The Grand Solar Minimum is Coming and that means our Crop Production is about to go down the Tube and our Lifestyle and Economy with it !
With our population as a race increasing to unsustainable levels in the Third World Nations we can expect huge and drastic downturn in our standard of living and life expectancy ! Our Government says nothing of this to us, but meanwhile they are compiling a plan called " Agenda 21 and 2030 for Sustainability ! It does not look good with prices of food set to go through the roof and people finding themselves with nothing to eat !! Just imagine what that will mean ??
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs
Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" including its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets was adopted on 25 September 2015 by Heads of State and Government at a special UN summit. The Agenda is a commitment to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development by 2030 world-wide, ensuring that no one is left behind. The adoption of the 2030 Agenda was a landmark achievement, providing for a shared global vision towards sustainable development for all.
In the run-up to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the Commission worked closely with the Member States to ensure an ambitious global outcome. It issued a first Communication “A decent life for all: ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future” in February 2013. It was followed by Council Conclusions on “An overarching post-2015 framework” in June 2013. A second Communication “A decent life for all: from vision to collective action” was issued in June 2014 and was followed by Council Conclusions on “A transformative post-2015 agenda” in December 2014. On 5 February 2015 the Commission issued its third Communication "A Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015" which puts forward ideas on the appropriate enabling policy environment; on financing – public and private, national and international; and on monitoring and accountability. This was followed by Council Conclusions on "a global partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015" on 26 May 2015.
Nature and characteristics of the 2030 Agenda
The 2030 Agenda itself consists of 4 sections: (i) A political Declaration (ii) a set of 17 sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets (based on the report of the OWG, with some small modifications) (iii) Means of Implementation (iv) a framework for follow up and review of the Agenda.
The scale, ambition and approach of the Agenda are unprecedented. One key feature is that the SDGs are global in nature and universally applicable, taking into account national realities, capacities and levels of development and specific challenges. All countries have a shared responsibility to achieve the SDGs, and all have a meaningful role to play locally, nationally as well as on the global scale.
In addition, the 2030 Agenda integrates in a balanced manner the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental. The 2030 Agenda is also indivisible, in a sense that it must be implemented as a whole, in an integrated rather than a fragmented manner, recognizing that the different goals and targets are closely interlinked.
The 2030 Agenda is based on the concept of global partnership, supported by a comprehensive approach to the mobilisation of all means of implementation, and is complemented by the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which is an integral part.
Moreover, in order to ensure progress and long-term accountability, the 2030 Agenda includes a strong follow-up and review mechanism which will allow all partners to assess the impact of their actions. At global level, this is overseen by the High level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, which meets at UNHQ every year to track progress.
WHAT'S COMING WILL SHAKE US TO THE CORE
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Published on 6 Jul 2019
For more information
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, Rio de Janeiro, 1992): Rio-Declaration, Agenda 21 and other documents
Executive Summary Brundtland-Report "Our Common Future" (1987) (For the usually quoted definition see chapter 2, paragraph 1)
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD, Johannesburg, 2002): Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development and Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
Sustainable Development Goals
European Economic and Social Committe - Sustainable Development Observatory
European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - European Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development
