9a Flashcards
What is meant by sustainable development goals?
The sustainable development goals (SDG’s) were developed by the United Nations, and aim to address many urgent challenges our world is facing by asking countries from across the globe to work together to improve health and wellbeing.
How many SDG’s are there?
17.
Why are the SDG’s considered ambitious?
SDG’s are ambitious, because they aim to leave no one behind, specifically through striving to end poverty.
Why are the SDG’s collective goals?
They are collective goals, because they ultimately ask the efforts of all people and countries to work together to build a more productive and prosperous planet in a sustainable way.
Explain the first rationale of the SDG’s.
The first rationale was to continue the work of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s), which ended in 2015. This is because a new set of goals and targets were required to continue the progress on solving global issues.
What is the aim of the first rationale?
The aim of this rationale of continuing the work of the millennium development goals, is to guide global action for the coming years until they are set to finish by 2030.
What was the second rationale of the SDG’s?
The second rationale was to target issues the world was currently facing in 2015 and onwards, such as the rapid climate change, growing gap between the rich and poor, and the increase of conflict terrorism.
What was the third rationale of the SDG’s?
Despite MDGs making significant improvements in health and wellbeing, by 2015, there were still inequalities that existed around the world. There was still millions of people experiencing hardships in our world. This means that more work was needed to great a better and more sustainable future for all.
The three Objectives of the SDGs
- End extreme poverty.
- Fight inequality and injustice.
- Address climate change.
Explain end extreme poverty.
This objective recognises that ending extreme poverty is important for ensuring that all people can afford resources, such as healthcare, to improve their health and wellbeing, and levels of human development.
Explain Fight inequality and injustice.
Inequalities and injustices based on things like sex, race, religion, ethnicity, and disability, continue to exist in societies all across the world. Inequalities and injustices not only damage peoples sense of self-worth and confidence, but also stand as a roadblock to ending poverty as well as social and economic development.
Explain addressing climate change.
Weather patterns are changing, such as sea levels are beginning to rise, and natural disasters such as bushfires are becoming more extreme. Such changes impact the livelihoods of people on every continent, from every country, threatening the future of both humans and our planets.
