Advantages Of Sustainable Development

Introduction

Sustainable development has been defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development calls for concerted efforts towards building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for people and planet.
The sustainable development goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the global goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. These 17 goals build on the successes of the millennium development goals, while including new areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among

The SDGs will offer not only checklists of policy aims for developing countries but will also require some significant action from developed countries.
While the SDGs are not legally binding, all UN member states are expected to take ownership and use the goals to frame their national framework and political policies over the next 15 years.
Developing countries are characterized by lower per-capita income, low levels of human capital, high levels of poverty and under-nutrition ,higher population growth rates, predominance of agriculture and low levels of industrialization, low level of urbanization but rapid rural-to-urban migration, dominance of informal sector and underdeveloped labor, financial, and other markets.
A case study of Kenya,
Kenya has domesticated global frameworks and conventions that support sustainable development into its constitution and other legislation. Article 10 of the constitution describes sustainable development as a national value. Further, article 42 and 69 makes it an obligation for the government and the citizens to protect the environment. Diverse

There is also need for policy makers to come up with policies and education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all. Through enhanced international co-operation the developed countries can expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programs, where the beneficiaries go back to their countries and implement what they have learnt from the exchange