Why We May Fail with Sustainable Development: it s the nexus, stupid!

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1 Why We May Fail with Sustainable Development: it s the nexus, stupid! Keynote Speech at the Expert Group Meeting Seminar on Achieving the SDGs with Water-Food-Ecosystems Resilience in the Mid-Latitude Region (MLR), held on November, 2016, organized by the UNOSD, the Korean Ministry of Environment and Korea University By Soogil Young Special Mission Professor, Korea University OJeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI); Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Korea

2 1. Three historic challenges on the global agenda (Måns Nilsson, ICSU) Boost global demand, financin g for development, and activity in the short-term and lay found ations for sustained long-term growth. Implement the Sustainable Development Goals. Cut GHG emissions to achiev e net zero by 2050, and increa se resilience & adaptation.

3 2. The Paris Agreement (Dec. 2015)

4 SOURCE: UN Homepage 3. The Core of the 2030 Agenda: 17 SDGs

5 4. The SDGs to Balance 3 Dimensions of SD (169 targets) Social Inclusion, Economic Growth, Environmental Sustainability, Institutions & Partnership Social Sustainability, Economic Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Political Sustainability & Global Sustainability People Goal 1. No poverty (5 domestic targets + 2 partnership targets) Goal 2. Zero Hunger & Sustainable Agriculture (5+3) Goal 3. Good Health & Well-being (9+4) Goal 4. Quality Education & Life-long Learning (7+3) Goal 5. Gender Equality (6+3) Prosperity Goal 7. Affordable and Clean Energy (3+2) Goal 8. Sustained, Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth, Decent Work for All (10+2) Goal 9. Resilient Infrastructures, Sustainable Industrialization & Innovation (5+3) Goal 10. Reduce Inequality Within and Among Countries (7+3) Goal 11. Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable (7+3) Planet Goal 6. Clean Water & Sanitation & Sustainable Water Resources Management (6+2) Goal 12. Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (8+3) Goal 13. Urgent Action to Combat Climate Change and Its Impacts (3+2) Goal 14. Conserve and Sustainably Use Maritime Ecosystems (7+3) Goal 15. Protect, and Promote Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Ecosystems (9+3) Peace Goal 16. Peaceful and Inclusive Societies, Justice for All, and Inclusive Institutions (10+2) Partnership Goal 17. Strengthen the Means of Implementation and the Global Partnerships for SD (19) (Finance 5, Technology 3, Capacity-building 1, Trade 3, Systemic Issues/Policy and institutional coherence 3, Multi-stakeholder partnerships 2, Data, monitoring and accountability 2) Progress of implementation to be monitored with 230 indicators disaggregated by sex, age, region, and other social characteristics.

6 5. SDG Standing Dashboard for Selected MLR Countries Bertelsmann Stiftung & UN SDSN, SDG Index and Dashboard (2016) * (..) shows ranking relative to all 149 countries covered. ** Syria, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan are not included due to insufficient data. *** facing Problems, 네 facing challenges, 노란 good development

7 EPI Ranking for Selected MLR Countries Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, et. al., Global Metrics for the Environment (2016) Rank Country Score 6 Spain Greece United States Italy Japan Korea, Rep Turkmenistan Turkey Syria Iran, Islamic Rep China Iraq Uzbekistan Pakistan Afghanistan 37.5

8 7. SDG Index Dashboard for OECD Countries Bertelsmann Foundation & UN SDSN, SDG Index & Dashboard, July 20, 2016

9 8. Links among SDGs through their targets Source: Global Sustainable Development Report (UN, 2015)

10 9. Consequences of Inequalities

11 10. Trump is the final warning to elites (1/2) John Ibbitson, He ll likely lose but Trump is the final warning to elites, The Globe and Mail, Oct. 7, 2016 Meanwhile, Peoria is hurting. The city is home to Caterpillar. But the heavy-equipment gian t has outsourced most of its work force overseas or to so-called right-to-work states. But what does Washington care? The left worries more about combatting global warming tha n about blue-collar workers with bad backs and no jobs. The right promises to retrain them, but somehow never gets around to it. The laid-off boys in the bars of Peoria blame the illegal, the only ones even more voiceless t han themselves. They seethe at the Wall Street suits who destroyed the economy And wha t the hell is transgender, anyway?... They look at their daughter s report card. She is only ge tting Cs. What future is there for anyone who s only getting C s? I will be your voice, Donald Trump promises. I will get your job back I will send the Mexi cans back and keep the Muslims out and build a wall around our country. And you ll have a man, a real man, a white man, your kind of guy, in the White House. We ll be back in charge, folks, you and me. It ll be great again. And they ll never take it away from us. The rage that created Donald Trump voted for Brexit and is wreaking havoc on the continent...

12 11. Donald Trump Wins the Election!

13 12. Trump plans The Climate Reality Project, Nov. 17, 2016