1. Sustainable Development Goals and Science
Flavia Schlegel, ADG Natural Sciences
UNESCO
Launch of the UNESCO Science Report: towards 2030
European Parliament May 31, 2016

2. Source: Website The Guardian, 22.7.2015 http://gu.com/p/44qyn/sbl

3. Agenda 2030 for SD New Development Paradigm
Universal – for developed and developing countries
Integrated - 3 pillars of sustainable development (economic, social, environmental); 3 pillars of the UN (development, human rights, peace and security)
Interlinked – “all or nothing agenda”
Evidence-based

4. Science and the Agenda 2030 Science IN the SDGs and Agenda 2030
Science FOR the SDGs and Agenda 2030
Agenda 2030 and SDGs FOR Science
Science: Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, STI
Knowledge: Scientific and Local and Indigenous Knowledge Base, other sources of Knowledge

5. Science in the Agenda 2030

6. SDGs and Science

7. Global Development Frameworks
Samoa Pathway
Sendai Framework
Istanbul Program of Action
Addis Ababa Action Agenda

8. Interconnectedness in the Agenda 2030
Source: WHO/CCU/16.02

9. Science Sector’s contributions to the SDGs
SC Major Contributions
SDG 6 – Water (16%):
All Targets
ER 10 and ER 11
SDG 9 – Innovation (9%):
Particularly Target 9.5 and 9.b*
ER 1 and ER 2
SDG 11 – Safe cities (8%):
Particularly Target 11.5 and 11.b*
ER 8 and ER 10
SDG 13 – Climate Change (11%):
ER 1, ER 8, ER 9 and ER 10
SDG 15 – Biodiversity (10%):
ER 9
SDG 17 – Global Partnership (10%):
Targets on Technology; Capacity-building; and Systemic Issues
All ERs, most coming from ER 1 and ER 2
SC Moderate Contributions:
SDG 4 – Education (5%):
ER 2/G 2: Enhancing innovation culture and informed policies through the promotion of science education at all levels
ER 6/G 6: Water education, the key for water security (though not represented in matrix!)
SDG 5 – Gender Equality (6%):
ER 1, 2 and 3
SDG 12 – Sustainable Consumption and Production (5%):
ER 9 and 10
*Targets
SDG 9.5: Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
SDG 9.b: Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities
SDG 11.5: By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations
SDG 11.b: By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction , holistic disaster risk management at all levels

10. Facilitating International Science Cooperation

11. Review and Monitoring: Science informing Policy

12. UN Scientific Advisory Board

13. Awareness Raising projects
UNESCO For Women in Science Programme
Kalinga Prize on Science Popularization
STEM and Gender advancement: SAGA
World Science Day for Peace and Development
World Science forum (WSF)

14. Science and the Agenda 2030: An Opportunity…to be seized!
Thank you for your attention!