Healthy Cities in the SDG Era
Healthy Cities in the SDG Era
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Introducing Healthy Cities in the SDG Era
A projected 5 billion people, or 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030, which makes urban health a matter of global health. In September 2015, Canada and 192 fellow countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developme...
11. Life on Land
SDG 15: Life on Land, focuses on sustainable management of forests, combatting desertification, halting and reversing land degradation, and halting biodiversity loss. In this episode, Ophelia Michaelides speaks to two researchers th...
1. What are the SDGs, and why is a Canadian university talking about them?
In September 2015, Canada and 192 other countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a global framework that is described as a “shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.” In the first epi...
2. Good Health and Wellbeing
Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, holds as its objective, ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages. Its targets encompass a broad range of areas, from improving maternal and child health outco...
3. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, focuses on making cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. This is significant, as currently half of the global population, or 3.5 billion people, li...