SS10 Sustainable Development

It is Set forward by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 that aimed at improving the planet and the quality of human life around the world by the year 2030.

What are the four dimensions of SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT?

• society, politics, culture, and economy

• society, environment, culture, and economy

• Law, environment, culture, and economy

• society, environment, Civics, and economy

The concept of sustainable development was described by the 1987 Bruntland Commission Report as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

• True

• False

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• Decent Work and Economic Growth

• Life Below Water

• Good Health and Well-being

• Life on Land

What sustainable Development Goals is being presented?

• No Poverty

• Responsible Consumption and Production

• Reduced Inequalities

• Gender Equality

How many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been agreed to, by all the world’s nations, as part of the 2030 Agenda?

Which of the following is not part of the Sustainable Development Goals?

• Access to sustainable energy for all

• Availability of water and sanitation for all

• Provision of internet services for all

Who are those 'left behind' referred to in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

• Elder

• The minority groups

• Vulnerable group

• People without access to certain rights.

To which countries are the sustainable development goals designed to apply?

• All countries - developed or developing

• countries with 50% of the population living the poverty line

• Only countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Low- and middle-income countries

Sustainable Development is defined by UNESCO as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This development plan was put in action by the United Nations through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere ensuring that no one will be left behind.“ But with all that is going on in this pandemic is sustainable development that no one is left behind still possible to achieve?”