Sustainable Development [New] 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. 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 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. A growing global population that is increasingly urban means demand for water is increasing at 2 per cent a year: With one in four cities already suffering water stress, by 2040 global demand could exceed supply by 50 per cent. Achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals - which include clean water, clean energy, sustainable cities, climate action, responsible consumption, reduced inequality and more - could open a market opportunity of $12 trillion by 2030. The next round of national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement will be submitted to the UN in 2020, and countries are already working on more ambitious updates, which will be crucial to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Without sufficient supplies of water it will be impossible to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 6, which includes a target to ensure availability and sustainable management of water for all by 2030. Every year from now until 2030, the world will need to invest an estimated $ 171-229 billion on water supply and sanitation, $ 23-335 billion on flood protection, and $ 43-100 billion on irrigation to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says achieving the SDGs will cost between US$5 and $7 trillion annually, with an investment gap in developing countries of about US$2.5 trillion. Food safety is a central element of public health and will be crucial in achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. In our outlook to 2040, the production of desalinated seawater in the Middle East is projected to increase almost fourteen-fold to 2040, and there is a concerted shift towards membrane-based desalination in both our New Policies Scenario and Sustainable Development scenarios. In 2019, there will be increased transparency around social impact metrics and targets both within organizations and outside of them, and sustainable development goals will be utilized much more consistently as a framework for developing and measuring social impact initiatives. Under its Sustainable Development scenario - the one that keeps the world on track for its climate goals, and removes global energy poverty - 2/3 rd of the world's electricity generation will need to come from renewables by 2040, roughly 40% from wind and solar alone. The UN aims to end tuberculosis's threat as an epidemic within 11 years as one of its 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Qatar will be one of the first countries in the world to launch 5G commercial services, which will contribute to the achievement of Qatar National Vision 2030 goals by ensuring the sustainable development of the ICT sector. In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, capital investment in urban sanitation alone will require at least US$46 billion every year, with an additional US$25 billionayear for sanitation in rural areas. See full forecast Last updated: 18 July 2019
