DevelopmentRuthS..GuzmanBoardChair,PATLEPAMandVice-PresidentforResearchandExtension,RizalTechnologicalUniversity,DevelopmentRuthS..GuzmanWhatisDevelopment?Developmententailsimprovementinthequalityaswellasquantityoflife.Developmentistheaccumulationofhumancapitalanditseffectiveinvestmentintheprogressofaneconomy.WhatisDevelopment?DevelopmenShiftsinDevelopmentParadigmsEconomiccumCulturalProgress1920’s–1940’sEconomicProgress1940’s–1960’sEconomicProgresscumRuralDevelopment1950’s–1970’sIntegratedAreaDevelopment1970’sParticipatoryDevelopment1980’sSustainableDevelopment1990’sExploitationofnaturalresourcesIndustrializationasvehicleofecondevtRecognitionofdisparityinincomeAgri-productionandgeographicequityReversalofTOP–DOWNapproachShiftsinDevelopmentParadigmForSustainable

Developmenttohappen,theworldofnationsagreedtofocusalldevelopmentinitiativestowardssustainabilityofresources.initiativesTheStockholmConventionheld30yearsago.Thewholeworldagreedontheurgentneedtorespondtotheproblemofenvironmentaldeterioration.ForSustainableDevelopmenttoTheRoadtoRioAn“EarthSummit”officiallyknownastheUnitedNationsConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment,washeldinJune1992atRiodeJaneiroandparticipatedbyover170statesworldwide(114ofwhomwererepresentedbyHeadsofStatesofGovernments)Publicationofthe“BrundtlandReport,”alandmarkreportestablishingtheneedforsustainabledevelopmentinindustrializedanddevelopingcountries.Publicationof“OurCommonFuture”bytheUNWorldCommissiononEnvironmentandDevelopmentin1987TheRoadtoRioAn“EarthSumOutcomesoftheEarthSummitconventiononbiodiversity;frameworkconventiononclimatechange;principlesofforestmanagement;

Agenda21;theRioDeclarationonEnvironmentandDevelopmentOutcomesoftheEarthSummitcItwasagreedthattheprotectionoftheenvironment,andsocialandeconomicdevelopmentarefundamentaltoSustainable

Development(basedontheRioPrinciples).Toachievesuchdevelopment,theglobalprogramAgenda21andtheRioDeclarationtoreaffirmglobalcommitmentwereadopted.TheAgenda21waslocalizedbasedonthemaxim“Thinkglobally,ActLocally”throughourPhilippineAgenda21.ItwasagreedthattheprotectMonterreyConferenceonFinanceforDevelopmentDohaMinisterialConferencewhichdefinedfortheworldacomprehensivevisionforthefutureofhumanity.WorldSummitonSustainable

DevelopmentheldatJohannesburg,SouthAfricafrom2-4September2002.MonterreyConferenceonFinancWhatisSustainableDevelopment?Developmentthatmeetstheneedofthepresentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityofthefuturegenerationtomeettheirownneeds.(Brundtland,1987)WhatisSustainableDevelopmenWhatisSustainableDevelopment?-itistheharmoniousintegrationof asoundandviableeconomy; responsiblegovernance; socialcohesion;and ecologicalintegritytoensurethatdevelopmentisalife-sustainingprocess.Sustainable

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=EconomicDevelopment +EnvironmentProtection +SocialReform +People’sEmpowermentWhatisSustainableDevelopmenPEOPLEENVIRONMENTDEVELOPMENTPEOPLEENVIRONMENTDEVELOPMENTElements/DimensionsofSustainable

DevelopmentPoliticalEconomicInstitutionalTechnologicalSocio-culturalEcologicalElements/DimensionsofPolitParametersofSustainable

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MaintainingasustainablepopulationMaintainingproductivityandprofitabilityofenvironmentandnaturalresourcesEconomicAdoptingenvironmentalmanagementweaponsinpolicyanddecisionmakingProtectingtheenvironmentandconservingnaturalresourcesEcologicalPromotingpropermanagementofwastesandresidualsAdoptingenvironment-friendlytechnologiesTechnologicalParametersofSustainableDeveEmpoweringthepeopleMaintainingpeaceandorderPoliticalPromotingresourceaccessandupholdingpropertyrightsPromotingenvironmentalawareness,inculcatingenvethicsandsupportingenvmanagementactionSocio-culturalImprovinginstitutionalcapacity/capabilitytomanagesustainabledevelopmentInstitutionalParametersofSustainable

