Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by all members of the United Nations (UN) in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They are a call for action to ‘to promote prosperity while protecting the environment’. There are 17 in total and they acknowledge that ending poverty requires strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, equality and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. The diagram below presents the 17 goals [1].
The Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) provides essential support and capacity-building for the SDGs and their related thematic issues, including water, energy, climate, oceans, urbanization, transport, science and technology, the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), partnerships and Small Island Developing States. DSDG plays a key role in the evaluation of UN system-wide implementation of the 2030 Agenda and on advocacy and outreach activities relating to the SDGs [1].
In order to make the 2030 Agenda a reality, broad ownership of the SDGs must translate into a strong commitment by all stakeholders to implement the global goals. DSDG aims to help facilitate this engagement[1].
Sustainable waste management is strongly related to many of the SDGs and is a crucial sector to focus on in order to achieve nearly all of the SDGs[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United Nations, 2019. SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform. Sustainabledevelopment.un.org. [online] [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].
- ↑ BP, 2019. UN Sustainable Development Goals | Carbon offsetting | BP Target Neutral. [online] [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].