The University of Lahore

BS- Environmental Sciences(3rd year)

Human Development &

Deforestation

Presented by: Mehmood-ul-Hassan

Presented to: Mam Iqra
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Human Development

In 1990, Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq proposed Human

Development Index (HDI) which was further adopted by United
Nations Development Programme- UNDP
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Dimensions of Human Development

Health Education Standard of Living

Dimension Life Expectancy Education Index(EI) Income Index(II)

Index (LEI)
Index
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Indicator Life expectancy at birth

Life Expectancy − 20
Life Expectancy Index
85 − 20
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Health and deforestation

Water-borne illnesses like diarrhea, cholera, malaria,

typhoid fever, hepatitis A and E

Air-borne illnesses like asthma (due to air humidity)

Fungal infections (due to moisture)

Vector-borne illnesses like yellow fever, West Nile

fever (WNF), dengue fever
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Mean years of schooling
Indicator
Expected years of schooling

𝑀𝑌𝑆 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 + 𝐸𝑌𝑆 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥

Education Index
2

𝑀𝑌𝑆 𝐸𝑌𝑆
MYS Index = ; EYS Index =
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MYS = mean years of schooling ; EYS = expected years of schooling

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Education and deforestation
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Indicator Gross National Income per capita

(PPP $)

In GNIpc − In(100)
Income Index
In 75,000 − In(100)
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Human Development Index 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 ∗ 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 ∗ 𝐼𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝐼𝑚𝑑𝑒𝑥
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Standard of Living and deforestation

Human population is on the rise

Lack of access of facilities to rural areas
Dams construction
Real estate
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HDI Global Ranking

Recently, UNDP have published its HD report 2020/2021 on their website

in which they have divided ranking into four categories:

Very High Human Development High Human Development Medium Human Development Low Human Development

Switzerland Albania on top Philippines on top Tanzania on top

HDI value is 0.962 HDI value is 0.796 HDI value is 0.699 HDI value is 0.549
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HDI & Pakistan Ranking
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HDI & Pakistan Ranking

Pakistan's HDI value for 2021 is

0.544— which put the country in the
Low human development category—
positioning it at 161 out of 191
countries and territories.

Between 1990 and 2021, Pakistan's

HDI value changed from 0.400 to
0.544, an change of 36.0 percent.

Between 1990 and 2021, Pakistan's

life expectancy at birth changed by 6.0
years, mean years of schooling
changed by 2.2 years and expected
years of schooling changed by 4.0
years. Pakistan's GNI per capita
changed by about 62.7 percent
between 1990 and 2021.
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HDI & Sustainable Development Goals
Thank you for your attention
 References

Human Development Index. (2022, December 9). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Development_Index

Fornace, K. M., Abidin, T., Alexander, N., Brock, P., Grigg, M. J., Murphy, A....Cox, J. (2016). Association between Landscape Factors
and Spatial Patterns of Plasmodium knowlesi Infections in Sabah, Malaysia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 22(2), 201-209.
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.150656.

Sustainable Development Goal 3. (2022, September 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_3

Sustainable Development Goal 4. (2022, September 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_4

Sustainable Development Goal 8. (2022, September 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goal_8

United Nation Development Programme.(2022). HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2021-22. Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives: Shaping
our Future in a Transforming World. https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/global-report-document/hdr2021-22pdf_1.pdf