An imperfect vision of indivisibility in the Sustainable Development Goals

Philip J. K. McGowan, Gavin B. Stewart (), Graham Long and Matthew J. Grainger
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Philip J. K. McGowan: Newcastle University
Gavin B. Stewart: Newcastle University
Graham Long: Newcastle University
Matthew J. Grainger: Newcastle University

Nature Sustainability, 2019, vol. 2, issue 1, 43-45

Abstract: Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are presented as highly connected: an ‘interrelated’ and ‘indivisible’ agenda with a need for policy coherence for implementation. We analyse the relationships among the goals using formal systems analysis and find that the connections between goals are uneven, with a failure to integrate gender equality, peace and governance concerns. This incoherence may undermine policy initiatives aimed at developing approaches to implement the SDGs.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/s41893-018-0190-1

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