Environmental Sustainability
This goal and Ecuador:Some major environmental problems that Ecuador faces are erosion,deforestation, and water pollution. Oil companies are a threat to the rainforest in turn a danger to the lives of indigenous people. Flooding and desertification have damaged valuable soil.Water pollution is a result of influx in contaminants. Not everyone has water. 90% of urban dwellers and 75% of rural dwellers have pure or clean drinking water. Tourism is the newest form of sustainable revenue with less damage to the environment.
Target Goals: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources.
Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, a significant reduction in the rate of loss.
Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.
Probability of Success: 0
News Source: Oil contamination ruins rainforest, Ecuador's law suit.
Target Goals: Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources.
Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, a significant reduction in the rate of loss.
Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers.
Probability of Success: 0
News Source: Oil contamination ruins rainforest, Ecuador's law suit.
Global Partnerships
This Goal and Ecuador:Ecuador currently has a partnership with UNDP and Italy on the Yasuni trust fund. The purpose of this fund is to provide a response to climate change issues. This thus contributes the the Environmental Sustainability MDG. The Government of Ecuador have signed other agreements with UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). An example of that was a deal made to protect the Ecuadorian Amazon from being drilled for oil. This again is another trust fund which is interesting. Trust fund are primarily used for people who can not manage their own funds. This fact adds to the evidence of issues with Ecuadorian government.
Target Goals:Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system.
Address the special needs of least developed countries.
Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries.
In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications.
Probability of Success:0
News Source: Ecuador signed a debt-swap agreement with Italy.
Target Goals:Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system.
Address the special needs of least developed countries.
Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States.
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries.
In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications.
Probability of Success:0
News Source: Ecuador signed a debt-swap agreement with Italy.