Fusion des Programmes de lutte contre la pauvreté et des Programmes environnementaux TOUJOURS UNE SEULE TERRE : Leçons tirées de 50 années de politique de développement durable des Nations unies

This briefing analyzes the historical and systemic link between poverty and environmental degradation, arguing that sustainable development requires integrating these two goals. It highlights how extreme wealth inequality drives resource overconsumption and how the world's poorest populations are disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters, conflict, and zoonotic pandemics like COVID-19. The text advocates for shifting government metrics from GDP to national well-being indices and limiting the resource consumption of the wealthiest 10% to allow the poor to escape poverty within planetary boundaries.

• The definition of poverty has evolved from a focus on household income in the 1970s to more complex, multidimensional approaches. This includes the 1976 'basic needs' approach, Amartya Sen's focus on 'capabilities' and freedom in the 1980s, and the UNDP's Human Development Index (HDI) introduced in 1990. More recently, the 2020 Human Development Report introduced the Planetary Pressures-adjusted Human Development Index, which accounts for carbon emissions and material footprints, resulting in over 50 countries losing their 'very high' development status due to raw material consumption and fossil fuel dependence.
• Global wealth and resource consumption are characterized by extreme inequality. The richest 1% of the world's population holds 44% of global wealth, while nearly half of the global population survives on less than 5.50 USD per day. Furthermore, resource and oil consumption in wealthy countries is up to 30 times higher than in poor countries.

APA

Paul,, D. (n.d.). Fusion des Programmes de lutte contre la pauvreté et des Programmes environnementaux TOUJOURS UNE SEULE TERRE : Leçons tirées de 50 années de politique de développement durable des Nations unies. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/fr/articles/deep-dive/fusion-des-programmes-de-lutte-contre-la-pauvrete-et-des-programmes

Chicago

Paul,, Delia. Fusion des Programmes de lutte contre la pauvreté et des Programmes environnementaux TOUJOURS UNE SEULE TERRE : Leçons tirées de 50 années de politique de développement durable des Nations unies. International Institute for Sustainable Development, n.d. https://www.iisd.org/fr/articles/deep-dive/fusion-des-programmes-de-lutte-contre-la-pauvrete-et-des-programmes.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{paulndfusion, author = {Paul,, Delia}, title = {{Fusion des Programmes de lutte contre la pauvreté et des Programmes environnementaux TOUJOURS UNE SEULE TERRE : Leçons tirées de 50 années de politique de développement durable des Nations unies}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/fr/articles/deep-dive/fusion-des-programmes-de-lutte-contre-la-pauvrete-et-des-programmes}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }