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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.
Journal article / This study informs the scientific community and decision-makers on planning for sustainable biowaste valorisation that addresses context-dependencies.
Journal article / Researchers develop a method to indicate where countries are headed for SDG progress if historical patterns of interaction between the goals continue.
Past event / The workshop will outline how to build on and coordinate the community of practice of science and policy makers assembled from energy, waste and agriculture.
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