opportunities for resource efficiency in poverty...
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Resource Efficiency in the SDGs
- opportunities for resource efficiency
in poverty eradication
EU Green Week
Brussels, 3-5 June 2014
George C Varughese
Development Alternatives Group
The Need for Resource Efficiency
Opportunities for Resource Efficiency
Essential Foundations
Presentation Outline
… more urgent than ever before
The Resource Efficiency Imperative
UNEP/IRP and the SDG Process
Separate Goal for
RE/SCP
Mainstreaming RE/SCP
targets and indicators
in other goals
Science Base
Case Studies
Challenges
Two pervasive diseases
(Global and Indian)
Affluence
Poverty
What can we do
about it?
Adopt Lifestyle Changes
(rich and middle class)
Create opportunities
for the poor
(inclusive growth)
The Opportunity Triad
- the 30% formula
Poverty
Eradication
Business /
Enterprise
Sustainable
Consumption
& Production
• Financially viable
• 30% more contribution
to Local Economy
• 30% more jobs
• 30% more income
• 30% less materials
• 30% waste utilised
• 30% less energy
Low hanging fruit
Consumer
Awareness
Innovation
Natural Resource Management Food Security – climate adaptation (wadi)
Wasteland / Watershed Regeneration
Basic Infrastructure and Facilities Building and Construction
Water and Sanitation
Rural (renewable) Energy
Rural Communication Services
Livelihood Enterprises Farm Based Enterprises
Off-farm Waste to Wealth Enterprises
Literacy to Livelihoods
Three strands of Opportunities
Essential Foundations
Natural Resource Management
– farm level (food security – wadi)
Organic Fruits / Vegetables
Organic Farming Practices Drip Irrigation
Sprinkler Irrigation
Natural Resource Management
– watershed / wasteland regeneration
Contuor Trenching Gabian Structure Check Dam
GIS Applications Farm Demos Farm Ponds
Basic Infrastructure & Facilities
– building and construction (walling)
Basic Infrastructure & Facilities
– building and construction (roofing)
Basic Infrastructure & Facilities
– building and construction (others)
TARA Flyash Technology TARA Eco-Kiln
TARA Eco-Concrete TARA Masons Guilds
Basic Infrastructure & Facilities
– water and sanitation
Jal TARA Water Filter
SODIS Treatment Technique
Rain Water Harvesting Safe Drinking Water
Basic Infrastructure & Facilities
– Rural Energy (renewable)
Bio Gas Biomass Energy
Solar Energy
Household Devices
Micro-hydro Energy
Street Lighting
Basic Infrastructure & Facilities
– Rural Communication Services
Livelihood Enterprises
– Farm based Enterprises
Livelihood Enterprises
– Off-farm Enterprises – waste to wealth
Essential Foundations
– Community Awareness and Mobilisation
Essential Foundations
- Literacy to Livelihoods
Memory Hooks ICT Based
In the Class
Pride of the Certificate Mass Interest
The Ultimate
Employability Skills Life Skill Training
Vocational Training
Self Employment Training
Entrepreneurship Development Entrepreneurship for Beginners
Enterprise Management for Existing
Entrepreneurs
Business Expansion for Enterprise Associations
Executive Training Organizational Capacity Building
Facilitation and Consultancy
Individual specific Capacity Building
Essential Foundations
– Training & Capacity Building
to harness synergetic strengths
Reach of Government
Innovativeness of
Academia
Efficiency of Industry
Objectives of NGOs
Participation of the
Community
Essential Foundations: support systems
- Partnerships for creating shared value
Thank You!!