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Good Evening, classmates and Ma’am Mara!

2. Differentiate MDGsfrom SDGs


Before pointing out differences let us grasp the context of both the MDGs and the SGDs:
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are 8 clear, measurable, time-bounded goals with 21
targets that aims to eradicate poverty and improving the lives of the world's poorest people. On the year
2000, leaders of 189 countries signed the historic millennium declaration at the United Nations
Millennium Summit committed to help attain it, with a target achievement date of 2015.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) known as a successor of MDGs and are the United
Nations global development goals. These are bold universal agreements to end poverty in all its
dimensions and craft an equal, just and secure world. It has 17 goals and 169 targets covering multiple
aspects of growth and development. It was adopted by 193 countries of United Nations General Assembly
on 25th September 2015. SDG is officially known as “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.”
Its key main differences are specifically the following:

Number of Goals and Targets: The MDGs consists of 8 goals with 21 targets , while SDGs have 17 goals
and 169 targets

Origin: Clearly the MDGs are the predecessor while the SGDs are the successor to the MDGs

Zero Goals: MDG targets the year 2015 to get “halfway” to the goal of ending hunger and poverty
reduction.

The SDGs are designed to finish the job by 2030 to get a statistical “zero” on hunger, poverty,
preventable child deaths and other targets. It has wide emphasis not just on poverty reduction but to
embed environmental, economic and social aspects together.

Applicability: MDGs targeted developing countries particularly the poorest to achieve poverty
alleviation/reduction. It was designed in the context of “rich donors aiding poor recipients.” Meanwhile,
SDGs applies uniformly to all the countries; rich, middle income and poor, with the principle of “leaving
no one behind”.

Focused Areas: At their core, the SDGs and MDGs share the same target (eliminating poverty), however,
the new SDGs seek to incorporate a more expansive platform than their counterpart. Most notably, the
goals use the concept of sustainability to weave a comprehensive agenda extending well beyond the social
sector. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with 169 targets are broader in scope and will go
further than the MDGs by addressing the root causes of poverty and the universal need for development
that works for all people. The goals will cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic
growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. On the other hand, MDGs failed to consider the
root causes of poverty and fall short of considering the holistic nature of development. Moreover, it
mainly focuses on the prevalent challenges on social dimensions for instance: gender equality, women
empowerment, improve maternal health, and combat HIV.

SOURCES:
Boucher, L. (2019, August 16). Sustainable Development Goals vs. Millennium Development Goals: What
You Need To Know. Retrieved from https://populationeducation.org/sustainable-development-goals-vs-
millennium-development-goals-what-you-need-know/.

Adhikari, S. (2019, November 15). MDGs Vs SDGs: 17 Differences. Retrieved from


https://www.publichealthnotes.com/mdgs-vs-sdgs-17-differences/.

3. Briefly discuss the major challenges to sustainable settlement growth in the Philippines.

There are clearly major constraints that prevent the Philippines towards sustainable urban development.
And one major challenge is, the ferocious increase of urbanization in the country.

Philippines has experienced one of the highest urbanization rates in the developing world, registering
5.1% annual urban population growth from 1965 to 1995. According to UN projections, close to 1.4 million
people will be added into the urban system each year in the next 10 years. The continuing rural-urban
transition is rooted in the fact that urban areas, as engines of growth, offer opportunities for the rural
poor. However, without a strategic and holistic approach to increasingly complex urban issues, cities will
fail to create economic opportunities and protect themselves from environmental risks. And these issues
entailing urbanization include: The rapid population growth has led to an acute shortage of dwelling units
which resulted to; overcrowding, traffic congestion, pollution, housing shortages (slum and squatter
housing), high rents, poor urban living conditions, low infrastructure services, poverty, unemployment,
and poor sanitation.

SOURCE:

Rinkesh. (2019, November 10). 11 Major Global Urbanization Problems That Are Affecting Our planet.
Retrieved from https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/urbanization-problems.php.

4. Briefly study the Philippine Development Plan of the Duterte Administration and discuss the goals of
the administration with regards to solving housing issues in the Philippines

The Balai (Building Adequate Livable Affordable and Inclusive Filipino Communities) Housing
Program is the Duterte administration’s 10-year national housing program strategy to close the country’s
shelter gap. The program aims to improve government efforts in addressing Filipinos’ housing needs, with
the private sector playing a significant and pivotal role. The government is also able to raise funds for its
socialized and low cost housing programs through private sector initiative in providing financial programs
in lieu of their compliance to their commitments to build socialized houses.

Despite all these, still, homelessness, informal settlers and lack of decent housing remain to be a major
headache. But the real question is, why? Yet, the prevalent issue we are facing now is that the construction
of affordable housing for many of our common workers has been left mainly to the private sector to fill
up. Because housing for the well-to-do is much more profitable than building for the poor – both in terms
of administration as well as in turning over once lived in – the private sector has mostly concentrated on
building housing for those that can afford to pay for them.

SOURCE:
Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://manila2018.dof.gov.ph/index.php/philippine-development-plan-2017-2022/.

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