Economics Study - Economics — Chapter 3: Sustainable development

Fourteen is the ocean. Fifteen is the land. Six is the tap.

Starting point

The 2030 Agenda has seventeen goals with fixed numbers. The papers test the numbers, not the poetry. SDG 1 is no poverty. SDG 2 is zero hunger. SDG 3 is good health and well-being. SDG 4 is quality education. SDG 6 is clean water and sanitation. SDG 9 is industry, innovation and infrastructure. SDG 10 is reduced inequalities. SDG 13 is climate action. SDG 14 is life below water. SDG 15 is life on land. The India Index 2018 item asks 1, 2 and 9 together, and the match lists ask 10, 13, 14 and 15, and 1, 3, 4 and 6.

A single swapped pair fails the code. Climate is 13, not 14. Life on land is 15, not 14. Water for drinking and sanitation is 6, not the ocean goal. Inequality is 10, not “the last goal”. Learn the list as a strip you can recite, then the match codes become mechanical.

Recite 1 poverty, 2 hunger, 3 health, 4 education, 5 gender, 6 water.
Continue 7 energy, 8 work, 9 industry, 10 inequality, 11 cities, 12 consumption.
Finish 13 climate, 14 life below water, 15 life on land, 16 peace and institutions, 17 partnership.
Check every match against that strip before looking at the codes.
The keyed codes are A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 for the 10/13/14/15 list, and A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1 for the 1/3/4/6 list, given the lists in the bank.

Worked example. Someone who thinks “water” and marks SDG 14 has chosen oceans. Drinking water and toilets are SDG 6. Someone who thinks “environment” and marks every green goal as 13 has erased forests and oceans. The match item exists to force the split: 13 climate, 14 below water, 15 on land. The 2018 index item’s triple is poverty, hunger, industry.

Memory hook. 1 poverty, 2 hunger, 3 health, 4 education, 6 water, 9 industry, 10 inequality, 13 climate, 14 oceans, 15 land.

Further explanation

The numbers are political artefacts of the 2015 negotiation, which is why energy is 7 and infrastructure is 9 rather than sitting beside each other in a textbook taxonomy. Examiners exploit that arbitrariness. A answer can group the seventeen into people, prosperity, planet, peace and partnership, the “five P” clustering, after the numbers are secure.

Indicators sit under targets, which sit under goals. The index topics score indicators. This topic is only the goal titles and numbers.

Figure

Numbers that get swapped

1 no poverty · 2 zero hunger · 3 health · 4 education

6 clean water and sanitation · 9 industry, innovation, infrastructure

10 reduced inequalities · 13 climate · 14 life below water · 15 life on land

The full seventeen are the syllabus. These are the collisions the items engineer.

Concept

Original notes

Subtopic 7.1: The 17 Global Goals Framework

Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015 as part of Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 17 SDGs encompass 169 targets:

SDG 1: No Poverty – End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
SDG 2: Zero Hunger – End hunger, achieve food security, and promote sustainable agriculture.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
SDG 4: Quality Education – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning.
SDG 5: Gender Equality – Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation – Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation.
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy – Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable modern energy.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – Promote sustained, inclusive, sustainable economic growth.
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure – Build resilient infrastructure and foster innovation.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities – Reduce inequality within and among countries.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities – Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production – Ensure sustainable consumption patterns.
SDG 13: Climate Action – Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
SDG 14: Life Below Water – Conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas, and marine resources.
SDG 15: Life on Land – Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions – Promote peaceful societies and access to justice.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals – Strengthen the means of implementation and global partnership.

Important points

SDG 1 = No Poverty; SDG 2 = Zero Hunger; SDG 9 = Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.
SDG 10 = Reduced Inequalities; SDG 13 = Climate Action; SDG 14 = Life Below Water; SDG 15 = Life on Land.
SDG 3 = Good Health; SDG 4 = Quality Education; SDG 6 = Clean Water & Sanitation.

Module 7: Mapping Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 1 to SDG 17)

Subtopic 7.1: The 17 Global Goals Framework

Numbers that get swapped

Original notes

Subtopic 7.1: The 17 Global Goals Framework