Understanding SDGs and Trade-offs

SDGs cannot be achieved one by one like an ivory tower because:

• SDGs only apply to developing countries

• SDGs are not connected to each other

• SDGs are universal and indivisible

• SDGs can only be achieved with advanced technology

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An example of a Trade-off between SDGs is:

• Industrial growth and increased carbon emissions

• Synergy between clean water access and health

• Use of renewable energy for efficiency

• Improving education and employment

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Universality in SDGs refers to:

• Each country is free to choose their SDG goals

• SDGs apply to all countries without exception

• SDGs are only relevant to developed countries

• Each country can create its own SDGs

Indivisibility in SDGs means:

• All SDG goals must be achieved together

• Only some SDGs are interconnected

• SDGs can be achieved one by one

• SDGs are achieved only at a local level

The negative impact of Negative Trade-offs is:

• Positive impact on two goals

• Negative impact of one goal on another

• Increased synergy between goals

• Reducing the impact of climate change

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An example of synergy between SDGs is:

• Developing renewable energy that increases carbon emissions

• Improving access to clean water that supports public health

• Expanding agriculture that causes deforestation

• Improving education that reduces economic inequality

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Coherence in implementing SDGs is important because:

• Implementation must align with specific local contexts

• SDGs only apply to developed countries

• SDG implementation can ignore environmental concerns

• Each country is free to choose how to implement SDGs

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The role of Trade-offs in achieving SDGs is:

• Strengthening synergies between goals

• Increasing negative impact on all goals

• Considering negative side effects of achieving one goal

• Avoiding negative impacts from all goals

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An example of a Negative Trade-off that often occurs is:

• Expanding agriculture increases deforestation

• Synergy between economy and environment

• Industrial growth reduces carbon emissions

• Using renewable energy increases gender equality

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The Nexus approach in managing food, energy, and water aims to:

• Increase energy production at the expense of water

• Integrate resource management sustainably

• Reduce dependence on renewable energy

• Optimize only the energy sector

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