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What is the core principle shared by the human development approach and the 2030 Agenda?
The proportion of employed population below $1.90 purchasing power parity a day in the Philippines in 2019 is 5.2%.
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What is one of the areas of collaboration mentioned in the text to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda?
Eradicating poverty
The human development approach and the 2030 Agenda both aim to ___________ no one behind.
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What is one of the ways to strengthen how the UNDP system works together, according to the text?
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The development work of the UNDP system does not contribute to peacebuilding and sustaining peace in countries in conflict and post-conflict situations.
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Match the following areas of focus with their corresponding descriptions:
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What is the percentage of the population that lived below the national poverty line in the Philippines in 2018, according to the text?
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What percentage of the world's population lives in extreme poverty?
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The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming to below 3 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
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What is one of the UNDP's Signature Solutions to promote sustainable development?
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The Paris Agreement requires ______________________ transformation, based on the best available science.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the UNDP's Signature Solutions?
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The goal of the Paris Agreement is to achieve a climate neutral world by the end of the century.
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Match the following UNDP's Signature Solutions with their corresponding descriptions:
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What is one of the ways to build resilience to shock and crises?
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By 2020, countries submit their plans for climate action known as:
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The Paris Agreement places great emphasis on climate-related capacity-building for developed countries.
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What is the vision of the Paris Agreement regarding technology development and transfer?
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The Paris Agreement reaffirms that developed countries should take the lead in providing financial assistance to countries that are ______________________ and more vulnerable.
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Match the following concepts with their corresponding descriptions:
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What is the amount of dollars leveraged in additional financing for countries' climate action?
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The Paris Agreement only focuses on climate action and does not consider other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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The Paris Agreement works on a ______________________ cycle of increasingly ambitious climate action carried out by countries.
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Study Notes
Human Development Approach and the 2030 Agenda
- Both the human development approach and the 2030 Agenda focus on universalism, aiming to leave no one behind and promoting sustainability as a core principle.
- They share common areas of focus, including eradicating extreme poverty, ending hunger, reducing inequality, and ensuring gender equality.
Areas of Collaboration
- Eradicating poverty:
- 16.7% of the Philippine population lived below the national poverty line in 2018.
- 2.2% of the employed population in the Philippines lived below $1.90 purchasing power parity a day in 2019.
- Addressing climate change
- Improving adolescent and maternal health
- Achieving gender equality and empowerment of women and girls
- Emphasizing development as a central goal, contributing to peacebuilding and sustaining peace in countries in conflict and post-conflict situations.
Strengthening Collaboration
- Planning together at the country level
- Implementing programs together differently, such as integrated partnerships
- Enhancing multi-stakeholder partnerships involving government, civic society, and the private sector
- Enhancing efficiency together through business operations strategies, mutual recognition, and broader operational harmonization
UNDP Vision and Approach
- Eradicate poverty in all its forms and dimensions (9% of the world's population live in extreme poverty)
- Accelerate structural transformation for sustainable development, including:
- Transitioning to zero-carbon development
- Inclusive and accountable governance
- Effectively leveraging technological advances such as automation and digitalization
- Build resilience to shock and crises, including geophysical climatic hazards, disease outbreaks, and sudden economic downturns
UNDP's Signature Solutions
- Keeping people out of poverty
- Strengthening effective, inclusive, and accountable governance
- Enhancing national prevention and recovery capacities for resilient societies
- Promoting nature-based solutions for a sustainable planet
- Closing the energy gap through renewable energy and enhancing energy efficiency
- Strengthening gender equality and empowerment of women and girls
The Paris Agreement
- A legally binding international treaty on climate change, adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris in 2015
- Entered into force in 2016, aiming to limit global warming to below 2°C, preferably 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels
- Goal to achieve a climate-neutral world by mid-century
How the Paris Agreement Works
- 5-year cycle of increasingly ambitious climate action by countries
- Countries submit plans for climate action (nationally determined contributions, NDCs) by 2020
- Emphasis on economic and social transformation, based on the best available science
Supporting One Another
- Finance: developed countries to provide financial assistance to less endowed and vulnerable countries
- Technology: vision of fully realizing technology development and transfer for improving resilience and reducing GHG emissions
- Capacity-building: emphasis on climate-related capacity-building for developing countries
Keeping the Climate Promise
- Supporting 110 countries to enhance their NDCs by 2020
- Menu of 5 services tailored to each country's unique context for maximum impact
- 300+ billion UNDP climate projects, 1.9+ billion dollars under implementation in 2019, and 8 billion dollars leveraged in additional financing
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This quiz explores the human development approach and its connection to the 2030 Agenda, focusing on universalism, poverty eradication, and inequality reduction.
