Where to begin? Defining national strategies for implementing the 2030 Agenda: the case of Switzerland
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Where to begin? Defining national strategies for implementing the 2030 Agenda: the case of Switzerland Thomas Breu1,4 · Michael Bergöö2,3 · Laura Ebneter1 · Myriam Pham‑Truffert1,2 · Sabin Bieri1 · Peter Messerli1,4 · Cordula Ott1 · Christoph Bader1 Received: 6 December 2019 / Accepted: 11 August 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Five years after adoption of the 2030 Agenda, there is a general lack of progress in reaching its Sustainable Development Goals—be it on national, regional, or global scales. Scientists attribute this above all to insufficient understanding and addressing of interactions between goals and targets. This study aims to contribute to the methodological conceptualization of the 2030 Agenda’s implementation at the national level. To this end, taking the case of Switzerland, we tested and enhanced existing approaches for assessing interactions among the 2030 Agenda’s targets and for analysing the systemic relevance of priority targets. Building on our insights, the article concludes with an eight-step proposal for creating knowledge to support national 2030 Agendas. Keywords Sustainable development · National 2030 Agenda strategies · SDG interactions · Indicators · Monitoring and evaluation · Switzerland
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Handled by Siddharth Sareen, Postdoctoral research fellow University of Bergen, Norway. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00856-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted Resolution 70/1, Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its 169 targets clustered into 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (United Nations 2015). Unlike the preceding Millennium Development Goals, the 2030 Agenda was equipped with a comprehensive follow-up and review process. To monitor progress on its implementation, the UN adopted a global indicator
* Thomas Breu [email protected]
Christoph Bader [email protected]
Michael Bergöö [email protected]
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Laura Ebneter [email protected]
Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Myriam Pham‑Truffert myriam.pham‑[email protected]
Sustainable Development Solutions Network Switzerland, Heinrichstrasse 147, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland
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Sabin Bieri [email protected]
Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development, Heinrichstrasse 147, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland
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Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Peter Messerli [email protected] Cordula Ott [email protected]
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framework that currently comprises 231 unique indicators. This framework forms the backbone of annual SDG progress reports prepared by the Secretary-General. Because the Agenda’s implementation largely relies on national progress, most signatory states have set up nation
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