Why Water Professionals Should Care about the Sustainable Development Goals
Australian Water School via YouTube
Overview
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Learn about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relevant to water and their importance for water professionals in this 54-minute webinar. Explore the UN's 2015 adoption of the SDGs, focusing on Goal 6 for safe water and sanitation by 2030. Understand the multi-trillion dollar commitment by governments worldwide and the challenges in achieving these goals. Discover the international processes supporting the SDGs, Australia's involvement, and the High-Level Panel on Water's "Making Every Drop Count" initiative. Gain insights into necessary policy changes, world order assessment, and reasons for water professionals to engage with the SDGs. Find out why now is the crucial time to act and learn practical steps to contribute to this global effort.
Syllabus
Introduction
Agenda
Why does this matter
The Sustainable Development Goals
Ambition
Accountability
Deadline
Australia
Agenda 2030
HighLevel Panel on Water
Making Every Drop Count
Australias Involvement
What needs to be done
World Order Assessment
Changing Policy Settings
Questions
Why should you care
Why now
What can you do
Outro
Taught by
Australian Water School