Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: lessons learned and ways forward

Måns Nilsson; Elinor Chisholm; David Griggs; Philippa Howden-Chapman; David McCollum; Peter Messerli; Barbara Neumann; Anne Sophie Stevance; Martin Visbeck; Mark Stafford-Smith

doi:10.1007/s11625-018-0604-z

Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: lessons learned and ways forward

Måns Nilsson, Elinor Chisholm, David Griggs, Philippa Howden-Chapman, David McCollum, Peter Messerli, Barbara Neumann, Anne Sophie Stevance, Martin Visbeck, Mark Stafford-Smith

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Abstract

Pursuing integrated research and decision-making to advance action on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) fundamentally depends on understanding interactions between the SDGs, both negative ones (“trade-offs”) and positive ones (“co-benefits”). This quest, triggered by the 2030 Agenda, has however pointed to a gap in current research and policy analysis regarding how to think systematically about interactions across the SDGs. This paper synthesizes experiences and insights from the application of a new conceptual framework for mapping and assessing SDG interactions using a defined typology and characterization approach. Drawing on results from a major international research study applied to the SDGs on health, energy and the ocean, it analyses how interactions depend on key factors such as geographical context, resource endowments, time horizon and governance. The paper discusses the future potential, barriers and opportunities for applying the approach in scientific research, in policy making and in bridging the two through a global SDG Interactions Knowledge Platform as a key mechanism for assembling, systematizing and aggregating knowledge on interactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1489-1503
Number of pages	15
Journal	Sustainability Science
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-018-0604-z
State	Published - Nov 1 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgements We thank the International Council for Science for convening the initial deliberations on the interactions framework and Future Earth for convening a session at the 7th International Conference on Sustainability Science ICSS, 2017). The research underpinning this paper has benefitted from support provided by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant agreement No 642147 (‘CD-LINKS’ project), and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) via its support to the Stockholm Environment Institute. We thank the International Council for Science for convening the initial deliberations on the interactions framework and Future Earth for convening a session at the 7th International Conference on Sustainability Science ICSS, 2017). The research underpinning this paper has benefitted from support provided by the European Union?s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant agreement No 642147 (?CD-LINKS? project), and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) via its support to the Stockholm Environment Institute. Handled by Francesca Farioli, University of Rome, Italy.

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2030 Agenda
Connections
Development
Interlinkages
Knowledge platform
SDG

UN SDGs

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