Fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals - 9780367700256

Taylor & Francis

Fulfilling the Sustainable Development GoalsOn a Quest for a Sustainable World\nAuthor(s): Narinder Kakar, Vesselin Popovski, Nicholas A. Robinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367700256, 978-0367700256\nSynopsis\nThis book contains assessment of the progress, or the lack of it, in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through review of the assessments and of case studies, readers can draw lessons from the actions that could work to positively address the goals. \n\nThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is designed to catalyze action in critical areas of importance to humanity and the planet. The effort to implement the SDGs, however, demands a sense of urgency in the face of environmental degradation, climate change, emerging conflicts, and growing inequality, among a number of other socio-economic problems. Five years after the launch of the 2030 Agenda, this book takes stock of how.