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Scotland and the Sustainable Development Goals a National Review to Drive Action © Crown Copyright 2020 This publication will be available in accessible HTML on the gov.scot website Scotland and the Sustainable Development Goals A national review to drive action © Crown copyright 2020 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open- government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: [email protected]. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is available at www.gov.scot Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at The Scottish Government St Andrew’s House Edinburgh EH1 3DG ISBN: 978-1-83960-173-6 Published by The Scottish Government, July 2020 Produced for The Scottish Government by APS Group Scotland, 21 Tennant Street, Edinburgh EH6 5NA PPDAS747626 (07/20) Scotland and the Sustainable Development Goals A national review to drive action iii CONTENTS Page Contextual Note ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 01 Introduction ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 02 Delivering the Goals ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 03 Goal Chapters ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 07 Goal 1: No Poverty ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 08 Goal 2: Zero Hunger ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 32 © Crown copyright 2020 Goal 4: Quality Education �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 42 Goal 5: Gender Equality ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 64 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open- government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 75 Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: [email protected]. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 86 obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is available at www.gov.scot Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 99 Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at The Scottish Government Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 119 St Andrew’s House Edinburgh EH1 3DG Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 127 ISBN: 978-1-83960-173-6 Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 137 Published by The Scottish Government, July 2020 Produced for The Scottish Government by APS Group Scotland, 21 Tennant Street, Edinburgh EH6 5NA PPDAS747626 (07/20) Scotland and the Sustainable Development Goals A national review to drive action iv Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production �������������������������������������������������������������������������� 149 Goal 13: Climate Action ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 157 Goal 14: Life Below Water ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 176 Goal 15: Life on Land ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 186 Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 199 Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 209 Next Steps ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 222 Appendix – List of UN Sustainable Development Goal Targets Steps �������������������������������������������������������� 226 Scotland and the Sustainable Development Goals A national review to drive action 01 CONTEXTUAL NOTE In order to focus our collective efforts on addressing This report is a collaborative effort between the the challenges raised by COVID-19, we have taken Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Network a pragmatic approach to publishing this final draft Scotland, Scottish Government and the Convention version, with minor amendments, reflecting comments of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)� The initial made in response to the version we made available commission for contributions was made in February in September 2019� It brings together the evidence, 2019, with a final draft made publicly available in actions and stories of how we were making progress September 2019 for comment� This publication is the towards the SDGs in the pre-pandemic world� While final draft and is current as of September 2019� As we believe it to be accurate as of that date, readers such, it does not cover the period of the COVID-19 are advised to check the latest position, for example, pandemic in Scotland (from March 2020 onwards)� via the websites of the Scottish Government, SDG Network Scotland or COSLA� The Supplementary Review is intended to help shape conversations about priorities, how we can learn from In bringing the publication process to a conclusion, success and how to take action as a country to make we want to look ahead to how the SDGs can inform good on the 2030 Agenda and Scotland’s wellbeing policy development and strategies for a balanced framework – the National Performance Framework and sustainable recovery out of the COVID-19 crisis� (NPF)� These conversations are now set in the We trust that this draft review provides a statement context of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, its of our pre-COVID-19 ambition on driving progress implications for policy delivery, and how we respond towards the SDGs in Scotland and keeps in sight our to the crisis, recover from the harms it has caused and achievements so far� We hope it can function as a renew Scotland� baseline to track progress towards the SDGs, and a point of reference to track impacts of the pandemic on the delivery of the 2030 Agenda and on our National Outcomes� Scotland and the Sustainable Development Goals A national review to drive action 02 INTRODUCTION The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development education, this does not mean that we are not seeking provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity to go further than the ambitions laid out in the SDGs� for people and the planet, now and into the future� Similarly, where we face challenges in meeting Goals, As part of this, the Sustainable Development Goals decisions will need to be taken on what to prioritise (SDGs) are a universal call to action� Scotland signed and what further actions are required� Complementary up to the SDGs in 2015 and this review brings to this review are Scotland’s Wellbeing: Delivering the together evidence, actions and stories of how we National Outcomes report which provides an overall are making progress to meet the Goals� It contains picture of Scotland’s wellbeing, and the Scottish inspirational examples of how people across Scotland Government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy: are taking action to make us a more successful May 2019 which provides an important backdrop on country and to ensure we are at the forefront of this available resources� Since this review was developed, international agenda� It also highlights some of the the Scottish Government published its Programme for challenges we face� Government 2019-20 Protecting Scotland’s Future, and particularly relevant actions have been added to This review, a collaborative effort between the SDG this review by way of update on the evidence received Network Scotland, Scottish Government and the in 2019� Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), scratches the surface of the depth of activity The relationship between the SDGs and the powers across Scotland� It is intended to help shape future of the Scottish Parliament is complex and this review conversations about where our priorities lie, how we does not attempt to narrow or adjust performance
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