Putting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into practice: A review of implementation, monitoring, and finance
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: In January 2016, after two years of international negotiations, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect. TheSDGs are the successors to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and represent an ambitious but potentially flawed agenda for sustainable development through to 2030. This review assesses the legacy of theMDGs, the development of the SDGs, and the international framework to put theSDGs into practice. We propose dividing the framework forSDGdelivery into three key areas: implementing the goals and theSDGagenda (Implementation); monitoring, evaluation, and review (Monitoring); and increasing and improving global finance flows for sustainable development (Finance). This review identifies the challenges faced by the international community for making theSDGs an effective platform for equitable and sustainable development across these three areas. Proposed approaches and solutions are discussed and further research is suggested. This review concludes that further critical attention to the “Implementation”, “Monitoring”, and “Finance” framework is vital to ensure accountability and transparency from an ever‐growing number of state and non‐state development actors. This review also seeks to further the potential for greater links between development theory, development geography, and development actors and institutions to improve development under theSDGs and increase engagement from geography on theSDGs. This framework points towards a basis for critical engagement on the sustainability, equality, and quality of development, while challenging the primacy of economic growth‐based paradigms inSDGimplementation.
Source: Geo Geography and Environment
DOI: 10.1002/geo2.49
Authors: Lucien Georgeson, Mark Maslin
Institution: University College London
Language: English
Topic: Human Rights and Development
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,620
OpenAlex ID: W2802188508