitations of the environment and of technology. What…
Sustainable Cities: What They Are and Real Examples
A sustainable city is a habitat that offers its residents quality of life without compromising the resources of future generations. By 2050 the number of people living in cities will multiply to 6 billion, which raises major challenges around water, energy, transport and pollution that demand cooperation between government, the private sector and citizens. What…
