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A growing body of research and scientific as well as local evidence has shown that climate change impacts is on the rise with its attendant risks/hazards for the land system, even as it relates to DLDD, these being exacerbated by anthropogenic factors; thus, pushing the earth system to a tipping point therefore requiring that society braze up its coping capacities to avert the impending danger…

Facts and figures on SDG 6- Clean water and sanitation 📚Despite progress, 2.2 billion people still lacked safely managed drinking water services, 3.5 billion lacked safely managed sanitation services, and 2.0 billion lacked basic hygiene services in 2022 📚Approximately 58% of household wastewater was safely treated in 2022. Progress towards the target of halving the…

Facts and figures on SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy FACTS AND FIGURES 📚The global electricity access has risen from 87% in 2015 to 91% in 2021, but 675 million people, primarily in LDCs and sub-Saharan Africa, remain without access. 📚In 2021, 71% of the global population had access to clean cooking fuels and technologies, up from 64% in 2015. The region with…

Facts and figures on SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure FACTS AND FIGURES 📚The share of manufacturing employment in total employment continued to decline worldwide, falling from 14.3% in 2015 to 13.6% in 2021. 📚Despite the slowdown, the global manufacturing value added (MVA) per capita increased from $1,646 (constant 2015 prices) in 2015 to $1,879 in 2022…

Facts and figures from the SDG special report launched 10 July 2023 SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 📚While the proportion of urban population living in slums declined slightly, from 25.4% to 24.2% between 2014 and 2020, the total number of slum dwellers continues to rise with…

Facts and figures from the SDG special report launched 10 July 2023 SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals 📚Net ODA flows in 2022 were $206 billion, up 15.3% in real terms. This is the highest growth rate in record, but ODA as a percentage of GNI remains below the 0.7% target, reaching 0.37% in 2022. The increase was primarily due to domestic spending on refugees and aid for…