LAST-MINUTE REVISION ยท ALL WEEKS

โšก Quick Revision Sheet

Top 60 facts, all key numbers, definitions, case study data, and flashcards โ€” everything for the night before the exam

๐Ÿ”ข All Key Numbers โ€” Most Tested

๐Ÿ“… Dates & Years

1987Brundtland Commission โ€” SD definition coined
1992Earth Summit โ€” Rio de Janeiro โ€” ESD topics first identified
2002WSSD โ€” Johannesburg โ€” education recognized for sustainability
201517 SDGs officially adopted by 193 UN Member States
2015Paris Agreement adopted at COP 21 by 196 parties
2020NEP 2020 โ€” India's New Education Policy
2030Deadline for all 17 SDGs

๐Ÿ“Š SDG Numbers

17Total SDGs (Global Goals)
167Total targets under the 17 SDGs
170World leaders who gathered at UN SDG Summit, New York 2015
193UN Member States who adopted SDGs in 2015
19Targets defined for SDG 17
25Indicators defined for SDG 17
$147BODA (Official Development Assistance) in 2017

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India Statistics

68.8%Indians live on less than $2/day (poverty)
189.2MUndernourished people in India (FAO 2020)
14%India's undernourished population percentage
34.7%Children under 5 who are stunted in India
94/107India's rank on Global Hunger Index 2020
1545 mยณPer capita water availability India (2011)
20.08%India internet access (2018) โ€” SDG 17.8.1
1.4/100Fixed broadband connections in India (2019)
50%Male-female wage gap in India (stagnant)
8National Missions on climate change (NAPCC 2008)

๐ŸŒ Global Statistics

70%Agriculture uses 70% of global freshwater (irrigation)
41%Women in paid work outside agriculture (up from 35% in 1990)
500+Languages the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is in
87%People with electricity access by 2016 (up from 78% in 2000)
3M+People impacted by Albania model water contract
12,418People who participated in Bosnia LEAP activities
37New municipal Action Plans drawn up in Bosnia case study

โ™ป๏ธ SDG 12 & Natural Resources

22%Food sector's share of total global GHG emissions (A12)
1.3B tFood wasted annually worldwide
2BPeople overweight or obese globally
3%Only 3% of Earth's water is freshwater
75%Crop diversity lost to Monocrop Culture
80%Food in developing world provided by smallholder farmers

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Institutions & Leadership

5Maxwell's levels of leadership (Positionโ†’Permissionโ†’Productionโ†’People Devโ†’Pinnacle)
6LEAD India core values (empathy, equity, inclusiveness, accountability, traditional+scientific, temperance)
5Theory U stages (co-initiatingโ†’co-sensingโ†’presencingโ†’co-creatingโ†’co-evolving)
3Frame model goal dimensions (cognitive + affective-motivational + behavioral)
8Sustainability competencies (systems thinking, anticipatory, normative, strategic, collaboration, critical thinking, self-awareness, integrated problem-solving)
6WHO health system building blocks (leadership, health info system, service delivery, financing, workforce, medicines)

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽ“ Education Numbers

4.7SDG Target โ€” citizenship/sustainable lifestyles โ€” 6 components
4.4SDG Target โ€” relevant skills for decent work
4.5SDG Target โ€” gender equality & inclusion
11.4SDG Target โ€” protect cultural & natural heritage
17.8.1SDG Indicator โ€” proportion using internet
135 lpcdUrban water benchmark India (Ministry of Housing)
55 lpcdRural water minimum (Jal Jeevan Mission)

๐Ÿฅ Health Numbers (Timor-Leste)

58%Stunting rate in Timor-Leste when programme began
45.7%Underweight children under 5 (2009)
28.9%Underweight children under 5 after programme (2012)
49.1%Women illiterate in Tetum in Timor-Leste (over 15)
38.7%Men illiterate in Tetum in Timor-Leste (over 15)
$2MGovernment of Timor-Leste invested in 2012
40Jobs created in Timor Vita food factory
84School gardens created in Timor-Leste programme
1,200+Children received Timor Vita supplementation

