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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can influence each other positively or negatively. Climate change, inequalities and irresponsible consumption and production currently stand in the way of meeting the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Fig. 1: Preparation for irrigation in Yara Village (around 3,500m elevation), Upper Mustang, Nepal. Glacier retreat due to climate change has created water shortages in the region.

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Pradhan, P. Antagonists to meeting the 2030 Agenda. Nat Sustain 2, 171–172 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0248-8

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