"India has only four per cent water share of the world s fresh rainwater resources. So, there is a basic necessity to save, reuse and repurpose. When India became independent, the availability of water was 5,000 litres per capita now it has become 1,100 litres. There is a basic decline in availability of water due to human and cattle population growth," Prakash Javadekar said.
Startups that are invariably aligned to UN 2030 sustainable development goals
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On September 25, 2015, during the 2015 Sustainable Development Summit, the 193 member United Nations passed a draft resolution of the 15-year-plan – the 17 goals called the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. These goals come as a cover to the Millennial Development Goals that were charted in 2000.
The world stood in unison and applauded. Even Pope Francis gave his blessing and considers these goals as a sign of hope.
Peter Drucker rightly said
, “Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” With the goals in place, it is now time to make these goals a reality. According to sources, the goals are said to cost about $5 trillion every year. Does that mean that all the goals, just need money for success? Absolutely not. Every small act of goodness will add up to the impact the world is aspiring for.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Mr Sihle Zikalala has warned that if not addressed, the climate emergency may devastate economies in the same way Covid-19 has. The Premier said addressing challenges related to climate change requires a concerted effort from all stakeholders. “The climate emergency demands that in all that we do, we must produce, trade, and conduct business and our lives in a manner that protects and nourishes the environment. Our generation has the historic task of building climate resilient communities, reducing the carbon footprint, deploying environmentally friendly green technologies, and ensuring a just transition to a low carbon and sustainable development trajectory. Part of the just transition means that the support of new, green industries must be accompanied by the development of new skills and the reskilling of the work force so that people can fully benefit from the new industries and businesses,” the Premier said.