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1 The role of productive Sanitation for global sustainability Johan Rockström Executive Director

2 2015-11-02 Johan Rockström and Carl Folke, Stockholm Resilience Centre A biosphere shaped by humanity Potsdam Memorandum 10th October 2007 ”Is there a ”third way” between environmental destablisation and persisting under-development? Yes, there is, but this way has to bring about, rapidly and ubiquituously, a thorough re-invention of our industrial metabolism – the Great Transformation. This is an awesome challenge, yet we have one comparative advantage over all previous generations: an incredibly advanced system of knowledge production that can be harnessed, in principle, to co-generate that transformation together with courageous political leaders, enlightened business executives and civil society at large”

3 Globalisation of the Environment Fishmeal imports to shrimp farming in Thailand

4 Water and food to attain the MDGs 2200 km 3 /yr “new” water 2005-2015

5 Source Nutrients Production System Consumption ”Waste” load to aquatic ecosystems Closing the Nutrient Loop The System dilemma Oil Price ”Sustainable” biofuel supply Wealth driven diet shifts

6 Ecosystem Services The wealth generated for human beings

7 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Key messages 60 % of analysed ecosystem services degraded over the past 50 years Agriculture the major driver behind ecosystem change

8 The Challenge of meeting food demands on sustainable ground  New Green-Green Revolution  Focus on small-scale agriculture in developing countries – Triply Green Revolution  Agricultural revolution in integrated soil-water-crop management necessary

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10 Nutrient Recycling and Agricultural productivity  Largest potential in sub-Saharan Africa (return 80 – 100 % of current fertiliser use)  Developing countries – large potential to return substantial volumes of macro-nutrients (2-3 kg P, 10-15 kg N)

11 Dynamics of Water Save 1500 km 3 /yr ~ Present Consumptive Use in World Irrigation

12 C SOURCES AND SINKS (Gt/yr) Industry 7 Land Use Change 1.6 Volcanoes 0.08 Weathering 0.19 12 0 Photosynthes is 2.7 Increased Uptake by Plants 12 0 Resipiration LAND Adapted from New Scientist 19 May 2007

13 The potential ”flip” of the Baltic Sea A vulnerable Social-ecological system under extreme stress 2015-11-02

14 Adaptation to Climate Change An urgent development challenge

15 Agrarian revolution Integration water, soil, nutrients CA WHEcoSan

16 Concluding remarks  Huge global challenge of a new Green-Green- Green revolution  Globalisation and the Planetary phase of sustainability requires new thinking on the future of agriculture  Small-holder farmers in tropical developing countries in focus  Closing the sanitation loop AND integrating with innovations in water and land management can provide the key to a new green revolution


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