A Guide to SDG Interactions: from Science to Implementation

International Council for Science (2017). A Guide to SDG Interactions: from Science to Implementation. International Council for Science, Paris. 10.24948/2017.01.

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Abstract

The report examines the interactions between the various goals and targets, determining to what extent they reinforce or conflict with each other. It provides a blueprint to help countries implement and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Countries around the world are faced with a significant challenge: How can they reach the 17 SDGs – and 169 targets that sit underneath these goals – by 2030? The SDGs, which were adopted by the international community in 2015, cover a diverse range of issues including gender equity, sustainable cities, access to clean water, and good governance. It is a big, unwieldly, ambitious agenda that – if it is successfully implemented – could set the world on a course toward inclusive, sustainable development.

The report proposes a seven-point scale to quantify these synergies and conflicts. The scale ranges from +3, which applies when one goal or target is very reinforcing of others, to -3, which applies when goals and targets conflict with each other. A score of 0 indicates neutral interaction.

The report includes detailed analysis of four SDGs and their interactions with other goals:

SDG2: Zero Hunger
SDG3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG14: Life below Water

Item Type:	Book
Additional Information:	ICSU would like to thank the US National Science Foundation (NSF) for its support of this work.
Research Programs:	Energy (ENE) Transitions to New Technologies (TNT)
Depositing User:	Michaela Rossini
Date Deposited:	15 May 2017 06:07
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:28
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/14591

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