Sustainable development internationally Flashcards
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[SSDI] What is the great green wall in the Sahel region of Africa?
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- 8,000km long
- Across 11 nations
- Put a halt to predicted 100 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
- Intended to stop desertification
- Currently about 15% complete
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[SSDI] What are the guiding principles of this sustainable development project?
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UN Sustainable development goals
- Zero hunger
- Clean water and sanitisation
- Life on land
- Climate action
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- Increase gender equity (decreases amount of time women spend fetching water)
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[SSDI] What is the Blue Halo Initiative?
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Science based community driven project to develop and implement sustainable ocean policies for small island states (Monserrat, Barbuda etc.)
