SDG synergies

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Discussion Paper
Calls to leverage “synergies” to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have increased sharply over the past decade. This rising interest stems from the belief that synergies can lower costs and build support for integrated solutions to planetary crises. Policymakers have nonetheless been slow to incorporate synergies in...
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Commentary (Op. Ed)
GlobalGoals2024, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Author:
Frank
Biermann
Dan
Banik
Marianne
Beisheim
Steven
Bernstein
Pamela
Chasek
Ines
Dombrowsky
Boniface
Dulani
Margarita
Gomez
Thomas
Hickman
Anna-Katharina
Hornidge
Louis
Kotze
Shirin
Malekpour
Asa
Persson
Prajal
Pradhan
Guilerme
de Queiroz Stein
Johan
Schot
Michelle
Scobie
Carole-Ann
Senit
Yixian
Sun
Mara
Wendebourg
Fronika
de Wit
In 2015, the United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, extensive research and numerous policy reports suggest that these goals struggle to gain momentum, leading the UN Secretary-General to call for their urgent “rescue.” Several factors have been cited for the...
Presentation
2023 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) Side Event "Reviving the Decade of Action: Exploring Interlinkages and Partnerships in Water, Energy, Sustainable Production and Cities"
This presentation emphasises the importance and ways of harnessing the SDG synergies in the post-pandemic recovery to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs related to water, energy, sustainable infrastructure, industrial development, and sustainable cities. Understanding the interlinkages between the SDGs is crucial for taking an integrated...