SDG 13: Climate action (AOS_2)

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Question 2

Description

Answer 2

• strengthens resilience and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards and natural disasters
• have a plan to alleviate climate change effects through national policies, strategies and planning
• improve education and awareness to mitigate climate change

Question 3

why is it important?

Answer 3

• unpredictable rainfall patterns –> impacts crops
• global warming –> destroys ozone –> increase UV radiation
• climate-induced natural disasters –> destroy infrastructures

Question 4

how can it work towards improving h&w and HD globally?

Answer 4

• enabling predictable rainfall patterns –> easier to grow crops –> food security –> prevent malnutrition
• reduce effects of global warming –> reduce effect of UV radiation –> decrease burden of skin cancer

Question 5

SDG13 promotes SDG3

Answer 5

predictable rainfall patterns –> easier to grow crops –> improve countries food security –> strengthen immune system –> children less prone to diseases –> lower rates of U5MR

Question 6

SDG3 promotes SDG13

Answer 6

• absence of communicable diseases –> more people able to become educated on predicting rainfall patterns for crops
• reduction of U5MR –> more children able to become education, understanding how to reduce the effects of climate induced disasters