Assessing National Progress in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: A Case Study of Morocco

Manal Ammari (), Mohammed Chentouf, Mohammed Ammari and Laïla Ben Allal
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Manal Ammari: Research Team of Materials, Environment and Sustainable Development, FSTT, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco
Mohammed Chentouf: Research Team of Materials, Environment and Sustainable Development, FSTT, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco
Mohammed Ammari: Research Team of Materials, Environment and Sustainable Development, FSTT, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco
Laïla Ben Allal: Research Team of Materials, Environment and Sustainable Development, FSTT, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan 93000, Morocco

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-29

Abstract: The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for any nation has become more of an urgent priority in the global agenda than at any time before, especially under the light of recent disrupting events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the alarming food–water–energy trilemma, and the geopolitical upheavals impacting the supply chain of vital commodities. Assessing the sustainable progress of a country over time can help policy makers establish and develop robust strategies by identifying their strengths and weaknesses, allocating adequate resources, and understanding how far the country is from achieving the SDGs. No prior research has evaluated the SDGs performance composite index in Morocco. Hence, this study evaluates the national level of SDG progress by analyzing 13 out of 17 SDGs, including 46 available economic, social, and environmental indicators from 2001 to 2018, to provide factual data that can be used as a decision-making basis. The selection of indicators is established based on the framework adopted by the UN General Assembly. A composite index was created and quantified using the min–max normalization technique, the geometric product aggregation, and the overall scores of Morocco’s SDG performance and the different dimensions were calculated. The results show that economic performance was the worst among the other dimensions. Morocco is progressing to achieve the environmental and social targets, but more effort is required to absorb the needs linked with population growth and improvement of living standards. The developed framework could be of great interest for scientists and researchers to assess the national SDG progress of other countries.

Keywords: sustainable development goals; sustainable development; SDGs assessment; national progress; three-dimensional performance; Morocco (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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