Researching the SDGs
In the coming weeks, your team will choose one sustainability challenge to focus on during the course. Keep in mind that even though the challenge you choose may be broad, you are not expected to solve the entire problem. You will narrow it down and propose a solution that could be implemented in a local or national context.
You will first spend some time brainstorming and researching the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on your own.
1. Watch the video in the link below to gain an overview of the SDGs:
2. Explore the SDGs in more depth by opening the link below. You will need to use your knowledge of the SDGs during coming team meetings.
3. Throughout the course, you are expected to follow the news and pay special attention to news segments relating to sustainability issues in your region and country, but also on a global scale.