Countdown to 2015:

Goal 7

Ensure Environmental Sustainability


Target 9:

Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programs and reverse the loss of environmental resources

Progress Indicators:

25. Proportion of land area covered by forest (FAO)
26. Ratio of area protected to maintain biological diversity to surface area (UNEP-WCMC)
27. Energy use (kg oil equivalent) per $1 GDP (PPP) (IEA, World Bank)
28. Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (UNFCCC, UNSD) and consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs (ODP tons) (UNEP-Ozone Secretariat)
29. Proportion of population using solid fuels (WHO)

Target 10:

Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation

Progress Indicators:

30. Proportion of population with sustainable access to an improved water source, urban and rural (UNICEF-WHO)
31. Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation, urban and rural (UNICEF-WHO)

Target 11:

Have achieved by 2020 a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers

Progress Indicators:

32. Proportion of households with access to secure tenure (UN-HABITAT)

Success Stories

Many of the environmental issues the world is facing today, from climate change to ozone depletion, are global in nature. With funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNDP supports international cooperation to promote sustainable development. The GEF is the largest fund for protecting the environment, with UNDP as one of the implementing agencies, along with UNEP and the World Bank...more >>>