Grossmont College United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Discussion Questions
Description
The SDGs were developed to build upon the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were established in 2000 with the overall mission of improving the lives of the worlds poor by 2015. The United Nations considered the MDGs the most successful anti-poverty movement in history, including almost halving the proportion of people suffering from hunger and decreasing the number of new HIV infections by around 40% between 2000 and 2013.
With the adoption of the SDGs, countries renewed their commitment to alleviating suffering for the world’s poor, but also laid out a vision for supporting well-being for all of the worlds people, as well as the environment. The SDGs outline goals not only related to poverty reduction, but also things like affordable and clean energy, climate action, peace, justice, and strong institutions. There are 17 specific goals to all be achieved by 2030. Reaching these important goals will require commitments from governments as well as individuals around the world. Here is an introductory video to the SDGs.
Assignment: Familiarize yourself with 1 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) visiting the UN SDG website (http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals). Read about the Facts, Figures and Targets, watch relevant videos, read the PDF fact sheet, and click on the relevant links. Then complete the chart and answer the questions below.
Goal: 15 Life on Land
Summary of targets:
why does this goal matter?
What can be done to achieve this goal?
International community:
Individually:
Thoughtfully answer the following questions using complete sentences:
Are there some SDGs that would be difficult to achieve without the success of others? Which ones and why? Explain
If you had to pick ONE goal for the world, what would it be and WHY? Explain
Tags: International community Sustainable Development Goal antipoverty movement i
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