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

The document argues that poverty and environmental degradation are mutually reinforcing systemic issues that must be addressed together. It traces the shift from measuring poverty solely by household income to multidimensional indices, such as the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Planetary-Pressures Adjusted HDI, which incorporate carbon emissions and material footprints. The text highlights how climate change, conflict, and the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affect the poor, while noting that the resource consumption of the wealthiest 10% of the global population prevents the poor from escaping poverty within planetary boundaries. It recommends that governments shift from GDP-centric metrics to national well-being indices that include marginalized groups and environmental health.

• There is a bidirectional relationship between poverty and environmental health: poverty and unsustainable production/consumption drive environmental degradation, while environmental decline and climate change in turn exacerbate poverty.
• The measurement of poverty has evolved from simple income-based criteria in the 1970s to a multidimensional approach. This includes the 1990 Human Development Index (HDI) and the 2020 Planetary-Pressures Adjusted HDI, the latter of which caused over 50 countries to lose their 'very high' development status due to fossil fuel dependence and high raw material consumption.
• Climate-related disasters cause disproportionate economic and human losses in poor countries. Between 1998 and 2017, climate disasters accounted for 77% of nearly 3 trillion USD in direct economic losses, with death rates from disasters being significantly higher in low-income countries (130 per million) compared to high-income countries (18 per million).
• The World Bank estimates that climate change will push between 68 and 135 million people into poverty by 2030, with the highest concentrations in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic further intertwine poverty and environmental degradation. Over 40% of people in poverty live in conflict-affected countries, where war leads to deforestation and resource extraction. Similarly, COVID-19 is linked to environmental degradation, as biodiversity loss and habitat modification increased human-wildlife contact.
• Global resource inequality is extreme, with the richest 1% owning 44% of global wealth and the richest countries consuming oil and other resources up to 30 times more than poor countries.
• To allow the poor to escape poverty without exceeding planetary boundaries, the document suggests limiting the excessive consumption of the wealthiest 10% through luxury taxes on high-energy cars, private jets, second homes, and yachts.

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} }