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What are the most relevant actions/targets proposed in SDG#13?
I think the most relevant target is 13.A:
Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible (SDG #13).
This is the most relevant because all of these other plans and projects to help need to be funded by something, and this helps to gather enough money to make substantial differences in the world.
How do SDG #13 targets respond to the challenges created by the effects of climate change in water in both Indigenous and non-indigenous communities?
SDG #13 target 13.2, "[i]ntegrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning" (SDG #13), responds to climate change in water by implementing strategies and planning to combat it. They are also able to act using the funds they gather
What other areas do you think should be taken into account?
I think that other less-populated areas, such as the ocean and mountains, should be taken into account. These taker up a large portion of the earth and are not really accounted for. I also think that the areas that are being taken account could be described more clearly and with more detail because some parts are confusing.
What elements would you incorporate if you had to build and action/target that addressed water, Indigenous peoples, and non-indigenous people. Provide a brief rationale that justifies each element.
I would incorporate the different needs of indigenous and non-indigenous people into the action. Indigenous people living a certain lifestyle, for example, might not want to use modern technology to get water, so the action would have to allow these people to get water reliably and not have their water source depleted by pipes. I would also want to make sure that non-indigenous people's water usage and transportation methods would not negatively affect water sources and the ecosystem.
