Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is the main ruling for the meeting of certain objectives, while sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. Sustainability goals, such as the current UN-level Sustainable Development Goals, address the global challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice.
Facts
The SGDs came from a three year national survey.
The sustainable development goals are the result of a three-year process involving 83 national surveys engaging over 7 million people, making it the biggest consultation in UN history.
Source: Gaffney, O. (2015, September 10). 10 facts about the sustainable development goals. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/09/10-things-to-know-about-the-sustainable-development-goals/
What the SDGs are all about.
In 2016 many world leaders adopted the United Nation’s 17 global goals/Sustainable Development Goals to improve life all around the world and preserve the earth’s resources and fight climate change.
Source: SUMAS Editorial Team. (2015, September 10). 10 facts about the sustainable development goals. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/09/10-things-to-know-about-the-sustainable-development-goals/
The truth behind energy sufficiency.
If people worldwide switched to energy efficient light bulbs the world would save 105 billion euros annually.
Source: SUMAS Editorial Team. (2015, September 10). 10 facts about the sustainable development goals. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/09/10-things-to-know-about-the-sustainable-development-goals/
Water use in the last century.
Water use has grown at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century.
SUMAS Editorial Team. (2015, September 10). 10 facts about the sustainable development goals. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/09/10-things-to-know-about-the-sustainable-development-goals/
