UN human development index must be revised on Environmental Expert: "The UN's Human Development Index (HDI) offers no encouragement for countries to follow a sustainable path to development and should be revised, argues Chuluun Togtokh, professor at the National University of Mongolia and vice-chair of Mongolia's Global Change National Committee.
The HDI is a simple benchmark that captures the state of development and quality of life in a given country. But it fails to cover how responsible that development is — instead it 'celebrates gas-guzzling developed nations', says Togtokh.
Countries such as Canada and the United States rank highly because the HDI overlooks how their development damages the Earth's biological, physical, and chemical processes. This calls into question the UN's true commitment to sustainability, says Togtokh."
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