Consider the following statements about the Global Sustainable Development Report:
1. It is produced every year.
2. The first edition of the report was published in 2019.
3. The report is prepared by the World Economic Forum.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2 only
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
• The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) originated in the Rio + 20 outcome, when the member states were laying the groundwork for the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The negotiators knew that the Agenda would be complex and unprecedented in ambition, and that the traditional siloed approach to development would not be adequate. They recognized the power of science to understand and navigate relationships among social, environmental and economic development objectives, and so they called for a report to strengthen the science-policy interface.
• In 2016, the member states decided that the report should be produced once every four years, to inform the quadrennial SDG review deliberations at the General Assembly and that it should be written by an Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the Secretary-General. They mandated that the Group would consist of 15 experts representing a variety of backgrounds, scientific disciplines and institutions, ensuring geographical and gender balance.
• The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development, is the first Global Sustainable Development Report prepared by the Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General.
• The first edition of the report was published in 2019.
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