Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 17 goals and 169 targets for people, planet and prosperity for the next 15 years. Much research of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is connected with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Read the brochure 'Toward Zero Hunger - Partnerships for Impact' in which examples are given of the work WUR is doing in order to support reaching the SDGs.
2. Zero hunger
Population growth, urbanisation, dietary change, pressure on ecosystems and climate change are among the factors contributing to greater uncertainties about future food and nutrition security. Food and nutrition security is also increasingly considered as a global public good, and needs to be supported for the sake of security and stability for the global population.
3. Good Health and Well-Being
Bad eating habits, over-eating, malnutrition or consumption of contaminated foods are the main causes of adverse food related health effects. In order to prevent this and thus improve human health via a healthy diet we need to develop tools and knowledge.
6. Clean water and sanitation
Water quality is an important factor for global food production. With the population of the world growing and becoming more affluent, managing of the world’s resources of fresh water becomes increasingly complex.
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
The increasing concentration of people in urban environments means that social, economic and environmental demands for living and working are under pressure.
12.Responsible consumption and production
Globally, a third of all food is lost or wasted between the farm and the fork.
13. Climate action
Global warming has caused a discernible effect on physical and biological systems.
14. Life in seas and oceans
The (inter)national marine policy strives to promote sustainable use of oceans and coastal regions. Wageningen University & Research (WUR) offers national and international governments insight into the consequences of current ocean policy has on ecosystems and biodiversity.
15. Life on land
In the Planet Earth Management research by WUR, the perspective is the earth and its resources for mankind.
17. Partnerships for the goals
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) will host the international conference ‘Towards Zero Hunger: Partnerships for impact’ at Wageningen Campus on 30-31 August 2018. The conference objective is to build bridges between the global challenges and local solutions, and between the various stakeholders (policy, science, business, civil society) to work in new partnerships on achieving the Zero Hunger targets in 2030 (SDG2).