Introduction to the SDGs

Think, Pair,
Share
❖ What are some of the biggest
problems faced by people in your
community, your country?
➢ For example: poverty

❖ First, think on your own, then discuss

with a partner and then share with the
class
 Here are some of the biggest
problems in our community…

Let’s make a list…

❖ Too much population (overpopulated)
❖ No access/use of electricity for some- government limits in place (use is time limited)
❖ Wealth gap between East and West
❖ Society, tech cannot develop
❖ Not enough places (homes) for people to live
❖ Government changes- politics, political parties
 Possible Answers for Biggest Problems

❖ Poverty • Inequality between countries • Hunger • Poor health and disease • Dirty water • Lack of sanitation
❖ Poor education – some children can’t go to school • Low-paying and not enough jobs
❖ Low economic growth – countries do not earn enough money to pay for everything their people need
❖ Gender inequality – men and women are treated differently and not given the same opportunities
❖ War, fighting and instability • People don’t feel safe • Violence between people • Corruption and injustice
❖ No respect for human rights • Countries never work together or agree on anything
❖ Not enough energy for everyone to live comfortably • Weak infrastructures, poor technology and
communications
❖ Un-safe towns and cities • Unsustainable cities that consume more than the world can produce
❖ There’s too much wastage of resources and not enough re-cycling • Climate change • Polluted seas and
oceans
❖ Damaged habitats • We have limited access to technology and expensive mobile phones and computers
❖ People don’t feel they are protected properly • Population growth • Obesity
❖ Racism • Breakdown of communities
 What are the SDGs?
❖ There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals
❖ Adopted by UN Member States in 2015 with a plan for peace
and prosperity for people and the planet now and into the
future
❖ Each goal has a theme. For example, poverty, climate,
water,
❖ This is an urgent call for action by all countries in a global
partnership
 Problems + SDG Goals

❖ Which of the problems that you identified earlier match

with which goal?

❖ Take a look at the Global Goals grid and make your

matches and then write them down
Sustainable development meets the needs of the current generation without

compromising the needs of future generations .

❖ Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere ❖ Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
❖ Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and
improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture ❖ Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and
❖ Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being production patterns
for all at all ages ❖ Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate
❖ Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality change and its impacts
education and promote lifelong learning opportunities
for all ❖ Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the
oceans, seas and marine resources for
❖ Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all sustainable development
women and girls
❖ Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable
❖ Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage
management of water and sanitation for all forests, combat desertification, and halt and
❖ Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
sustainable and modern energy for all ❖ Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies
❖ Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable for sustainable development, provide access to
economic growth, full and productive employment and justice for all and build effective, accountable and
decent work for all inclusive institutions at all levels
❖ Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive ❖ Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation
and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation and revitalize the global partnership for
sustainable development
❖ Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among
countries
What are the ❖ The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the
Sustainable Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States
in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the
Development planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by
2030.
Goals?
❖ The 17 SDGs are integrated—that is, they recognize that action
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❖ Through the pledge to Leave No One Behind, countries have
ndp/en/home/su committed to fast-track progress for those furthest behind first.
stainable- That is why the SDGs are designed to bring the world to several
life-changing ‘zeros’, including zero poverty, hunger, AIDS and
development- discrimination against women and girls.
[Link] ❖ Everyone is needed to reach these ambitious targets. The
creativity, knowhow, technology and financial resources from all
of society is necessary to achieve the SDGs in every context.
NDP6: Fostering Economic Growth, Inclusiveness and Resilience for Sustainable Development
Effective Governance and Public
service Delivery
International Relation & ▪ Achieve a competent Public Service with speed and quality
Cooperation service delivery for improved quality of life

Strengthen links to Economic Growth,

international climate Transformation & Resilience
community
▪ Achieve Sustainable Economic
Growth & Prosperity for all
Namibians.
▪ Increase employment rate
(75%)
▪ Create 30000 green jobs by
Environmental Sustainability 2030
SDG NAMIBIA ONE
▪ Achieve sustainable
development through Human development &
improved resilience, Community Resilience
adaptability, and new
(green) growth ▪ Achieve accelerated human development for
▪ Water security, Energy realizing self-actualization for communities
security and people
▪ Food security and livelihoods, Access to
health facilities

CONFIDENTIAL
 Why Should We Learn About the
SDGs?
❖ We can learn about the world outside of our homes,
communities, countries
❖ We can be active partners in the world we live in
❖ We can learn empathy, compassion
❖ We can learn about challenges people around the world face
❖ We can take action and we can make changes to make a
difference
Universities are key to the realization of the SDGs

Collaboration and
Teaching interdisciplinary
research

Evidence-based Measuring and

knowledge evaluation

Advocacy
 How Have We Included the SDGs NUST?

Teaching & Learning Research

❖ Curriculum review and development guided by SDGs.
❖ Prioritising interdisciplinary research tied to
❖ New programs developed to address climate change, national and global development agendas.
renewable energy, sustainability, etc.
❖ Projects and thesis topics linked to SDGs. ❖ Research themes aligned with climate
❖ Community engagement projects with SDG relevance.
resilience, sustainable agriculture,
urbanization, health, energy, etc.
Operations
❖ Support for collaborative and problem-solving
❖ Integrating SDG principles in campus sustainability practices research addressing specific SDGs
(e.g., energy efficiency, waste management, green spaces).
❖ Promotion of inclusive, safe, and resilient infrastructure within Engagement
the university
❖ Working with industry, government, and civil
Governance society to solve SDG-related challenges.
❖ Institutional frameworks to ensure SDG integration in
university planning and reporting. ❖ Hosting conferences, workshops, and
❖ Leadership commitment to the Agenda 2030 and national dialogues focused on sustainability and
development goals. development.
Students as Sustainability Citizens

❖ Global citizenship is the promotion, inclusion and appreciation of

cultural diversity and a culture‘s contribution to sustainability
❖ Students need to acquire the skills necessary to promote
sustainability, including a culture of peace, equality within and
between nations, and human rights
SDG: QUALITY EDUCATION
➢ Refocused efforts are needed to improve learning outcomes for the full life cycle,
especially for women, girls and marginalized people in vulnerable settings.
 Let’s Explore the SDGs
❖ With a partner(s), refer to 1 problem you identified earlier
and the SDG that matched
❖ Then, on Moodle find the corresponding page or link for that
Sustainable Goal
❖ Read the SDG page and make notes. Feel free to search
online for more information related to your chosen goal
❖ Present the main ideas with supporting details to the class
❖ We will have 1 Sustainable Goal per group
 [Link]

❖ This link will take students to a page for each goal. Starting with 1
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
❖ Students will see “Related Topics” and “Overview” and “Targets and
Indicators” and “Progress and Info”
❖ Then students can click on “next” to advance to the next goal
Other helpful links

[Link] click on the

goal to “flip” the card over and read more

[Link] - click to read why

each goal matters

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 Present Your SDG

❖ 15-20 minutes per group

❖ Create 3-4 slides
❖ Give the name and number of your goal
❖ Main ideas
❖ Supporting details
❖ 1-3 image(s) that represent the goal
 Resources

❖ THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development. (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2021, from
[Link]
❖ The world's largest lesson. The World's Largest Lesson. (2021, September 22).
Retrieved October 20, 2021, from [Link]