Explain Sustainable Development Goals – SDG FairGaze

1. Explain Sustainable Development Goals – SDG FairGaze Humanity has a way of looking after its poor and deprived. In the 2000s, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) laid the foundation for collective objectives that countries can achieve to bring development to their poorest. The culmination of the MDGs in 2015 brought about an urgent need to tackle global problems like poverty, environmental degradation, the climate crisis, inequality, and others. Thus are born theSustainable Development Goals(SDGs), collective global goals for a sustainable future. SDG 1 – No Poverty Poverty remains a huge challenge for humanity. Extreme poverty, where basic human needs are unmet, though reduced by half by 2015, the gains were uneven across regions. Eradicating poverty is not charity but justice to the historical wrongs of humanity. It also unlocks human potential to achieve more. Thus, eradicating poverty is the number one SDG. SDG 2 – Zero Hunger Extreme forms of hunger are eradicated in many parts of the world, thanks to rapid economic growth. Yet, undernourishment, especially among children, is still a challenge. SDG 2 aims to eradicate hunger and undernourishment in all its forms by 2030. It calls for Sustainable agricultural practices • Supporting small farmers through access to land, markets and technology • International support to increase agricultural productivity. • SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being Good health and well-being of humans are inimical to economic growth and sustainable development to be achieved by 2030. SDG 3 aims to Reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) to 70 per 100,000 births by 2030 •

2. End all under-5 preventable deaths • Fight communicable diseases through international cooperation • Achieve universal health coverage • Reduce road injuries and deaths. • SDG 4 – Quality Education Education liberates the self and presses one towards intellect and prosperity. It is one of the prime factors in achieving sustainable development. SDG 4 has the following as some of its aims achieving universal education • promoting free primary and secondary education to all • developing affordable vocational and technical education • ending disparities in education. • SDG 5 – Gender Equality Discrimination against women must end. It is a basic human right. There is immense inequality against women in all walks of life, and SDG 5 aims to eradicate this inequality and empower women for sustainable development. SDG 5 goals are Putting an end to discrimination against girls and women. • Ending all forms of violence against the female gender. • Ensuring equal rights to property and access to financial and economic resources. • Empowering women through technology. • SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation Clean water and sanitation go hand-in-hand with SDG 3, and both will ensure sustainable development. The aims of this goal are Promoting access to safe and clean drinking water for everyone. • Developing and safeguarding clean drinking water resources. • Ensuring water use efficiency. • Protecting freshwater ecosystems. • Developing integrated water management systems. • SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy The goal is to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, which harm our environment and increase the use of renewable energy. Universal access to energy. • Increasing the renewable energy percentage globally. •

3. Improving energy efficiency. • SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth Economic growth, the bedrock of modern human development, need not be pillaging, exploitative and unsustainable. SDG 8 aims to End modern slavery, especially child labour. • Promote sustainable economic growth. • Bring policies that create jobs. • SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure SDG 9 is crucial for the economic development of the world. The main aim of the goal is to Promote sustainable and resilient infrastructure in both urban and rural areas. • Enhance investment in scientific research and increase the number of R&D workers. • SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities Income inequalities across regions and within a country hamper economic progress and disturb the social fabric by widening the disparities. This SDG aims to reduce income inequalities through sound policies implemented by member countries. SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities Cities are economic growth centres and places of large human habitations. Building and managing urban spaces thus require special care for a sustainable future. Some aims of SDG 11 include Providing affordable housing. • Promoting an efficient transportation system. • Reducing the environmental impact of the cities. • SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production The way we produce and consume goods has a direct bearing on the environment. There is an urgent need to change our resource consumption and production patterns for a sustainable future. The SDG thus aims to Sustainably manage the natural resources • Reduce global food wastage by half by 2030 • Promote sustainable production practices among industries • Promote among all people sustainable lifestyle practices • SDG 13 – Climate Action The threat of climate change is undeniable with rising incidents of natural calamities fueled by global warming. SDG 13, climate action, thus puts the responsibility on everyone to take necessary action individually and at the institutional level to

4. Reduce emissions that are leading to global warming • Mitigate climate change risks • Build capacities to tackle climate change • Implement UNFCCC • SDG 14 – Life Below Water Oceans drive the global climate systems. Any change in them will directly impact Earth’s habitability and the existence of humans. SDG 14 calls for Protecting marine and coastal ecosystems from destruction and pollution. • Reducing overexploitation of ocean resources through international law. • Reduce ocean acidification and marine pollution. •