1 year in: Our new Center for Sustainable Development takes stock
By John McArthurWhat a difference a year can make. After generating more than 130 public products within in its first 365 days—research papers, journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, blogs,...
View ArticleLeveraging the Biden-Harris climate agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals
By Anthony F. Pipa, Kaysie BrownIn November, at the COP26 U.N. Climate Change Conference, the U.S. will join the community of nations keeping alive the promise to meet the agreed target to limit global...
View ArticleChris Castro
By Chris CastroChris Castro serves as the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and ‘Future-Ready’ steering committee member at the City of...
View ArticleInternational financing of the Sustainable Development Goals
By Homi Kharas, Meagan Dooley
View ArticleAmerican leadership in advancing the sustainable development goals
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) reflect a commitment to equity, justice, and environmental resilience. Across the country, Americans share this commitment as they build a transformative...
View ArticleHow government donors engage with the Sustainable Development Goals
By George IngramIn 2015, 193 nations signed on to Agenda 2030 setting forth the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The predecessor Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were a narrower set of eight...
View ArticleDonor engagement with Agenda 2030: How government agencies encompass the...
By George Ingram, Helena HlavatyOverview In 2015, all members of the United Nations adopted an ambitious agenda known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals. The...
View ArticleEnsuring the durability of local commitments to the SDGs
By Anthony F. Pipa, Max BouchetThe long-term horizon of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) poses a challenge to any elected government since their achievement depends on sustained efforts across...
View ArticleFigure of the week: Increasing access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa
By Mary Blankenship, Christina GolubskiThis month, the custodian agencies of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 released a joint report, “Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report,” which examines...
View ArticleThe case for US cooperation with India on a just transition away from coal
By Joshua W. Busby, Sarang Shidore, Johannes Urpelainen, Morgan D. BazilianAchieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement will be difficult without ultimately phasing out coal in India, among other...
View ArticleA new approach to problem-solving across the Sustainable Development Goals
By Alexandra Bracken, John McArthur, Jacob TaylorThe economic, social, and environmental challenges embedded throughout the world’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require many...
View Article17 Rooms: A new approach to spurring action for the Sustainable Development...
FOReWoRD This report describes a new approach to stimulating cooperative action toward the Sustainable Development Goals. As an experimental method for SDG convening and problem-solving, 17 Rooms aims...
View ArticleAfrica faces a hard choice on the SDGs under COVID-19
By Kasirim NwukeCOVID-19 has made it extremely difficult to mobilize the resources needed for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the time left to their target date of 2030....
View ArticleThe SDGs are our compass for bolstering Africa’s long-term COVID recovery
By Amina J. MohammedWe welcomed 2020 with great expectations for Africa’s promising future. Barely three months into the new decade, though, the SARS-CoV-19 virus, through devastating health impacts...
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