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1 GLOBAL GOAL 2 ZERO HUNGER Globally, one in nine people in the world today (795 million) are undernourished. 66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world. By 2030, to end hunger, meaning everyone in the world including people living in extreme poverty have access to enough safe, nutritious food all year round. To find out more about the other targets for Global Goal 2 go to un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger or product that can help reduce malnutrition and hunger in the world by Which technologies are useful to help people: grow enough food in countries affected by drought and/or flooding? process and store food after its harvested to last for longer? cook food in a way that doesn t use too much fuel? Food and agriculture case studies practicalaction.org/food-and-agriculture Videos clips practicalaction.org/videos-food-agriculture Technical information on food processing answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/community/food-processing-1-2
2 GLOBAL GOAL 6 CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION 663 million people in the world don t have access to clean drinking water. 2.4 billion people in the world don t have access to basic sanitation services, such as toilets. By 2030 to ensure all people in the world have access to safe and affordable drinking water and sanitation services. To find out more about the other targets for Global Goal 6 go to un.org/sustainabledevelopment/water-and-sanitation or product that can help people in the world to access to clean drinking water and sanitation services by You might have you own ideas... but here are some questions to get you thinking. Which technologies help people to: Collect water? Clean water so that it s safe enough to drink? Transport and store water to keep it clean? Encourage hygiene when water is limited? Develop toilets that don t use water? Water and sanitation case studies practicalaction.org/urban-water-sanitation-waste Video clips practicalaction.org/videos-water-sanitation Technical information on water and sanitation technologies answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/community/water-and-sanitation-1-2
3 GLOBAL GOAL 7 AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY One in five people in the world does not have access to electricity. 3 billion people rely on wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating. By 2030, to ensure everyone in the world can access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services. To find out more about the other targets for Global Goal 7 go to un.org/sustainabledevelopment/energy or product that can help people in the world access affordable and sustainable energy by You might have your own ideas but here are some questions to get you thinking. Which technologies could help people to: Generate electricity in rural areas where there is no national grid access to electricity? Develop a cook stove that reduces the amount of wood or charcoal needed? Light their homes so that children can do homework in the evening? Renewable energy case studies practicalaction.org/energy Video clips practicalaction.org/videos-energy Energy solutions information answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/community/energy-6
4 GLOBAL GOAL 11 SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES Half of the world s population 3.5 billion people live in cities today. 828 million people live in slums today and the number keeps rising. By 2030, to ensure that all people have access to adequate, safe and affordable housing, to upgrade slums and provide access to safe, affordable, and sustainable transport systems. To find out more about the other facts and targets for Global Goal 11 go to un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cities Imagine you re a designer who has been tasked to develop new ideas for technologies or products that can help people in the world live in safe and sustainable cities by Can you think of ideas for technologies that can help people to: Live in affordable and safe houses? Use affordable and sustainable transport systems? Reduce the amount of energy consumption in cities? Deal with waste materials in a way that s best for people and the environment? Urban water and waste case studies practicalaction.org/urban-water-sanitation-waste Technical information construction answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/community/ construction-6 Technical information transport answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/community/transport.
5 GLOBAL GOAL 13 CLIMATE ACTION Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) have increased by almost 50 per cent since By 2030 to ensure all people are well prepared for hazards related to climate change and natural disasters. To find out more about other facts and targets for Global Goal 13 go to un.org/sustainabledevelopment/climate-change-2 Imagine you are a designer who has been tasked to develop a technology or product that can help people in the world either to: a) Prepare for the hazards related to climate change and natural disasters. b) Reduce the environmental impact of the resources they use. Which technologies could help people to: Grow crops in areas that are increasingly hit by natural disasters (especially flooding or drought)? Prepare themselves and their homes from the risks of flooding? Reduce their personal use of world resources including energy, water and materials? Reuse materials in a way to reduce environmental impact of the planet? Useful websites Climate change case studies practicalaction.org/climate-change Video clips practicalaction.org/videos-climate-change Technical information on disaster Risk Reduction answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/ community/disaster-response-mitigation-and-reconstruction
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