Programa Igarapé 2040
Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Adopted in September 2015 by 193 UN Member States (UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1), the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was the result of a participatory global process of over two years, coordinated by the UN. This process involved governments, civil society, the private sector, and research institutions, who contributed through the ‘My World’ platform. Its implementation began in January 2016, building upon and expanding the scope of the Millennium Development Agenda (2000-2015). The 2030 Agenda encompasses economic development, the eradication of poverty and hunger, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, and good governance at all levels, including peace and security.
Declaration
The Declaration contains the vision, principles, and commitments of the 2030 Agenda. The vision is ambitious and transformative because it envisions a world free from current problems such as poverty, deprivation, hunger, disease, violence, inequality, unemployment, environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, among others.
The central principles are the full and permanent sovereignty of each State, universality, integrated development that ensures national implementation consistent with both national aspirations and the global vision, and leaving no one behind. This last principle implies fulfilling the objectives and targets in all countries and across all segments of society.
The commitments are outlined in the goals and targets, which are to be advanced through enhanced international cooperation. In doing so, it also reaffirms commitments to human rights (including the right to development) and international law.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
There are 17 goals and 169 targets for global action to be achieved by 2030. For the most part, they encompass the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainable development in an integrated and interconnected manner. Guided by these global targets, countries are expected to define their own national targets, according to their specific circumstances, and incorporate them into their policies, programs, and government plans.
IGMA and Excellent Cities
The Aquila Municipal Management Index (IGMA) is a technology and innovation platform developed by the Aquila Institute, with the goal of promoting the Virtuous Cycle of Human Development.
IGMA is composed of six pillars: Governance, Fiscal Efficiency and Transparency; Education; Health and Well-being; Infrastructure and Urban Mobility; Sustainability; and Socioeconomic Development and Public Order. These pillars are interdependent and strategically follow this sequence to set the wheel in motion, harmoniously, toward human development.
It also gathers public data from all 5,568 Brazilian cities. In constant evolution, the platform encompasses various indicators distributed across the six pillars. Using its own algorithm, IGMA consolidates, cross-references, and organizes data from official, public, and primary sources.
The Igarapé 2040 Program was developed using the Excellent Cities Methodology, of which IGMA is also a part.
