Sustainable Development!

What does the term 'sustainable' mean?

• The implementation of eco-friendly technologies.

• A balance between meeting today's needs with those of the future

• The use of alternative energies

The sustainable development goals come into effect on 1 January 2016. When are they due to expire?

• 2030

• 2050

• 2100

• 2020

How many sustainable development goals are there?

• 27

• 17

• 5

• 7

The first sustainable development goal aims to eradicate extreme poverty. How does the UN currently measure extreme poverty?

• People who are unemployed and unable to access welfare benefits from the state

• People who live on less than $5 a day

• People who live on less than $1.25 a day

• People who claim to be living in poverty

The sustainable development goals (SDGs) replaced the millennium development goals (MDGs) - of which they were how many?

• 8

• 5

• 10

• 15

Which of the following is not a sustainable development goal?

• Eliminate racism in all its forms

• Climate action

• Clean water and sanitation

• Good health and well-being

To which countries are the sustainable development goals designed to apply?

• Low and middle-income countries, not high-income countries

• All countries

• Only countries where 50% of the population live below the poverty line

• Only countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

193 states, all members of the UN, have signed the Agenda 2030. But there are more states in the world, what about them?

• They are against the agreement.

• Their status is controversial, e.g. Kosovo is not recognized by the UN as an independent state.

• They do not want to be a member of the UN.

The UN wants to move towards a peaceful world. But what important aspect of the SDGs remains untouched?

• Arms exports

• Economic growth

• Global Financial Transaction Tax

Which SDG is considered the greatest global challenge?

• Global energy system transformation

• Eradicate poverty worldwide

• Education for all