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The authors present the results of a meta-analysis of the available scientific evidence on the political impact of the SDGs since 2015. The assessment included 3000 studies analysed by 61 experts.
In 2015, the UN agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the central normative framework for sustainable development worldwide. The effectiveness of governing by such broad global goals, however, remains uncertain, and we lack comprehensive meta-studies that assess the political impact of the goals across countries and globally.
The authors presented condensed evidence from an analysis of over 3000 scientific studies on the SDGs published between 2016 and April 2021. Their findings suggest that the goals have had some political impact on institutions and policies, from local to global governance. This impact has been largely discursive, affecting the way actors understand and communicate about sustainable development. More profound normative and institutional impact, from legislative action to changing resource allocation, remains rare.
The researchers concluded that the scientific evidence suggests only limited transformative political impact of the SDGs thus far.
Perspective / With the 2023 GSDR as a beacon, Åsa Persson discusses how transformative societal shifts for SDGs are both attainable and imperative.
Event on 15 November in Nairobi / AgriFoSe2030 and SIANI are hosting a workshop in Nairobi on 15 November 2023 under the theme of partnerships and collaborations for food system transformation.
Project / This project aims to bring consumption-based emissions into the agenda-setting process in the lead-up to the June 2024 European Parliamentary elections.
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