Legal Provisions for the Motor Traffic Act
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It is also important to understand the contribution of VET programme activities to the 2030 sustainable development agenda. Given that the activities of the programme span across economic, social, and environmental domains, there are multiple sustainable development goals that directly and indirectly relate to them:
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Target 3.9 : By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination.
Target by the VET Programme : Improving ambient air quality by increasing the number of vehicles complying to emissions standards.
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for All.
Target 4.3 : By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational, and tertiary education, including university.
Target 4.4 : By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs, and entrepreneurship.
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all
Target 8.6: By 2030, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education, or training
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Target 9.5 : Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending
Target by the VET Programme : Increase number of air quality related research conducted in Sri Lanka to create a conducive environment to translate the findings into actionable policies
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
Target 11.6 : By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
Target by the VET Programme : Improving ambient air quality by increasing the number of vehicles complying to emissions standards
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
TARGET 17.18 : By 2030, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
Target by the VET Programme : By 2030, provide air quality data disaggregated at the sub-national level, with the collaboration with relevant stakeholders