Earth Condominium

A Metric for NatureBalancing and Aligning for Rio+20

Farooq Ullah – Executive Director Designate

The Great Balancing ActThe balancing act is how the two fundamental elements of sustainable development and how these must be considered together; that is planetary health and social justice. Together these two elements describe a sustainable vision that respects both planetary boundaries/environmental limits and a social foundation, which will ensure a safe and just operating space for our existence and defines new pathways for inclusive growth and prosperity.

Source: Oxfam - http://oxf.am/oef

The Many Issues of Alignment• Vertical

– International to National to Regional to Local– Implementability - No global economy as such, patchwork of regional

economies• Horizontal

– Bio-centric vs. people-centric. Are these contradictory approaches? – Adopt a rights-based approach

• Joining the dots– Creating coherence performance measurement and management

system– Thereby identifying gaps and improve our understanding

• Principles, Values and Behaviours– Information is the basis of education, which, in turn, changes value

and behaviours. Information is empowering– Sustainable development is a cause for fairness

Vertical Alignment & Accountability

Vision

Goals

Implementation

SDGs

Global

Beyond GDP

National Accounts/Ecosystem

Valuation

Corporate Sustainability

National & Local

Organisational

The Many Issues of Alignment• Vertical

– International to National to Regional to Local– Implementability - No global economy as such, patchwork of regional

economies• Horizontal

– Bio-centric vs. people-centric. Are these contradictory approaches? – Adopt a rights-based approach

• Joining the dots– Creating coherence performance measurement and management

system– Thereby identifying gaps and improve our understanding

• Principles, Values and Behaviours– Information is the basis of education, which, in turn, changes value

and behaviours. Information is empowering– Sustainable development is a cause for fairness

Pillars vs. Nested Approach

Environment

EconomicSocial

EnvironmentSocial

Economic

OR

The Many Issues of Alignment• Vertical

– International to National to Regional to Local– Implementability - No global economy as such, patchwork of regional

economies• Horizontal

– Bio-centric vs. people-centric. Are these contradictory approaches? – Adopt a rights-based approach

• Joining the dots– Creating coherence performance measurement and management

system– Thereby identifying gaps and improve our understanding

• Principles, Values and Behaviours– Information is the basis of education, which, in turn, changes value

and behaviours. Information is empowering– Sustainable development is a cause for fairness

Four Types of Fairness1. Interpersonal2. Inter-societal3. Inter-biological4. Intergenerational

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” - A sign hanging in Albert Einstein's Princeton office

Thank You

Farooq UllahExecutive Director Designate

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