Access to Basic Services: From Public Benefit Practice to a Sustainable Development Approach

Heading towards an unsustainable world: some of the implications of not achieving the SDGs

“…If inequality persists in the future, the world would experience more events of migration [ 55 ], which expose migrants to several risks and danger in the journey across borders The urbanisation represents a challenge to the targets of SDG 11 [ 56 ] and if not met it would imply in cities with living conditions that favour carbon emissions and exacerbated use of resources. It pressures waste and water management systems and infrastructure Millions would keep lacking proper waste collection and provision of basic needs (such as sanitation) and living in bad conditions [ 57 ]. Harmful air quality, not enough provision of public transportation, and bad network among streets and open public spaces [ 34 ] would lead to public dissatisfaction and could cause city crisis Not seeing a decoupling of economic growth and natural resources use would imply in bigger global material footprint [ 58 ] putting much pressure on the environment.…”

“…Millions would keep lacking proper waste collection and provision of basic needs (such as sanitation) and living in bad conditions [ 57 ]. Harmful air quality, not enough provision of public transportation, and bad network among streets and open public spaces [ 34 ] would lead to public dissatisfaction and could cause city crisis…”