The problem of sustainability in the developing countries

[Dr. Chris E Obinwa]

I want to know from members the factors that affect sustainability in most developing countries. I feel Sustainability has its continuum and this continuum is completely absent in most Third World countries.

[Corey]

Depends on who's perspective your looking at. Are you viewing from a developed nation or from the residents of the third world. I think we need to bit of merging of the two to find appropriate median in that the third world already do most of the things needed to be sustainable such as walking instead of driving as an example.

[Dr. Chris E Obinwa]

Mr. Corey,

Sustainability problems in the developing nations should be looked at from both the developed and the developing nations' perspectives. For instance, lack of CSR by some known companies of the developed world contributes immensely in this domain. The problem in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, is a classic example.

[RYS]

This is my view concerning challenges of sustainability implementation, especially in developing countries.

Sustainability for future: Challenges and Mitigation Plans in Sustainability Implementation

[jeffmowatt]

TED | Talks | George Ayittey: Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future (video)

This is a must for all interested in development/csr in Africa.

Cheetahs vs Hippos by Dr George Ayittey.

[rc white]

Just to our north we in Australia have the largest Islamic nation on earth in Indonesia and this countries entrenched crony capitalist economy and widespread corruption mean that illegal rain forest logging and fishing are running full pelt whilst government officials who almost all take kickbacks from these activities make tut tutting noises whilst loudly proclaiming the need for more financial aid to overcome it.
corporations are also of course operating in the country and the level of csr they show is on a par with this general behavior.
Such things as clearing rainforest to grow cash crops such as palm nuts are being actively discouraged by the USA on "environmental " grounds and yet as has been proven time after time the key to population control is the education of women and an increase in general prosperity, and this type of export industry is about all they can achieve to this end.
I am sure similar scenarios are being played out all over Africa and much of South America and asking any thing that a corporation has to do with to be sustainable or responsible in an environment where regulation is either non existent or much weaker than the tokenism we find in much of the west is I am afraid wishful thinking indeed.

[jeffmowatt]

Then let me suggest this. It is possible to target a population such as this with a few economic Smart Bombs. The repatriated Tatar community of Crimea is another example in a area of attractive climate and land values and a corrupt infrastructure.

Crimean Tatars