If everyone is to enjoy a future of peace, dignity and opportunity, then science, technology and innovation need to be at the heart of the race to reach the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, a Forum at UN Headquarters heard on Tuesday. <p></p>
Today, 1.1 billion people lack access to electricity, while water stress affects more than 2 billion people. By 2030, the world will need 40 per cent more water and 50 per cent more energy. Climate change will exacerbate this stress even further.
Energy is central to the achievement of both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change. <p></p>
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed a new group of ten experts to support the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, as launched by the Heads of State and Government at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in 2015.
The President of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Miroslav Laj&#269;ák, identified sustainable development as a priority.
THE ANSWER IS IN NATURE How can we reduce floods, droughts and water pollution? By using the solutions we already find in nature.