The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
This joint handbook by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), University of Oxford, provides practical guidance for policymakers, statisticians, practitioners and others seeking or engaged in developing a national Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). It is also intended as a resource for academics, journalists and others interested …
In the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Government of India affirmed its commitment to the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs are expected to set up the development agenda and policies to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, foster peace and promoting prosperity for all. …
The mission mirrors the national developmental priorities by focusing on gender equality and women empowerment, the survey said Many states have achieved 100 per cent open defecation free status and individual household latrine coverage since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission, one of the largest cleanliness drives in the world, …
NITI Aayog and the UN in India joined hands to prepare this compendium of early lessons in localization of SDGs in collaboration with States and UTs. The compendium draws upon the experiences of 36 States and UTs and presents an analysis of various initiatives related to SDG localisation, such as, …
As countries increasingly commit to sustainable development pathways, they need approaches that assess the sustainability dimension of national policies and interventions, including their contribution to multiple sustainable development aims. Previous briefings have discussed the importance of evaluation in 2030 Agenda national follow-up and review processes. This briefing looks at how …
This publication containing the most current information available concerning the state of knowledge on water security in the perspective of sustainable development and covering the most recent developments that affect it, this publication also provides decision-makers with concrete examples of approaches and potential responses for addressing water security-related challenges from …
This paper identifies potential “climate action-sustainable development pathways” spanning 17 major agricultural climate action categories and the 17 SDG targets. The aim of this mapping exercise is to explore the extent to which the two agendas are aligned for the prioritization of those climate actions that have the potential to …
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development promises to achieve change in almost every aspect of life on Earth. Encompassing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets, the Agenda marks the first time in history when all nations have agreed on how to chart their future. The SDGs …
This publication discusses the engagements and initiatives of multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the private sector to attain the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). MDBs play a critical role in supporting efforts to translate the SDGs into meaningful country-level targets, policies, programs, and projects needed to achieve them. They provide …
This study explores the key challenges to accessing affordable energy (SDG 7) at the household level in Ghana, and determines the groups of people that are ‘left behind’ using the decision tree analysis. Evidence shows that rural poor households in Ghana have the lowest levels of access to clean energy. …
This study examines India’s low and declining rates of female participation in the labour force, in the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 8. Undertake this analysis by looking at who has been left behind, synergies and trade-offs between SDGs, and global systemic concerns affecting the implementation of …
Progress for Every Child in the SDG Era, a report released in March 2018, assessed the world’s performance to date, focusing on 44 indicators that directly concern the 2030 Agenda’s most vulnerable constituency: children. This brochure revisits the conclusions of that report, updated with 2018 data for a 2019 perspective.
The SDSN and Bertelsmann Stiftung published the Sustainable Development Report 2019 including the SDG Index and Dashboards. The report details progress by countries on their achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is the fourth edition of the annual review of countries’ performance on the 17 SDGs. It covers …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that progress achieved in combating global challenges like terrorism and climate change will be discussed at the G20 Summit in Japan and it will also be a platform to share India's development experience of the past five years. In his departure statement ahead …
The majority of developing countries will fail to achieve their targets for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the health- and poverty-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) unless they take urgent steps to strengthen their health financing. The UHC financing agenda fits squarely within the core mission of the G20 to promote …
Groundwater currently provides 98 percent of all the drinking water supply in Bangladesh. Groundwater is found throughout Bangladesh but its quality (that is, arsenic and salinity contamination) and quantity (that is, water storage depletion) vary across hydrological environments, posing unique challenges to certain geographical areas and population groups. Yet, no …
Country needs to double its efforts to control malnutrition Almost one in three Indian children under five years will still be stunted by 2022 going by current trends, according to an analysis of the country’s food and nutrition security released on Tuesday. Over the last decade, child stunting — which …
VISAKHAPATNAM: A two-day state-level seminar on ‘Environmental Protection and Conservation’ with a special focus on the Easter Ghats came to and end on Sunday. Paderu MLA K Bhagyalakshmi was the chief guest at the seminar. The seminar was organised by Nature and Viswa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi in Araku Valley. …
Women remain under-represented at all levels of public decision-making says the latest edition of World Public Sector Report, which focuses on the public institutions component of SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has released the 2019 edition of the World …
Major companies from the cement sector and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Indian Cement Sector SDG Roadmap at an event organized by WBCSD and UN Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI). The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a universal framework that establishes a collective …