๐Ÿ“– Key Definitions โ€” Exam-Ready

TermFull Form / DefinitionWeek
ESDEducation for Sustainable Development โ€” empowers learners to take informed decisions and responsible actions for environmental integrity, economic viability and a just societyW2
SDGsSustainable Development Goals โ€” 17 Global Goals adopted in 2015, target 2030W1
TVETTechnical and Vocational Education and TrainingW3
GCEDGlobal Citizenship EducationW3
MGIEPMahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable DevelopmentW3
GIDOGreen Increased Demand Occupation (O*NET classification)W4
GESOGreen Enhanced Skills Occupation (O*NET classification)W4
GNEOGreen New and Emerging Occupation (O*NET classification)W4
O*NETOccupational Information Network โ€” US National Center that classifies green occupationsW4
HESIHigher Education Sustainability InitiativeW2
DSDGDivision for Sustainable Development Goals (evaluates UN implementation of 2030 Agenda)W1
GAPGlobal Action Programme on ESD (UNESCO)W8
IPCCIntergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeW7
NAPCCNational Action Plan on Climate Change (India, 2008) โ€” 8 National MissionsW7
WSSDWorld Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002)W1
NEP 2020National Education Policy 2020 โ€” India's major education reformW9
NRFNational Research Foundation (to be established under NEP 2020)W9
HECIHigher Education Commission of India (single overarching body for higher education)W9
HEIsHigher Education InstitutionsW9
TBL / 3P'sTriple Bottom Line = People + Planet + ProfitW10
LEAD IndiaLeadership development programme โ€” core values: empathy, equity, inclusiveness, accountability, combining traditional knowledge with scientific methods, temperanceW11
ODAOfficial Development Assistance โ€” $147 billion in 2017 (below target)W1
MGNREGAMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme โ€” world's largest employment guarantee schemeW1
SiddhaIndigenous system of medicine (NOT public health, NOT private sector)W5
Okayama Commitment2014 Japan ESD commitment โ€” environmental conservation, DRR, income generation, cultural diversity, literacy, empowermentW8

๐Ÿƒ Flash Cards โ€” Click to Reveal Answer

Test yourself! Try to answer before clicking each card.

When were SDGs adopted and what is the deadline?
2015 adoption ยท 2030 deadline ยท 17 SDGs ยท 167 targets
List the 6 components of SDG Target 4.7
1) Sustainable lifestyle 2) Human rights 3) Gender equality 4) Peace & non-violence 5) Global citizenship 6) Cultural diversity
GESO full form?
Green Enhanced Skills Occupation (NOT Green Education for Sustainable Occupation)
Does global citizenship imply legal status?
NO โ€” it does NOT imply legal status. "Citizenship beyond borders" = values & responsibility only.
ESD has 3 key characteristics โ€” name all 3
Holistic + Transformational + Interdisciplinary (all 3 โ€” NOT just holistic and transformational)
Triple Bottom Line (3 P's) of sustainability?
People + Planet + Profit
IPCC โ€” what does the first "I" stand for?
Intergovernmental (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
Systems thinking is highlighted by the ability to ___
Zoom in and out (see both details and the whole system)
Okayama Commitment is from which country?
Japan (2014)
GAP in context of ESD stands for?
Global Action Programme (on ESD)
___ competency = understanding multiple futures
Anticipatory competency
Action-oriented learning draws on Kolb's concept of ___
Experiential learning
India's water availability per capita (2011)?
1545 cubic meters per person
India's rank on Global Hunger Index 2020?
94 out of 107 countries
Timor-Leste case study โ€” SDGs addressed?
SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) + SDG 3 (Good Health & Wellbeing)
Albania case study โ€” SDGs addressed?
SDG 5 (Gender Equality) + SDG 8 (Decent Work) + SDG 16 (Peace & Justice)
Sustainable leaders look beyond immediate short-term gains โ€” True or False?
FALSE โ€” Sustainable leaders look BEYOND immediate short-term gains to see the larger context. They DON'T focus on short-term gains.
The need of the hour is to have leaders who ___
Take a holistic approach (NOT focus only on business profit or only technical solutions)
The sustainability mindset involves ___
All of the given โ€” transparency, promising AND integrity
Leadership succession is described as ___
The last challenge of leadership โ€” letting go, moving on, and planning for one's own obsolescence
___ leadership is also called missionary leadership
Radical leadership (is different from quiet leadership)
MGIEP full form?
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development โ€” UNESCO Category 1, Asia-Pacific
NAPCC launched in India in which year with how many missions?
2008 โ€” 8 National Missions on climate change
Siddha comes under which health sector?
Indigenous system of medicine (NOT public health, NOT private sector)
HECI full form and its 4 verticals?
Higher Education Commission of India โ€” 4 verticals: NHERC (regulation), GEC (standard setting), HEGC (funding), NAC (accreditation)
NRF full form and purpose?
National Research Foundation โ€” to facilitate a culture of research to penetrate universities (NOT just increase publication volume)
Participatory Sustainable Development โ€” what is its objective?
Long-term sustenance โ€” process through which people influence and share control over development initiatives and resources
Theory U โ€” list all 5 stages in order
Co-initiating โ†’ Co-sensing โ†’ Presencing โ†’ Co-creating โ†’ Co-evolving (given by LEAD India)
Theory U โ€” which stage = "prototyping the new"? (Assignment 11 Q6)
Co-creating (NOT co-evolving, NOT co-sensing, NOT co-initiating)
Maxwell's levels of leadership = ?
5 levels (NOT 15, NOT 25): Position โ†’ Permission โ†’ Production โ†’ People Development โ†’ Pinnacle
Sustainable Happiness formula (Dr. Catherine O'Brien)?
Human Flourishing + Ecological Flourishing
List the 6 LEAD India core values
Empathy ยท Equity ยท Inclusiveness ยท Accountability ยท Combining traditional knowledge with scientific methods ยท Temperance
SDG 17 โ€” number of targets and indicators?
19 Targets and 25 Indicators
Partnership Accelerator = collaboration between which two bodies?
UN DESA (UN Dept of Economic & Social Affairs) + TPI (The Partnering Initiative)
Darwin's quote on collaboration (complete it)?
"Those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed"
UNESCO's constitution says peace must be founded on ___?
The intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind
Food sector's share of global GHG emissions?
22% of total greenhouse gas emissions
Which movement by Gandhi = preeminent prototype of cottage industries?
Cotton Movement (Swadeshi/Khadi movement)
Resilience = ?
The ability of a system to absorb disturbances and retain its basic function and structure
Frame model structures sustainability competencies into ___ goal dimensions
3 (Cognitive + Affective-motivational + Behavioral) โ€” NOT 8, NOT 11, NOT 45
Sustainable leader has ___ decision-making style
Consensual (NOT forceful, NOT autocratic, NOT selfish) โ€” A11 Q2
World Economic Forum (2019) describes global leaders as ___?
Dynamic, engaged and driven individuals with intellectual curiosity and service-oriented humility
Sus-QI 4 stages in order?
Set goals โ†’ Study the system โ†’ Design the improvement effort โ†’ Measure impacts (NOT "Ignore the system")

