Adjunct Prof Colin D Butler Health Research Institute, University of Canberra

National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide

5minsontheSDGsConnectingenvironmentalchange&

humanhealthoutcomesRoundtable,EdithCowanUniversity

24/10/2017

MDG 7: “Ensure Environmental Sustainability”

Target 7A. Integrate principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs & reverse the loss of environmental resources

MDG 7: “Ensure Environmental Sustainability”

Target 7A. Integrate principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs & reverse the loss of environmental resources

“hometothedesperate”Baidoa,SomaliaCreditTylerHicks/TheNewYorkTimes“Droughtandwarheightenthreatofnotjust1famine,but4” (J.Gettleman)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/world/africa/famine-somalia-nigeria-south-sudan-yemen-water.html

For:

Aspirational

Giveshope

Promotesvirtuouscompetitionamongnationsanddonors

Against:

Neoliberal

Internallyinconsistent?

Givesillusionofprogressthatsoothes

conscience?

For:

Aspirational

Giveshope

Promotesvirtuouscompetitionamongnationsanddonors

Against:

Neoliberal

Internallyinconsistent?

Givesillusionofprogressthatsoothes

conscience?

For:

Aspirational

Giveshope

Promotesvirtuouscompetitionamongnationsanddonors

Myassessment:Littlechanceofsignificantprogress,UNsystemtrappedbyinertial

globalforces,toomanytaboosinthesystem(Saudi,Australia,ChinaonHumanRights

Council;WHOandMugabe..etc);Nations?Business?Bigaid?

References

ButlerC.D.TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals:leadingtoa"globalBrexit"? (2017)

ButlerC.D.Demographyandthefailureofsustainabledevelopment:denial,indifferenceandskewedpower (2016)

ButlerC.D.TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals:inspirationalordangerousdelusion? (2015)

ButlerC.D. (2017)Limitstogrowth,planetaryboundariesandplanetaryhealth.CurrentOpinioninEnvironmentalSustainability25:59-65.Withaudioslides

ButlerC.D:(2017)Regionaloverload,andtheconsequencesithasforhealth.TheBMJ blog(peerreviewed)

ButlerC.D:(2016)PlanetaryOverload,LimitstoGrowthandHealth. CurrentEnvironmentalHealthReports 3(4):360-369.

ButlerC.D:(2016)Soundingthealarm:HealthintheAnthropocene.InternationalJournalofEnvironmentalResearchandPublicHealth 13,665;doi:610.3390/ijerph13070665.