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Paper No. (11)
Jordan and Arab world in the environmental
sustainability index 2001:
This
paper contains a brief summery of the results of world
Economic Forum for the sustainability indicators in the
world 2001. The indicator of sustainable development is
the numerical measurement of the progress that a country
has made in the process of sustainable development. In a
survey of 122 countries the three countries with the
highest value of this indicator were Finland, Norway and
Canada, thus ranking as the (3) most developed countries
in the world during the year 2001, while the (3) rated
last on the list were Haiti, Saudi Arabia, and Burundi,
with countries like Ghana and Honduras ranking somewhere
in between. The value of the sustainable development
indicator indicate the extent of success that a country
has had in the field of sustainable development, while a
low number indicates that a country is facing major
problems in attaining success in realizing sustainable
development.
The
sustainable development indicator was compiled from 22
major indicators, divided into 67 numerical and
statistical variants, whereby these indicators and
statistics were chosen based on a specific evaluation of
the available environmental information, and the
literature and studies published in the world, in
addition to extensive consultation and
analysis.
The
indicator of sustainable development is a comparative
study between the countries of the world to measure
their success in achieving sustainable development in
accordance to a precise numerical methodology and
approach. This figure is a qualitative aid to
decision-makers of these countries that helps them
analyze their economic and environmental policies, in
order to improve them in relation to sustainable
development. In addition to all this, the sustainable
development indicator also helps to:
Identify the issues and subjects that are
presenting problems in the national performance of each
country in the field of sustainable development, and to
identify the obstacles preventing the desired
success.
Follow-up on the policies in order to identify
weaknesses and strengths.
Compare the environmental performance between
countries.
Determine some of the best policies in the field
of sustainable development.
Analyze the interaction between environmental and
economic performance.
In
conclusion, the countries with the higher income have
better sustainable development results, although when a
comparison between countries with similar incomes is
done, no direct link between the level of income and
environmental performance is found. The indicator of
sustainable development is an example of the ability to
analysis the available environmental information, in
order to achieve an appropriate and convincing
evaluation of the success in the field of sustainable
development between countries, that is build on
scientific basis. This means that scientific data that
is up-to-date and accurate is very important to the
researchers, and should be made available to them, in
order to allow them to reach precise results and
conclusions on the level of environmental standards in
their countries' policies.
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