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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…

The Soil Atlas of Asia – from the Arctic to the Equator and the Mediterranean to the Pacific In most people's mind, soil would not figure highly in a list of the natural resources of Asia. However, healthy and fertile soils are the cornerstones of food security, key environmental services, social cohesion and the economies of most Asian countries. Unfortunately, soil is not in the…

This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and…

In this report, WRI researchers explore how rising demand for food, wood and shelter is squeezing land that’s needed for storing carbon and protecting biodiversity. This research uses new modeling to give a true global picture of the carbon opportunity costs for land use and proposes a four-pronged approach–produce, protect, reduce, restore–for sustainably managing the world’s finite land.…