Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Global Taskforce was set up in 2013 to bring the perspectives of local and regional governments to the SDGs, climate change agenda and New Urban Agenda, in particular. As well as UCLG, Global Taskforce participants include ICLEI and C40 Cities .
This List of SDG targets and indicators provides a complete overview of all the targets and indicators for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. [1][2] The global indicator framework for Sustainable Development Goals was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed upon at the 48th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission held in March 2017.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations (UN) members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The aim of these global goals is "peace and prosperity for people and the planet" [1] [2] – while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.
ICLEI provides technical consulting to local governments to identify and meet sustainability objectives. [3] [4] [5] It has a strong focus on biodiversity and has worked across local, national, and global levels. [6] ICLEI was the first and is the largest transnational network of local governments engaging in climate action. [7]
This was in line to advance the UN SDGs and aimed at achieving those objectives. This was launched in Accra by the President Nana Akufo-Addo. [13] The Government together with the UN Office in the country launched a project towards the achievement of SDGs. This project was claimed to raise about $2.3 million over the two-year period from the ...
The SDGs or Project 2030 is a global call to put an end to poverty, secure the planet and ensure that everyone enjoys peace and prosperity by 2030. It was adopted by 193 countries with Nigeria as one of its country members. The SDGs are a set of seventeen interconnected goals which have targets with at least one or two indicators for each target.
The SDGs are highly interdependent. Therefore, the provision of clean water and sanitation for all is a precursor to achieving many of the other SDGs. [34] WASH experts have stated that without progress on Goal 6, the other goals and targets cannot be achieved. [35] [36]
Development of the SDG Publishers Compact was further informed by the 2020 IPA report of publisher's activities relating to the SDGs, Publishers and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The report outlined the ways in which the SDGs are relevant to the publishing industry, with a strong emphasis on ways to take action. [19] [20 ...