๐Ÿ“‹ Week-by-Week Summary (One Line Each)

WeekCore TopicKey Concept to RememberAssignment Answer to Know
Week 1SDGs Intro + 17 Goals2015 adoption, 2030 deadline, 17 SDGs, 167 targets, all interconnectSDGs adopted in 2015, target 2030
Week 2ESD + SDG 4ESD = holistic + transformational + interdisciplinary; 4.7 has 6 componentsESD characteristic = interdisciplinary
Week 3GCED + Cultural DiversityGlobal citizenship has NO legal status; MGIEP = Category 1 Asia-PacificGlobal citizen = takes active role in community
Week 4Green Jobs + 21st Century SkillsGESO = Green Enhanced Skills Occupation; O*NET classifies; transversal = creativity + empathy + systems thinkingGESO full form; O*NET; anticipatory competency = multiple futures
Week 5Sustainable HealthSiddha = indigenous medicine; 10 sustainable health principles; sustainable health = preventative + balance of mind-body-spiritSiddha = indigenous system of medicine
Week 6Food & HungerPoor infrastructure โ†’ hunger; high-income countries: hunger from lack of jobs; 70% freshwater = agriculturePoor infrastructure CAN cause hunger = True
Week 7Clean Energy + ClimateIPCC = Intergovernmental; Paris Agreement = 196 parties, COP 21, 2015; NAPCC = 8 missions; energy democracy from climate justiceIPCC "I" = Intergovernmental; zero net energy target from Japan city 2022
Week 8ESD in ActionOkayama = Japan 2014; GAP = Global Action Programme; sustainability issues = systems thinking; technology alone CANNOT solve all problemsOkayama from Japan; GAP = Global Action Programme; frame model = 3 goal dimensions
Week 9Research + NEP 2020HEIs must take leadership role; NEP 2020 = holistic, multidisciplinary; NRF = culture of research; participatory approach = long-term sustenanceNEP 2020 points; HEIs responsibility for SD research
Week 10Sustainable LeadershipTriple Bottom Line = People + Planet + Profit; leaders look BEYOND short-term gains; holistic approach needed; sustainability mindset = all of given (transparency + promising + integrity)Sustainable leaders = False (short-term); Triple Bottom Line = Profit; mindset = all of given
Week 11Leadership Models + HappinessTransformational leadership = motivation + morale + performance; LEAD India = empathy, equity, inclusiveness; sustainable happiness = human flourishing + ecological flourishingRadical leadership = missionary; succession = last challenge
Week 12Global PartnershipSDG 17 = 19 targets + 25 indicators; Partnership Accelerator = UN DESA + TPI; Darwin quote on collaboration; all SDG resources ALREADY EXISTSDG 17 targets/indicators; partnership accelerator bodies

๐Ÿ”ฌ Case Study Quick Reference

CountrySDGsProblemKey StrategyKey Achievement
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฑ Timor-LesteSDG 2 + SDG 358% stunting, malnutrition, illiteracyWFP + Ministry of Health + Timor Global โ†’ Timor Vita MNPStunting dropped from 45.7% โ†’ 28.9% (2009-2012)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ Bosnia & HerzegovinaSDG 7Stagnant environmental sector, no policy, no dataLocal Environmental Action Plans (LEAP), seed funding, innovation fund37 new Action Plans; 12,418 people participated; Kyoto authority established
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ AlbaniaSDG 5 + SDG 8 + SDG 16Old pipes, poor water quality, no consumer rightsUNDP + World Bank: regulate water utilities, strengthen consumer rightsModel contract impacting 3M+ people; complaints system established