Growing population, urbanization, increasing demand for agricultural and industrial production, economic growth, and climate change are putting water resources under ever-increasing strain (pdf)...
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Approximately 20% of the Earth’s vegetated surface shows persistent declining trends in productivity, mainly as a result of land/water use and management practices.
Virtual water and pollution impacts should be factored into the price of imported products. | Related Megatrends: Natural resources; Climate and environment; Geopower Multilateral cooperation...
Unless consumers' behaviour and consumption patterns change, by 2030, demand for food, water and energy will increase by approximately 35%, 40% and 50% respectively, compared to 2012...
Greenhouse gas emissions and pollution Greenhouse gas emissions and pollution are increasing, largely driven by economic and population growth. Meantime, the Earth’s biodiversity and resilience shows...
Ecological deficit Since 1970, the world is in ecological deficit. At present, 1.7 Earth planets are needed to support humanity's annual demand on the ecosystem. In 2017, Earth Overshoot...
While all UN Sustainable Development Goals aim reducing different forms of inequalities, Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries specifically requests...
Source: OECD, MEASURING DISTANCE TO THE SDG TARGETS: an assessment of where OECD countries stand, June 2017
