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This paper argues that SCP should be reflected in the formulation and implementation of the SDGs. Drawing from international agreements, practical policy experience, and research from a range of disciplines it also discusses the issue of how SCP can be included in the SDGs framework. Special attention is given to how SCP in the SDGs can create...

This brief, which addresses issues surrounding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by Columbia, Guatemala, and Peru during the Rio+20 processes, aims to remind policymakers and other stakeholders of the importance of reaching a solid outcome at Rio+20, as well as for the future. It provides a summary of ongoing discussions and...

The overall objective of the REDUCTIONS* project is to identify the potential for absolute resource and energy use reduction in production-consumption systems at all levels and to explore ways to realise this potential. The project has the ambition to generate knowledge-for-action and aims to propose science-based policies and strategies with a...

This issue brief argues that an ambitious goal on education will be essential to the success of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and should address not only the need for universal education, but also substantially aim to improve overall efficacy of education through a qualitative turn in framing education to provide sustainable well-being...

Remarks: Blogpost submitted to the Independent Research Forum on Post-2015 Development Agenda

Main messages: Good governance can help improve the effective implementation of development policies. The MDGs focus on quantifiable outputs has contributed to a certain level of achievement, but they do not explicitly focus on good governance; There should be a strong role for governance in the post 2015 development framework. Both the Open...

Integration and Diffusion in Sustainable Development Goals: Learning from the Past, Looking into the Future