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Embedding the environment sustainability for the 2030 agenda in Malaysia
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
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Year: 00/00/2016
Abstract: The presentation will outline the rationale and overarching vision for embedding the environment in the SDGs. These are guided by four interlocking ideas: the environment is a prerequisite for socio-economic development; human health and wellbeing depends on good environmental quality; environment has intrinsic values; and finally, protecting the environment can be a new source of economic growth.
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Ensuring no one is left behind: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development
Item Type: Newsletter
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Year: 00/00/2016
Abstract: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was adopted by all 193 UN Member States including Malaysia in September 2015. Through these 17 global goals and their 169 targets, Government have committed to eradicate poverty, fight inequalities, build peaceful, inclusive, and resilient societies, and secure the future of the planet and the well being of future generations over the next 15 years. The central objective of the Sustainable Development Goals is to leave no one behind.
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