Topic 1: Sustainability, UNSDG, SG Green Plan & Singapore's Tourism Sustainability Strategy Flashcards
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What is Sustainability?
Sustainability is concerned with protecting the planet, halting climate change and promoting social development, without endangering life on Earth or leaving anyone behind. This concept seeks to cover our present needs without compromising resources for future generations.
What are the 3 pillars of sustainability?
Environmental Protection, Social Development and Economic Growth.
What is Environmental Sustainability?
Environmental Sustainability implies that nature and the environment are not an inexhaustible source of recourses, but subject to protection and rational use.
Factors like environmental conservation, a commitment to renewable energy, saving water, incentivizing mobility, sustainable fashion, innovation in construction and sustainable architecture, all contribute to achieving environmental sustainability from various angles.
What is Social Sustainability?
Social sustainability promotes social development, while seeking cohesion among communities and cultures to reach satisfactory levels of quality of life, healthcare and education. The fight for gender equality is another aspect which will determine social sustainability actions over the years to come.
What is Economic Sustainability?
Economic sustainability also drives economic growth, generating equitable wealth for everyone without harming the environment.
This pillar includes all kinds of activities - from finance to agriculture, tourism to industry, etc. Investment, and equal distribution of economic resources, will allow development under the other sustainability pillars to be maximized across the board.
What does UNSDG stand for?
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
What is the purpose of UNSDG?
The purpose was to produce a set of universal goals that would help combat the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges facing our world.
Unlike their predecessor, the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs explicitly call on all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solve sustainable development challenges.
Sustainable Development goal is also known as __________ ______________
Global goals.
What is UNSDG 1?
Goal 1: No Poverty
- Donate what you don’t use.
Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.
What is UNSDG 2?
Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- Waste less food and support local farmers.
The food and agriculture sector offers key solutions for development, and is central for hunger and poverty eradication,
What is UNSDG 3?
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Vaccinate your family.
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting the well-being for all at all ages is essential to sustainable development.
What is UNSDG 4?
Goal 4: Quality Education
- Help educate the children in your community.
Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development.
What is UNSDG 5?
Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Empower women and girls and ensure their equal rights.
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
What is UNSDG 6?
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Avoid wasting water.
Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in.
What is UNSDG 7?
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Use only energy-efficient appliances and light bulbs.
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity.
What is UNSDG 8?
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Create job opportunities for youth.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
What is UNSDG 9?
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- Fund projects that provide basic infrastructure.
Investments in infrastructure are crucial to achieving sustainable development.
What is UNSDG 10?
Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Support the marginalized and disadvantaged.
To reduce inequalities, policies should be universal in principle, paying attention to the needs of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.
What is UNSDG 11?
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Bike, walk or use public transportation.
There needs to be a future in which cities provide opportunities for all, with access to basic services, energy, housing, transportation and more.
What is UNSDG 13?
Goal 13: Climate Action
- Act now to stop global warming.
Climate change is a global challenge that affects everyone, everywhere.
What is UNSDG 12?
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Recycle paper, plastic, glass and aluminium.
Responsible Production and Consumption
What is UNSDG 14?
Goal 14: Life Below Water
- Avoid plastic bags to keep the oceans clean.
Careful management of this essential global resource is a key feature of a sustainable future.
What is UNSDG 15?
Goal 15: Life on Land
- Plant a tree and help protect the environment.
Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss
What is UNSDG 16?
Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Stand up for human rights.
Access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.
