Transforming our World The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals

Should goal setting focus on aiming high & reaching for the stars Should goal setting focus on aiming high & reaching for the stars? Or, should it be practical and attainable?

Project objectives Focus Questions How do the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) act as a framework for approaching current global challenges? What opportunities do the SDGs present for the individual? For Canada? And for the global community? Are the SDGs realistic or aspirational? Should they be realistic or aspirational? To understand what the SDGs are and how/why they evolved out of the Millennium Development Goals To understand the SDGs are connected To research opportunities for agency for the individual, for Canada and for global community To create a Pecha kucha style presentation, and participate in a critical friend peer support group.

Millennium Development Goals - 2000 UN Millennium Summit 2000 Goals outline intentions for 15 years, to 2015 Targets identified to work towards Agreed upon by nations and development agencies Framework for focusing on meeting the needs of the world’s poorest

Discussion #1 – the MDGs Look at the 8 MDGs: What are your first impressions of this framework for action? What type of goal setting is this? Aspirational or attainable? Is this a workable framework for solving the world’s global challenges?

Highlights of the MDGs With your group: Review the highlights of the MDGs Try to match the successes with the associated MDG What do you SEE has happened in terms of achievement? Does this make you THINK differently about the MDGS? What do you still WONDER about the MDGs or goal setting of this nature? Video #1 https://youtu.be/DdLqiTvFwJk

The Sustainable Development Goals UN Sustainable Development Summit, September 2015 17 goals, 169 targets Integrated, with greater consultation Recognize the principle of Universality Vision for all people everywhere Vision to address global public goods Vision to support all countries for all people Video 2 http://bcove.me/jshikulv Video 3 https://youtu.be/RpqVmvMCmp0

Discussion #2 – The SDGs What are your first impressions of this framework for action? What has changed? What has remained? What type of goal setting is this? Aspirational or attainable? Is this a workable framework for solving the world’s global challenges? Is anything missing?

Moving Forward What opportunities are there for individuals, for Canada and for the global community to demonstrate agency meeting this goal? http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sdgoverview/post-2015-development-agenda.html http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jan/19/sustainable-development-goals-united-nations