Environmental Studies

Studying Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals: Introduction
• The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Global Goals are a collection of
17 interlinked objectives designed to serve as a "shared blueprint for peace and
prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future".
• The SDGs emphasize the interconnected environmental, social and economic
aspects of sustainable development by putting sustainability at their center.
• Each goal typically has 8–12 targets, and each target has between one and four
indicators used to measure progress toward reaching the targets. The targets are
either "outcome" targets (circumstances to be attained) or "means of
implementation" targets.
• The latter targets were introduced late in the process of negotiating the SDGs to
address the concern of some Member States about how the SDGs were to be
achieved. Goal 17 is wholly about how the SDGs will be achieved
 SDGs: Underlying Factors
• To achieve sustainable development, three aspects or dimensions need to come together: The economic,
socio-political, and environmental dimensions are all critically important and interdependent.
• Progress will require multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary research across all three sectors. This proves
difficult when major governments fail to support it
• Sustainable development can enhance sectoral integration and social inclusion (robust evidence, high
agreement). Inclusion merits attention because equity within and across countries is critical to transitions that
are not simply rapid but also sustainable and just.
• Resource shortages, social divisions, inequitable distributions of wealth, poor infrastructure and limited
access to advanced technologies can constrain the options and capacities for developing countries to achieve
sustainable and just transitions (medium evidence, high agreement) {17.1.1.2}.
• According to the UN, the target is to reach the community farthest behind. Commitments should be
transformed into effective actions requiring a correct perception of target populations. Data or information
must address all vulnerable groups such as children, elderly folks, persons with
disabilities, refugees, indigenous peoples, migrants, and internally-displaced persons.
• Cross cutting issues include for example gender equality, education, culture and health.
Aim: To Analyse the achievement of Sustainable
Development Goals.
Materials Required:
• Given Data (Source:
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/files/report/2022/E_
2022_55_Statistical_Annex_I_and_II.pdf
);
• MS Excel
Procedure:
1. Select any one of the 17 goals from the
infograph
2. Select copy data about the indicators of the
goal of your choice from the pdf file to excel.
3. Calculate average value for the indicator data
4. Plot a line chart to show the trend of indicator
over time between the global average and the
region of your choice
5. Plot a bar graph to compare the level
achievements between the regions in the data
in most recent year.
6. Present your observation, explain the possible
reasons behind the findings.
7. Read and explore the possible ways to
improve or sustain the achievement.
Format for Practical
• Aim:
• Materials used:
• Principle involved: (write about the Sustainable Development goals;
about the particular goals you have chosen for your practical ~1
paragraph for each)
• Procedure: point wise description of all the steps.
• Results: Print out and paste the graph in your file.
• Discussion: Comment on your findings. Explain the results in your
words.
• Last Date for Submission: December 27th 2022
• Learn More about SDGs:
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-
goals/
• Link for Data:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wejpKYLMxc7iqyj4YqO24sTK
b4Lu4ci6/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102608571484759075768&rtpo
f=true&sd=true
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-iJM02m_Hg&list=WL&index
=1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfOgdj4Okdw&list=WL&index=
3