1.1. Introduction to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future”. At its core are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by both developed and developing countries in a global partnership (Fig. 1.1.1). The 17 SDGs comprise 169 targets which can be tracked and monitored through 231 unique indicators. These indicators aim to balance the economic, social and ecological dimensions of sustainable development, by means of measurable and comparable indexes [1].
Fig. 1.1.1 Sustainable Development Goals. Source: https://www.un.org/en/sustainable-development-goals
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