Sustainable Development Goal Relational Modelling and Prediction

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-367
Author(s):  
Yassir Alharbi ◽  
Daniel Arribas-Bel ◽  
Frans Coenen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Time Series Prediction ◽  
Causal Relationships ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Relationship Identification

A methodology for UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) attainment prediction is presented, the Sustainable Development Goals Correlation Attainment Predictions Extended framework SDG-CAP-EXT. Unlike previous SDG attainment methodologies, SDG-CAP-EXT takes into account the potential for a causal relationship between SDG indicators both with respect to the geographic entity under consideration (intra-entity) and neighbouring geographic entities to the current entity (inter-entity). The challenge is in the discovery of such causal relationships. A ensemble approach is presented that combines the results of a number of alternative causality relationship identification mechanisms. The identified relationships are used to build multi-variate time series prediction models that feed into a bottom-up SDG prediction taxonomy, which is used to make SDG attainment predictions and rank countries using a proposed Attainment Likelihood Index that reflects the likelihood of goal attainment. The framework is fully described and evaluated. The evaluation demonstrates that the SDG-CAP-EXT framework can produce better predictions than alternative models that do not consider the potential for intra- and inter-causal relationships.

scholarly journals Sport and the Sustainable Development Goals: Where is the policy coherence?

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 793-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain Lindsey ◽  
Paul Darby
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Policy Coherence ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

This article addresses the urgent need for critical analysis of the relationships between sport and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals enshrined in the United Nations’ global development framework, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Importantly, there has yet to be any substantial academic exploration of the implications of the position accorded to sport as ‘an important enabler’ of the aims of 2030 Agenda and its broad set of Sustainable Development Goals. In beginning to address this gap, we draw on the concept of policy coherence for two reasons. First, the designation of a specific Target for policy coherence in the 2030 Agenda is recognition of its centrality in working towards Sustainable Development Goals that are considered as ‘integrated and indivisible’. Second, the concept of policy coherence is centred on a dualism that enables holistic examination of both synergies through which the contribution of sport to the Sustainable Development Goals can be enhanced as well as incoherencies by which sport may detract from such outcomes. Our analysis progresses through three examples that respectively focus on: the common orientation of the Sport for Development and Peace ‘movement’ towards education-orientated objectives aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 4; potential synergies between sport participation policies and the Sustainable Development Goal 3 Target for reducing non-communicable diseases; and practices within professional football in relation to several migration-related Sustainable Development Goal Targets. These examples show the relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals across diverse sectors of the sport industry and illustrate complexities within and across countries that make pursuit of comprehensive policy coherence infeasible. Nevertheless, our analyses lead us to encourage both policy makers and researchers to continue to utilise the concept of policy coherence as a valuable lens to identify and consider factors that may enable and constrain various potential contributions of sport to a range of Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Sustainable Monitoring and Surveillance Systems to Improve HIV Programs: Review (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Low-Beer ◽  
Mary Mahy ◽  
Francoise Renaud ◽  
Txema Calleja
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Monitoring Systems ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Monitoring And Surveillance ◽  
Hiv Programs

UNSTRUCTURED HIV programs have provided a major impetus for investments in surveillance data, with 5-10% of HIV program budgets recommended to support data. However there are questions concerning the sustainability of these investments. The Sustainable Development Goals have consolidated health into one goal and communicable diseases into one target (Target 3.3). Sustainable Development Goals now introduce targets focused specifically on data (Targets 17.18 and 17.19). Data are seen as one of the three systemic issues (in Goal 17) for implementing Sustainable Development Goals, alongside policies and partnerships. This paper reviews the surveillance priorities in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and highlights the shift from periodic measurement towards sustainable disaggregated, real-time, case, and patient data, which are used routinely to improve programs. Finally, the key directions in developing person-centered monitoring systems are assessed with country examples. The directions contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal focus on people-centered development applied to data.

Sustainable Development Goal 3 Strategies to Take a Leap

2022 ◽  
pp. 335-352
Author(s):  
Dimpal Vij ◽  
Harjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health And Well Being

Third of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by United Nations to be achieved by 2030 is health and well-being for all which is the first requisite for the progress of a nation. The countdown to the date sets for the achievement of SDGs has already begun and during these years our government has tried a lot to achieve these targets. This chapter analyses India's preparation for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3. It begins with India's current status on key health indicators as set by SDG 3 and what progress India has already made at nation and state levels. The chapter includes government initiatives taken to achieve goals before the target dates. Finally, it analyses the weaknesses of India's healthcare system and suggests strategies that can help India achieve goals much before the target dates.

