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| A quarter of the world has to survive on less than 70p a day. Millions have no health care and the world's population will increase by another 3 billion over the next 50 years. Even in the developed nations, poverty, education and healthcare need to be improved. |  |
To achieve these goals, the world's economy needs to grow but without causing problems for future generations. This is the challenge to Sustainable Development. |
Try these questions to see why sustainable development is important.
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In Europe, 22 children out of every 1,000 born die before reaching school age.
In Africa
the number is much higher. Poor nutrition
and healthcare means that 167 children
out of every 1,000 will die before the
age of 5.
Even
in Britain, malnutrition is a problem.
14% of elderley people,over 65, suffer
from a poor diet. Using
oil at the current rate it is predicted
to run out in 2050. Think about how we
will cope without finding alternatives. 100million people do not have access to clean drinking water. That is the equivalent of two United Kingdoms. |
| Out of every 1000 children born, how many die each year before they get to the age of 5 in Europe? |
7 164 22 89 |
| Out of every 1000 children born, how many die each year before they get to the age of 5 in Africa? |
37 167 64 196 |
| In the UK, what proportion of elderley people over 65 suffer from malnutrition? |
0% 2% 9% 14% |
| Using current estimates, when will the world's oil and gas supplies run out? |
2010 2050 2085 2110 |
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How
many people do not have clean drinking water?
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100,000 570,000 33 million 100 million |
A brief history of sustainable development
Measuring sustainable development