ICAO to contribute data for achieving sustainability goals
ICAO will be contributing important data to help monitor progress towards the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9, which specifies the need for resilient infrastructure to be developed in order to promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
“The development of infrastructure that supports sustainable economic development and human well-being is essential to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and a critical one for global aviation,” commented ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu.
The ICAO announcement arrived subsequent to a decision March 18, where the UN Statistical Commission endorsed the global indicator framework for monitoring progress towards achieving the UN SDGs under Agenda 2030.
Progress towards SDG 9 is to be evaluated based on a series of targets, the first of which will be to SDG Target 9.1: “Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and trans-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.”