Sustainable Development: " The Pathway To The Future We Want For All. "
Sustainable Development: " The Pathway To The Future We Want For All. "
Sustainable Development: " The Pathway To The Future We Want For All. "
Some 16 million Filipinos do not have access to safe drinking water. This Joint
Program improved delivery of water to 122,000 households by encouraging
investment in services for poor communities, increasing local capacities to
develop, operate and manage water supply utilities and supporting
communications campaigns advocating for "water for all.“
The program supported community-based initiatives to enhance and establish the
sustainable delivery of water in depressed communities in five regions. It focused
on increasing the capacity of local duty bearers and stakeholders, particularly
women, to demand and sustain the delivery of services.
From Jugaad To Start-up For A Sustainable Livelihood - A
Case On Bio-Sand Filter
Jugaad represents an innovative way to fix a problem or simple work around used for
solution that bend rules or resources that can be used as such or a person who can solve a
complicated issue. Start-up is an entrepreneurial venture which is typically newly
emerged, fast, growing business that aims to meet a marketplace need by developing or
offering an innovative product, process or service and Sustainable livelihood is ‘A
livelihood comprises the capabilities, assets (including both material and social
resources), and activities required for a means of living. A livelihood is sustainable when
it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its
capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining the natural
resource base.’ The case is a start-up which uses jugaad to provide sustainable livelihood
to solve the problem of water in rural India. The case on Bio -sand filter attempts to
explore how simple process of filtering water can quench the thirst of rural India. A start-
up founded by Michael Lipman and Cathy Forsberg provided sustainable livelihood to the
poor. The case focuses to explore the challenges and opportunities by means of jugaad,
converted into entrepreneurial start-up while accomplishing sustainable livelihood.
Steps essential to maintain, retain & achieve
sustainable development ->
Maintain world population to a zero growth level by slowly reducing the
present population.
Slow down the pace of development to a level which will offer employement
to almost everyone. This will entail reduction of machinazation & automation
engaging human beings wherever possible.
Achieve sustainable development & higher quality of life for the people, the
engineering professionals should reduce & eliminate the unsustainable
pattern of production and consumption.
We request everyone to practise
Sustainable Development.