Unravelling the complexity in achieving the 17 sustainable-development goals

• 来源期刊: 国家科学评论（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（3）
• 页码范围: 386-388
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwz038

摘要

It is now more than 3 years since the rati fication of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development framework [1] but, according to the latest progress report, unless the rate of progress increases, it is challenging that all of the Sustain able Development Goals (SDGs) will be achieved by 2030 [2].With only 11 years remaining until the 2030 deadline, it has become imperative to develop a plan of action to enable the full agenda to be realized.Specifically, there is an urgent need for a holistic approach to clarify the interrelationships between the 17 SDGs, while also taking into account their complexity and their sometimes mutually reinforcing or conflicting nature.Trying to achieve these goals separately in succession is nonsensical, but pursuing them simultaneously is impractical [3].The fundamental logic underlying these complex relationships between the goals must be systematically expressed;only then will we be able to fully achieve them.