ABSTRACT
Engineering is indirectly linked to the three components of sustainability. Resources used in engineering, whether fuels, minerals, or water, are required in virtually all economic sectors. Engineering contributes to the eradication of poverty both indirectly and directly. The provision of services such as planning and implementing new infrastructure to provide clean water and sanitation contributes indirectly to lift people out of poverty. The provision of urban systems by engineers makes economic development possible to eradicate poverty. Engineers seek to ensure that gender equality remain central to all projects that they implement in partnership with other stakeholders. Engineers associations work to increase participation of women in all engineering fields. Engineers contribute to the fight against climate change when working to adapt to and mitigate the significant impacts of climate change, including changing weather patterns, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events.
