Development Studies [New] The 'middle-of-the-road' scenario expects a global population of 9.2 billion people with a medium per-capita GDP, whereas the most pessimistic scenario has a population approaching 10 billion people with a low per-capita GDP. If the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) are to be met by 2030, Africa will need the best of every form of agriculture including GE crops and crops made with CRISPR technology. At current rates, global warming is likely to reach at least 1.5 degrees Celsius between 2030 and 2052, leading to significant risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth. India is expected to account for about 20 percent of the total young talent pool supplied by the non-Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) G-20 countries. Smart city frameworks will have a transformational business impact in the next two to five years as cities in Africa apply diverse strategies to accelerate the development of smart city frameworks based on traffic, social and safety issues. Resilience against multiple threats, including climate change, is a key prerequisite for sustainable development, in particular when it comes to the challenge of feeding over 2 billion Africans by 2050. The challenge of state fragility is now being viewed as both a global security threat and the principal obstacle to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Asian Development Bank states that $26 trillion in infrastructure needs to be invested in Asia by 2030 to maintain economic expansion, eradicate poverty and respond to climate change: Lowering carbon emissions alone will require $2.4 trillion a year. The sustainable development goals will not be universally achieved given the weak global response to climate change. 68 per cent of the world population is projected to live in urban areas by 2050, which will place the responsibility of sustainable development and mitigating climate change on the shoulders of planners across the world who are trying to manage urban growth. Nepal was expected to achieve 100 percent access to electricity within a few years, well ahead of the target year of 2030 set by Sustainable Development Goal 7. Rapid population growth in poor countries will challenge efforts to meet sustainable development goals such as combating hunger and malnutrition. While cities and urban areas will offer important opportunities for economic development, they will also become increasingly vulnerable to the physical and transition risks posed by climate change. The economic growth of emerging countries such as China and India will result in rapid infrastructure development to support the use of hybrid vehicles. In addition to climate change and immense population growth, expect an increasing exploitation of the oceans in the coming decades - for drinking water and food, but also in the use of marine resources. Immediate action is required from all relevant stakeholders to prevent the risk of falling short in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. The emerging bioeconomy will play a valuable role - albeit quite differentiated and contextualised - across countries and regions at quite different levels of development, just as the Sustainable Development Goals were envisioned to be universal in nature. The world will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, if child labourers in the agricuture sector are simply left behind. In 20 years, China will still be a developing economy by many measures - its financial development will lag its economic development, and many economic and policy distortions may still persist. If current trends continue, it is projected that $8.5 trillion will be transferred to families in developing countries over the 15-year life of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Sustainable Development scenario - an accelerated clean energy transition plan which will put the world on track to meet goals related to climate change - universal access and clean air - global demand for coal needs to fall by more than 50% by 2040. Power and Energy Systems will play a crucial role in the 21st century as major drivers of economic growth and sustainable development. See full forecast Last updated: 17 September 2019 Hi, Would you like a quick online demo of our service from an experienced member of our team? Yes No
