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Design and the SDGs

Thu 26 Sep 2019 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/drev.12102
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    SDG Poster "17 goals to transform our world" Source: UN Communication Material

What are the Sustainable Development Goals?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

The 17 SDGs are integrated - that is, they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.Learn more

So what is the role of designers? Click to read this article on Design and SDGs