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SDGs: The first global Agenda for Development

Germanwatch is committed to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as a benchmark for industrialised and developing countries - in, with and through Germany.

At the 70th UN General Assembly in New York on 25 September 2015, the international community of states adopted an important milestone that was hardly thought possible in view of the divided world: Global sustainable development goals - Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - for both developing and industrialised countries are an attempt to facilitate a development agenda up to 2030 that is geared towards upholding comprehensive human rights within planetary boundaries. However, it is also clear that the Sustainable Development Goals are the result of difficult consensus processes and, although their implementation has been announced, they are not legally binding. It is unclear what their status is in relation to free trade agreements such as the TTIP trade agreement being negotiated in parallel between the EU and the USA. The litmus test will therefore be the translation into national policies and the implementation of the 17 main goals and 169 sub-goals at all levels. >>> read more
 

News and materials relating to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Aligning the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with the Paris Agreement and the SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities
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Aligning the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with the Paris Agreement and the SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities

Three years after the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) commenced operations, this report analyses the Bank's guidelines and past experience in selected countries (China, India, Bangladesh, Russia). We find that the AIIB’s policies and strategies show a strong narrative of transformational change and sustainability. It is also the fastest-growing MDB in terms of both membership and capital investments. However, looking at investment criteria, the AIIB is not yet setting new standards in terms of Paris-alignment. The bank does also not yet reach international standards with regard to accountability, information disclosure and complaint handling.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals

  1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote a sustainable economy
  3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
  4. Ensure inclusive, equitable and quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  5. Achieve gender equality and empowerment for all women and girls
  6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
  7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
  8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
  9.  Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation
  10. Reduce inequality within and between countries
  11. Making cities and neighbourhoods inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
  12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
  13. Take immediate action to combat climate change and its impacts
  14. Conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
  15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
  16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  17. Strengthen means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development  
Source: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org

Further Information on the SDGs

Sustainable Development (UN)