How the UN Sustainable Development Goals Can Advance Racial Equity

Image Credit: Photo by Cottonbro Studio on PexelsThe number of recorded disasters has increased fivefold over the last 50 years, according to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). To reframe natural disasters as less “natural” and more the result of inequitable human development, a strategy balancing economic growth, social progress, and environmental protections is needed.

The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is such a strategy. Its sustainable development goals (SDG) framework offers stakeholders, both local and global, powerful tools to address complex challenges of risk, equity, and disaster recovery today.