The Sustainable Development Goals – A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future
About this Course
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In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Adopted by 193 member states, the goals represent an important
international step in setting humanity on a trajectory towards
sustainable development.
Within this course, you will get a historical overview of how sustainability has been understood, as well as a thorough introduction to the SDGs – what they are, how progress can be measured, and how the SDGs are relevant for the management of the global systems supporting humanity. The course will examine how various societal actors are responding to and implementing the SDGs.
Within this course, you will get a historical overview of how sustainability has been understood, as well as a thorough introduction to the SDGs – what they are, how progress can be measured, and how the SDGs are relevant for the management of the global systems supporting humanity. The course will examine how various societal actors are responding to and implementing the SDGs.
While all of the SDGs are essential to sustainable development, SDG 13,
Climate Action, is usually perceived as the most urgent in terms of the
need for a swift implementation on a global scale. Therefore, particular
focus is given to this SDG. Through the course, you will gain
up-to-date knowledge of the current understanding of human impacts on
the Earth at the planetary level. Progress towards establishing global
management of human interactions with the climate system within the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is also
discussed.
The course is designed and taught by Professor Katherine Richardson, who
is a member of the 15-person panel appointed by the UN General
Secretary in 2016 to write the 2019 Global Sustainable Development
Report. In each lecture, Katherine interviews experts who provide
insights relevant to the topic at hand.
Instructor
Katherine Richardson
Professor
Sustainability Science Centre
Offered by
University of Copenhagen
Katherine Richardson
Professor
Sustainability Science Centre
Offered by
University of Copenhagen
The University of Copenhagen is the oldest University in Denmark - founded in 1479, and with over 38,000 students and more than 9,000 employees. The purpose of the University is to conduct research and provide education to the highest academic level. Based in Denmark's capital city it is one of the top research institutions in Europe.