Session-1: Unpacking Agenda 2030: 1.4. Categorization of 17 Sdgs Into 5Ps
Session-1: Unpacking Agenda 2030: 1.4. Categorization of 17 Sdgs Into 5Ps
Session-1: Unpacking Agenda 2030: 1.4. Categorization of 17 Sdgs Into 5Ps
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AGENDA 2030
These 5Ps or 5 Pillars of sustainable development provide a new direction to address growth and societal
challenges worldwide. Sustainable development requires a balanced integration of economic, social, and
environmental dimensions and 5Ps. One way to measure the progress of SDGs is to focus on these 5Ps. The
5Ps highlight how SDGs are inter-related and how the progress of one P balances and supports another’s
progress.
Food
Education
Gender Equality
Water
Sustainable Production
Oceans
Biodiversity
Energy
Economy
Reduce Inequality
Cities
4 Peace 16 Institutions
5 Partnership 17 Implementation
Source: OECD-Library
The heart of the 5Ps strategy is the principle of leaving no one behind. It is an ambitious systems-level
approach to solve extreme global poverty, inequality, and climate change. Let us discuss briefly 5Ps in this
session:
‘People’ emphasizes on all the people’s inclusion in socio-economic spheres to fully realize their potential
and exercise their rights, free of violence. Equitable access to quality healthcare to all men and women, equal
educational opportunities, decent jobs, and social security are the main pillars of this element. ‘Prosperity’
emphasizes on enjoying better connectivity with domestic and international markets while ensuring better
access to energy and public services and equal distribution of economic benefits. ‘Planet’ underpins the green,
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