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SDGs and associated goals are integrally interconnected, making up indivisible pieces of sustainability from a systems perspective, although being generically presented as 17 different and diverse elements. Actions or measures done to achieve one objective may reinforce or contradict actions or measures taken to achieve other goals. SDGs and associated targets constitute a network of interlinkages as a result of their connections to and from one another. Understanding the interconnections between the objectives and targets is essential for integrated governance and policy coherence in the execution of the SDGs. As a result, knowledge creation should be hastened in order to comprehend these relationships.
Individual SDGs and targets address unique challenges connected to sustainable development, but many of them are linked to one another, either directly or indirectly. To put it another way, the goals are interdependent and can be mutually reinforcing or competing. This problem can be illustrated with a simple example: Efforts to ensure inclusive and high-quality education (SDG 4) can help achieve many, if not all, of the other SDGs, such as generating jobs and fostering economic growth (SDG 8), reducing poverty and increasing food access (SDG 1 and SDG 2), improving health and well-being (SDG 3), and reducing inequalities (SDG 10), to name a few.
The 2030 Agenda which addresses diverse issues, are “integrated and indivisible.” For example,
- Measures to promote access to food (SDG 2)
- Water (SDG 6), and energy (SDG 7) could
- If implemented in an unsustainable manner
- Contradict the concept of sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Exacerbate climate change (SDG 13)
- Endanger life below water (SDG 14) as well as life on land (SDG 15).
The integrated, and interconnected nature of the SDGs necessitates a thorough examination of the connections between the various objectives and targets. There is a substantial amount of analytical research and information from a variety of sources that supports integrated policy development, implementation, and monitoring. Furthermore, the scope of the supporting statistical evidence required to demonstrate how and where sustainable development is accomplished reflects the interconnected character of the SDGs. If synergies are properly exploited and trade-offs are minimized, such approaches can have transformative effects.
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