A Global Policy Design for Sustainable Human Development Vis-à-vis Environmental Security

Abstract

Development and environmental security are mostly considered contradictory principles. The post-Second World War period profoundly needed development but as its by-product the environmental stability was lost. Environmentalists and Ecological movements called for environmental justice. They emphasized the need for a quality environment not only for the present but also for the coming generations. Sustainable development thus evolved as a suitable developmental model. Towards the end of the 20th century there originated the human security paradigm, which advanced the idea of sustainable human development. This neologism proposed a people-centered developmental model without disregarding ecological concerns. Since the globe is in industry 4.0 and almost started to actively engage in industry 5.0, the sustainable human development model can function as a perfect mechanism to link both development and environmental security. In this perspective, this chapter focuses on a global policy design that promotes sustainable human development without endangering the environment.