The Sustainable Development Goals (DP IB Economics)

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Defining Sustainable Development

  • Sustainable development is economic development that meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs 

  • In 2015 the United Nations Member States committed to a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future

    • This blueprint is called The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 

  • Integral to the blueprint are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which recognise that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and generate economic growth – while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests

    • The SDGs build on more than fifty years of work by countries and the United Nations

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals

  • The SDGs provide both a target for sustainable development and also a metric to measure and gauge the progress made
     

An Explanation of the 17 SDGs (Source: UN SDGs)


2030 Goal


Explanation

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  • End all forms of poverty by 2030, including absolute and relative poverty

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  • End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

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  • Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

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  • Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

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  • Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

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  • Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

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  • Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

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  • Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

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  • Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

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  • Reduce inequality within and among countries

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  • Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

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  • Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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  • Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

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  • Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

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  • Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

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  • Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

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  • Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

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