1. Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Development?

2.  The systematic use of scientific and technical knowledge to meet specific objectives or requirements  An extension of the theoretical or practical aspects of a concept, design, discovery, or invention to improve quality of life  The process of economic and social transformation that is based on complex cultural and environmental factors and their interactions  The process of adding improvements to a parcel of land, such as grading, subdivisions, drainage, access, roads, utilities Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Development

3. Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Factors Affecting Development

4.  Climate  One of the most important factors in development is geography, where the country is in the world, and climate  “It’s no coincidence that the poorest countries are in the tropics, where it is hot, the land is less fertile, water is more scarce, where diseases flourish”-Do you agree?  Conversely, Europe and North America profit from huge tracts of very fertile land, a temperate climate, and good rainfall  In extremes of climate, either hot or cold, too much energy goes into the simple business of survival for there to be much leftover energy for development  You have to work twice as hard to get enough to eat out of the ground, you have to irrigate where others can depend on rainfall ** “The power of human mind can change this situation” Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Factors Affecting Development

5.  Location  Geographical location plays a part in access to markets  All the great empires have been based around trade routes, and these are almost always maritime  Resources  Every country has been dealt a hand in natural resources  It takes infrastructure to capitalise on these, but some places have a distinct advantage over others  Oil is the most obvious. Nobody is any doubt about how Saudi Arabia or UAE make their money  Among other advantages, gold and diamonds have helped South Africa build the most successful economy on the continent  These are all non-renewable resources – once they’re gone, they’re gone, but while stocks last there is wealth to be made  Besides these there are renewable resources – forests, fish, stocks that, if correctly managed, will refresh themselves Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Factors Affecting Development

6.  Stability  Environmental stability can be a factor in development. Some countries are more stable than others Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Factors Affecting Development

7.  The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income indices used to rank countries into four tiers of human development  Human development is a well-being concept within a field of international development  It involves studies of the human condition  It is an alternative approach to a single focus on economic growth, and focused more on social justice, as a way of understanding progress Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Measuring Development-The Human Development Index

8.  One measure of human development is the Human Development Index (HDI), formulated by the United Nations Development Programme  The index encompasses statistics such as life expectancy at birth, an education index (calculated using mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling), and gross national income per capita  It is a standardized way of quantifying human capability across nations and communities Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Measuring Development-The Human Development Index

9. Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Measuring Development-The Human Development Index

10.  United Nations development efforts profoundly affect the lives and well-being of millions of people throughout the world  They are based on the conviction that lasting international peace and security are possible only if the economic prosperity and the well-being of people everywhere is assured Source: UN: Development Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training Reducing poverty, promoting prosperity and protecting the planet

11.  The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)  The agenda beyond 2015  Sustainable Development Assignment “We will discuss these three concepts on the e-learning platform” We will indicate our understanding of these concepts on our e- learning platform through quick internet search and present our findings at the discussion forum! Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training What are those development efforts?

12.  The United Nations System has set numerical targets for each goal  Further, it has selected appropriate indicators to monitor progress on the goals and attain corresponding targets  A list of 18 targets and more than 40 indicators corresponding to these goals ensure a common assessment and appreciation of the status of MDGs at global, national and local levels  The United Nations System assigned UN-HABITAT the responsibility to assist Members States monitor and gradually attain the “Cities without Slum” Target, also known as “Target 11.” Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training UN-Habitat Urban Indicators

13.  Shelter  Social development and eradication of poverty  Environmental Management  Economic Development  Governance Development Statistics Local Government Scheme Based Training List of Habitat Agenda Indicators