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Goal 11
SUSTAINABLE
CITIES AND
THE SDGS IN
COMMUNITIES
ACTION.
More than half
of us live in
cities. By 2050,
two-thirds of all
humanity—6.5
billion people—
will be urban.
Sustainable
development
:
development
cannot be
achieved
without
significantly
What are
transforming theThe Sustainable
way we build Development Goals
the and manage our (SDGs), also known
urban spaces. as the Global Goals,
Sustainable were adopted by the
Development
The rapid United Nations in
growth of cities2015 as a universal
Goals? call to action to end
poverty, protect the
planet, and ensure
that by 2030 all
people enjoy peace
and prosperity.
The 17 SDGs are
integrated—they
recognize that action
in one area will affect
outcomes in others,
and that development
must balance social,
economic and
environmental
sustainability.
:
Countries have
committed to
prioritize progress for
those who're furthest
behind. The SDGs are
designed to end
poverty, hunger,
AIDS, and
discrimination against
women and girls.
The creativity,
knowhow, technology
and financial
resources from all of
society is necessary
to achieve the SDGs
in every context.
1 NO POVERTY
:
2 4.2
ZERO HUNGER
3
billion percen
3 InGOOD
55WELL-BEING
HEALTH
2018, 4.2 billion people,
percent of the world’s
population, lived in cities.
By 2050, the urban
AND
Cities occup
percent of t
but accoun
percent of e
population is expected to consumptio
4
reach 6.5 billion. 70 percent
QUALITY emissions.
EDUCATION
5 GENDER EQUALITY
6 CLEAN WATER AND
SANITATION
:
7 AFFORDABLE AND
CLEAN ENERGY
8
DECENT WORK AND
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
9
INDUSTRY,
INNOVATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
10 REDUCED
INEQUALITIES
11
SUSTAINABLE
CITIES AND
COMMUNITIES
:
12
RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION AND
PRODUCTION
13 CLIMATE ACTION
14 LIFE BELOW WATER
15 LIFE ON LAND
16
PEACE, JUSTICE
AND STRONG
INSTITUTIONS
:
17 PARTNERSHIPS FOR
THE GOALS
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
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