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What would you do?
What would you do?
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Now that we are coming to the end of the course, we’d like you to think about all of the challenges and case studies you have been presented with.
Consider a fictional country “Sustainia”.
Sustainia has many problems which we can see in some of the current SDG indicators. We have also included some data from real countries as a way for you to give some context to each statistic.
| Sustainable Development Goal | Current statistics for Sustainia |
|---|---|
| 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio by 100,000 live births (Colombia 64/100,000) | 1,160/100,000 |
| 3.3.3 Malaria incidence per 1,000 population (Rwanda 301 / 100,000) | 500/1,000 |
| 3.C.1 Health worker density and distribution (France 138/10,000) | 4/10,000 |
| 6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (USA 91.1%) | 52% |
| 6.2.1 Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap and water (Pakistan 50-65%) | 40% |
| 11.1.1 Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing (USA 1.9%) | 20% |
| 5.5.1 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local governments (World average 23%) | 5% |
| 16.1.1 Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age (USA 4.9) | 6.4 / 100,000 |
| 16.2.3 – Proportion of young women and men aged 18‑29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18 (Latin America 3.12) | 5.2 |
In the comments section below:
- Of all in this list, which SDG would you prioritize? Why?
- Does that SDG relate to any of the other SDGs? If so, in what way?
- List three challenges you would face in achieving this goal
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