Sustainable Development Resources

• SDG1—No Poverty

  • Esri SDG Geospatial Learning Hub
  • Aloha Challenge—A culture of sustainability
  • Maps serve as a compass for the SDGs
  • SDSN announces partnership expansion with Esri to restore and accelerate SDG progress

• SDG2—Zero Hunger

  • How to tackle hunger and food scarcity
  • Map-based apps help fight food insecurity caused by COVID-19
  • Proving the value of Earth observation data for small-scale agriculture
  • World Food Programme guides operations in Afghanistan with online GIS apps

• SDG3—Good Health and Well-Being

  • Citywide health initiative improves lives in Rancho Cucamonga
  • How GIS can help leaders achieve equitable, speedy vaccine distribution
  • How maps inform public health decisions in San Bernardino County

• SDG4—Quality Education

  • Students take to GIS to build solutions for their communities
  • The history of justice, race, and equity—Educators create maps to foster unity

• SDG5—Gender Equality

  • Groundbreaking support for trailblazing women
  • Her land, her power: How geospatial tech secures women’s land rights

• SDG6—Clean Water and Sanitation

  • Using the geographic approach, technology to understand a global water crisis
  • World Vision Kenya improves access to clean water, sanitation

• SDG7—Affordable and Clean Energy

  • Finding a home for solar: Kentucky maps prime renewable energy sites
  • How ocean waves can power the future
  • Web map brings together wildlife conservation and green energy development

• SDG8—Decent Work and Economic Growth

  • A little-known alternative to wooing Amazon

• SDG9—Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

  • Mekong infrastructure tracker provides a regional perspective on sustainability

• SDG10—Reduce Inequalities

  • Charles Lee: Environmental justice leader uses maps to reveal injustices
  • Geography brings equity and social justice into focus in King County

• SDG11—Sustainable Cities and Communities

  • Advancing equity and inclusion: LA Metro's vision and strategy
  • Digital twin boosts growth, sustainability planning in Maryland County

• SDG12—Responsible Consumption and Production

  • NextTech: Geoblockchain and the challenge of food spoilage

• SDG13—Climate Action

  • AT&T taps advanced analytics to map decades of climate risk
  • Cities save lives by mapping communities most at risk from extreme heat

• SDG14—Life Below Water

  • A global approach to preventing plastic from reaching the ocean
  • Improving Our Coastal Ocean
  • Sustainably growing the blue economy through shared ocean information
  • Tracking vessels supports EU sustainable fishing policy

• SDG15—Life on Land

  • The Diversity of Life
  • A New Land Cover Map of the World
  • An index for a greener world

• SDG16—Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

  • Combating human trafficking with ArcGIS Pro Intelligence

• SDG17—Partnerships for the Goals

  • Building a network of hubs for sustainable development
  • SDGs Today

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