ETBI Journal of Education - Vol 2:1 - June 2020 (Sustainable Development Goals 2015 -2030)

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ETBI Journal of Education June 2020 Foreword Michael D. Higgins President of Ireland This current volume of the Education and Training Boards Ireland Journal focuses on the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals from a pedagogical perspective, with articles on a range of experiences relating to the goals across the full gamut of policy dimensions to which they relate. The Sustainable Development Goals that emanate from the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda are the blueprint to achieve a more sustainable future for all, addressing the international contemporary challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and justice. No other international organisation surely could have achieved this tour de force, a moment of global solidarity and empathy. The strength of the United Nations lies in the collective commitments it fosters, such as the 2030 Agenda, and reminds us of the critical importance of a multilateral approach to dealing with global challenges. Such challenges that face the international community today – interconnected, interdependent and truly global as they are – are numerous, and none is more urgent than the existential threat of climate change. Climate change is moving so much faster than the efforts we are expending or enlisting to address it. NO OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION SURELY COULD HAVE ACHIEVED THIS TOUR DE FORCE, A MOMENT OF GLOBAL SOLIDARITY AND EMPATHY. Climate action – both mitigation and adaptation – is essential if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The cost of inaction is catastrophic, far greater than what it will cost us to set out on a truly meaningful, corrective path. With the Paris Agreement, we have both the framework and the foundations to move forward on a sustainable path. The debate on climate action in some respects has not only provided, and continues to provide, hope for those of us who place our faith in the multilateral system. It has been revelatory in demonstrating how global issues can be inclusive, how the voices of the small and less powerful can hold sway and can provide a powerful lead. In this regard, the role being played by, for example, Small Island Developing States is exemplary. But of course the Sustainable Development Goals go far beyond climate action, reaching across 17 important policy areas. The goals are an urgent PAGE 5
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