4.7 Sustainable Development (DP IB Economics: SL): Flashcards
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Define sustainable development.
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Define sustainable development.
Sustainable development is economic development that meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Sustainable development meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of to meet their own needs.
Sustainable development meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Define the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015.
In what year did United Nations Member States commit to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?
United Nations Member States committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015.
Define the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the 17 goals at the heart of the 2030 Agenda that recognise ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with improving health and education, reducing inequality and generating growth while tackling climate change.
How many Sustainable Development Goals are there?
There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
What two functions do the SDGs provide for sustainable development?
The SDGs provide both a target for sustainable development and a metric to measure and gauge progress.
True or False?
Sustainable development is concerned only with meeting the needs of the present generation.
False.
Sustainable development also requires that meeting present needs does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
True or False?
The Sustainable Development Goals build on more than fifty years of work by countries and the United Nations.
True.
The SDGs build on more than fifty years of work by countries and the United Nations.
What does the first Sustainable Development Goal aim to achieve?
The first SDG aims to end all forms of poverty, including both absolute and relative poverty.
What does the Sustainable Development Goal on inequality aim to reduce?
It aims to reduce inequality within and among countries.
One Sustainable Development Goal calls for urgent action to combat and its impacts.
One Sustainable Development Goal calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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