A Review of Sustainable Development Goal 3 Indicators in European Countries Before the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
pp. 229-249
Author(s):  
Nuray Tezcan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Development Goals

In recent years, achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been one of the most important issues for countries throughout the world. In the SDG framework, Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) is devoted to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” However, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has been experienced since the beginning of 2020, has deeply affected countries in all respects. Accordingly, the health systems of countries have come to the point of collapsing. This situation has been bringing about setback to meet the targets of SDG3. The purpose of this study is to determine the status of SDG3 indicators in European countries before the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, firstly, countries are clustered based on their health indicators given in the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2020 using cluster analysis. Having classified similar countries, each cluster has been examined by considering the effects of COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainable Development Goal 3 Strategies to Take a Leap

2020 ◽  
pp. 231-252
Author(s):  
Dimpal Vij ◽  
Harjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health And Well Being

Third of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by United Nations to be achieved by 2030 is health and well-being for all which is the first requisite for the progress of a nation. The countdown to the date sets for the achievement of SDGs has already begun and during these years our government has tried a lot to achieve these targets. This chapter analyses India's preparation for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3. It begins with India's current status on key health indicators as set by SDG 3 and what progress India has already made at nation and state levels. The chapter includes government initiatives taken to achieve goals before the target dates. Finally, it analyses the weaknesses of India's healthcare system and suggests strategies that can help India achieve goals much before the target dates.

scholarly journals Revitalizing the Global Alliances for Sustainable Development: Analyzing the Viability of Sustainable Development Goal 17—A Multi-Actor Governance Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4247
Author(s):  
Elena Bulmer ◽  
Cristina del Prado-Higuera
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Marine Conservation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Global Partnership ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Common Vision

The seventeenth Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations, Partnerships for the Goals, aims to strengthen the means of the implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. The successful implantation of the UN’s seventeenth Sustainable Development Goal will aid the execution and achievement of the other sixteen goals. This article explores the importance and viability of Sustainable Development Goal 17, using a case study based in Valencia, Spain. The study presents an illustrative stakeholder situation, where we see that there are conflicting interests among conservationists, fishermen, municipality representatives, and others. Data collection was done using desk-based research and semi-structured interviews. The interview process was performed between October 2018 and October 2019. In total, 21 different stakeholders were interviewed. For the data analyses, a stakeholder register, Power–Interest Matrices, and a stakeholder map were used, and, to complement the latter, narratives were developed. The different analyses showed that most project stakeholders supported the project, while there was really only one stakeholder, the fishermen themselves, who were reticent about participating. However, it was shown over time that, by developing a common vision with them, the fishermen came on board the project and collaborated with the scientists. Stakeholder engagement analyses are especially useful in the application of Sustainable Development Goals at the project level. Although this case study is specifically applicable to a marine conservation context, it may be extrapolated and applied to any other Sustainable Development Goals’ context.

scholarly journals The Determinants of Access to Sanitation: The Role of Human Rights and the Challenges of Measurement

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1676
Author(s):  
Rebecca Schiel ◽  
Bruce M. Wilson ◽  
Malcolm Langford
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development

Ten years after the United Nation’s recognition of the human right to water and sanitation (HRtWS), little is understood about how these right impacts access to sanitation. There is limited identification of the mechanisms responsible for improvements in sanitation, including the international and constitutional recognition of rights to sanitation and water. We examine a core reason for the lack of progress in this field: data quality. Examining data availability and quality on measures of access to sanitation, we arrive at three findings: (1) where data are widely available, measures are not in line with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, revealing little about changes in sanitation access; (2) data concerning safe sanitation are missing in more country-year observations than not; and (3) data are missing in the largest proportions from the poorest states and those most in need of progress on sanitation. Nonetheless, we present two regression analyses to determine what effect rights recognition has on improvements in sanitation access. First, the available data are too limited to analyze progress toward meeting SDGs related to sanitation globally, and especially in regions most urgently needing improvements. Second, utilizing more widely available data, we find that rights seem to have little impact on access.

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