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EmpoweringthepeoplePoliticalPhilippineAgenda21“LimitstoGrowth”1971UNConferenceonHumanSettlementsandEnvironment1972WorldCommissiononEnvironmentandDevelopment1983“OurCommonFuture”1987UNConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment1992PhilippineStrategiesonSustainableDevelopment1989PhilippineAgenda211996PhilippineAgenda21“Limitstoisourownnationalagendaforsustainabledevelopment.-recognizesthreekeyactorsinsustainabledevelopment,andtheirrolesindifferentrealmsofsocietyWhatisPhilippineAgenda21?ThePrinciplesofUnityTheActionAgendaTheImplementationStrategiesWhatisPhilippineAgenda21?KeyActorsinSustainableDevelopment

GovernmentisthekeyactorinPOLITY,whichisconcernedwithdemocraticgovernanceandsecurityofhumanrights.

CivilSocietyisthekeyactorinCULTURE,whichisconcernedwiththedevelopmentofthesocialandspiritualcapacitiesofhumanbeings.

BusinessisthekeyactorinECONOMY,whichismainlyconcernedwithproducinggoodsandservicestopeople.KeyActorsinSustainableDeveSustainableDevelopmentBusinessisthekeyactorinECONOMY,whichismainlyconcernedwithproducinggoodsandservicesforpeopleGovernmentisthekeyactorinPOLITY,whichisconcernedwithdemocraticgovernanceandsecurityofhumanrights.CivilSociety

isthekeyactorinCULTURE,whichisconcernedwiththedevelopmentofthesocialandspiritualcapacitiesofhumanbeings.SustainableDevelopmentBusinesVisionofPhilippineAgenda21

Abetterqualityoflifeforall,throughthedevelopmentofajust,moral,creative,spiritual,economicallyvibrant,caring,diverseyetcohesivesocietycharacterizedbyappropriateproductivity,participatoryanddemocraticprocesses,andlivinginharmonywithinthelimitsofthecarryingcapacityofnatureandtheintegrityofcreation.(PA21,Section1.4,p.12)VisionofPhilippineAgenda21PhilippineAgenda21

SustainableDevelopmentPrinciplesPrimacyofDevelopingFullHumanPotentialThisputsmanatthecenterofalldevelopmentefforts.HolisticScienceandAppropriateTechnology.Impliesdevelopmentofappropriatetechnologytosolvedevelopmentproblemswithdueconsiderationtoitsimpacttosocietyandecology.Cultural,MoralandSpiritualSensitivity.Considerstheinherentstrengthsoflocalandindigenousknowledge,practicesandbeliefs,whilerespectingculturaldiversity,moralstandardsandthespiritualnatureoftheFilipinosociety.PhilippineAgenda21

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Operatesontheprincipleofindivisibleworld.Environmentalproblemscrossnationalboundariesinsuchphenomenaasacidrainandglobalwarming.Itdoesnotmeaneconomicstagnationorgivingupeconomicgrowthforthesakeoftheenvironment.Itshouldevenpromoteeconomicdevelopmentasarequisiteformaintainingenvironmentalquality.

KeyConceptsandPrinciplesoSDinagriculture,forestryandthefisheriessectorsinvolvesconservationofland,water,plantandanimalgeneticsources,doesnotdegradetheenvironmentandistechnologicallyappropriate,economicallyviableandsociallyacceptable.(ADB,1991)SDinagriculture,forestryanAttheleveloftheindividualsandcommunities,SDisaprocessfocusedonpeopleandsocieties–howtheydefineneedswithreferencetotheirowngoalsandthegoalstheyshareasmembersofcommunitiesandnations.Itisincontrasttodevelopmentthatfocusedonresourceexploitationtogenerateshort–termwealth.AttheleveloftheindividualTheConceptof

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