The Interconnectedness between Poverty, Inequity & Environmental Sustainability
Income inequality and poverty has an adverse impact on environmental stability. This research paper will examine the relationship that exists between poverty, inequality, and environmental sustainability. The effects on environmental sustainability will be measured using factors such as food and water consumption, waste generation, and loss of biodiversity. According to a study conducted by the United Nations in 2015, there are four channels through which income inequality and poverty can be interconnected with environmental outcomes. These channels include national, community, international, and household (Islam, 2015).
Inequality, Environmental Sustainability, and Loss of Biodiversity
Income inequality has frequently been associated with environmental sustainability as it determines losses in biodiversity. According to …show more content…
The reduction in inequality is paramount in protecting environmental resources that belong to the community. In this case, one must consider two options; the effects of inequality in managing resources of common property and the effects of inequality on community efforts on Climate Change (Barros et al., 2015).
Inequality has a significant effect on the volume distribution and use of various goods and services. Common property resources bring on a higher possibility for over-exploitation of the resources. It is possible to prevent the issue using defined boundaries for their use and the establishment of a dense social network and social norms. There can also be an increase in the degree of the dependence some community members may have on the community property resources, and the establishment of community-based rules, incentives to follow them as well as punishments in cases where the rules are not
Income inequality and poverty has an adverse impact on environmental stability. This research paper will examine the relationship that exists between poverty, inequality, and environmental sustainability. The effects on environmental sustainability will be measured using factors such as food and water consumption, waste generation, and loss of biodiversity. According to a study conducted by the United Nations in 2015, there are four channels through which income inequality and poverty can be interconnected with environmental outcomes. These channels include national, community, international, and household (Islam, 2015).
Inequality, Environmental Sustainability, and Loss of Biodiversity
Income inequality has frequently been associated with environmental sustainability as it determines losses in biodiversity. According to …show more content…
The reduction in inequality is paramount in protecting environmental resources that belong to the community. In this case, one must consider two options; the effects of inequality in managing resources of common property and the effects of inequality on community efforts on Climate Change (Barros et al., 2015).
Inequality has a significant effect on the volume distribution and use of various goods and services. Common property resources bring on a higher possibility for over-exploitation of the resources. It is possible to prevent the issue using defined boundaries for their use and the establishment of a dense social network and social norms. There can also be an increase in the degree of the dependence some community members may have on the community property resources, and the establishment of community-based rules, incentives to follow them as well as punishments in cases where the rules are not