Question : “Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report, 2021” published by UN ESCAP on March 16, 2021. According to the report, how much of the Asia-Pacific region can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals ?
(a) Less than10 percent
(b) 12 percent
(c) 14 percent
(d) 16 percent
Ans.(a)
Related facts
- “Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report, 2021” published by UN ESCAP on March 16, 2021.
- According to the report at the current pace, the region may achieve less than 10 percent of the SDG targets.
- It is notable that SDGs(Sustainable Development Goals) have 104 measurable targets.
- Out of these only 9 would be track by 2030.
- The APAC(Asia Pacific’s) progress has been too slow on half of the goals in Asia-Pacific and many were stalled at levels well below the 2020 milestone.
- Different goals and relative progress
- The progress on environmental goals has been very disappointing, showed the report.
- Other goals where the region fell abysmally short of expectations were —
- Gender equality (Goal 5),
- Clean water and sanitation (Goal 6),
- Affordable and clean energy (Goal 7),
- Decent work and economic growth (Goal 8), and life on land (Goal 15).
- The dismal performance on goals for climate action (Goal 13) and life below water (Goal 14) is of special concern. In fact, the situation is now worse than it was in 2000.
- APAC is responsible for more than 50% of the global greenhouse gas emissions.
- SDG goals for sustainable cities and communities are untouchable since 2000.
By — Pankaj Pandey.