Sustainable Development Goals

Question 1

17 goals

Answer 1

• no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality education, gender equality, clean water, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water, life on land, peace justice and strong institutions, and partnerships for the goals.

Question 2

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Answer 2

More than half of the world’s population now live in urban areas. By 2050, that figure will have risen to 6.5 billion people – two-thirds of all humanity.

Need to significantly transforming the way we build and manage our urban spaces

The rapid growth of cities in the developing world, coupled with increasing rural to urban migration, has led to a boom in mega-cities.

In 1990, there were ten mega-cities with 10 million inhabitants or more. In 2014, there are 28 mega-cities, home to a total 453 million people.

Extreme poverty often concentrated in urban spaces, and national and city governments struggle to accommodate the rising population in these areas.

Making cities safe and sustainable means ensuring access to safe and affordable housing, and upgrading slum settlements.

It also involves investment in public transport, creating green public spaces, and improving urban planning and management in a way that is both participatory and inclusive.

Question 3

Targets 11.1

Answer 3

By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

Question 4

Targets 11.2

Answer 4

By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, road safety, public transport.

Question 5

Indicators 11.1.1

Answer 5

Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

Question 6

Indicators 11.2.1

Answer 6

Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age, and persons with disabilities.

Question 7

Targets 11.3

Answer 7

By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries

Question 8

Indicators 11.3.1

Answer 8

Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

Question 9

Indicators 11.3.2

Answer 9

Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

Question 10

Target 11.4

Answer 10

Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

Question 11

Target 11.5

Answer 11

By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

Question 12

Target 11.6

Answer 12

By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

Question 13

Target 11.7

Answer 13

By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities

Question 14

Target 11.8

Answer 14

Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, per-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

Question 15

Target 11.9

Answer 15

By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters

Question 16

Target 11.10

Answer 16

Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials