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Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Many cities around the world are facing acute challenges in managing rapid urbanization— from ensuring adequate housing and infrastructure to support growing populations, to confronting the environmental impact of urban sprawl, to reducing vulnerability to disasters.

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Pollution Risk

This indicator is based on nutrient, pesticide and air pollution. Pollution is an important driver of biodiversity and ecosystem change throughout all biomes. While terrestrial ecosystems have been affected by nitrogen-phosphorous fertilisers, these have had a far more pernicious effect on the...

Land, Freshwater and Sea Use Change

This indicator measures cropland expansion, river fragmentation and pressures on marine environments through shipping and direct human impact. Land- and sea-use change is the major human influence on habitats. Habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and is the number one reason...

African Development Corridors and their Impact on Protected Areas

The African Development Corridors published by Thorn, J.P.R., Bignoli, D.J., Mwangi, B. et al. The African Development Corridors Database: a new tool to assess the impacts of infrastructure investments. Sci Data 9, 679 (2022) have been buffered according to the level of intervention (Major road: 15...

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Good health & well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Good health & well-being

Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Quality Education

Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Gender Equality

Clean water & sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Clean water & sanitation

Affordable & clean energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Affordable & clean energy

Decent work & economic growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Decent work & economic growth

Industry, innovation & infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Industry, innovation & infrastructure

Reduced Inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Reduced Inequalities

Sustainable cities and communities

Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Sustainable cities and communities

Responsible consumption and production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Responsible consumption and production

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Life below water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources

Life below water

Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Partnerships for the goals

Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Partnerships for the goals