As a blueprint for advancing human dignity, the SDGs emphasize the need to consider how to achieve a better and more sustainable future while 'leaving no one behind.' In doing so, they highlight an agenda focused on well-being, equality and justice. The objective for SDG11 is defined as: 'Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable' with 10 associated targets including ensuring access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services; participatory planning; safeguarding heritage features; reducing disasters, particularly water related disasters and economic impacts on the poor; and promoting resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement plans, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Similarly, SDG9 aims to build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation, with associated targets. The IPCC 1.5 special report emphasized that there are often co-benefits in pursuit of SDGs and adaptation strategies where 'well-designed mitigation and adaptation responses can support poverty alleviation, food security, healthy ecosystems, equality and other dimensions of sustainable development' . However there may also be negative trade-offs, for example between pursuit of growth and reducing climate change risk .
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