Harvesting synergy from Sustainable Development Goal interactions

In combination, policies for sustainable development can work together and synergize. In so doing, the resulting impact of a strategic policy mix can be greater than the sum of the individual policies of its individual parts. That synergetic potential can be utilized to attain strategic objectives. This is the case when it comes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. However, identifying and quantifying these synergetic interactions is infeasible with traditional approaches to policy analysis. In this paper we present a method for identifying these interactions and assessing them quantitatively. We also introduce a typology of five classes of synergy that enables an understanding of their structures. We operationalize the typology by the use of pilot studies of SDG strategies undertaken in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Malawi. In the pilots, the Integrated Sustainable Development Goal (iSDG) model was used to simulate the effects of policies over the SDG time horizon. In each case, synergetic interactions contribute to potential SDG attainment. We estimate the value of these interactions to be 2.8% of GDP for Côte d’Ivoire, 4.4% for Malawi, and 0.7% for Senegal. We conclude that enhanced understanding of synergies in sustainable development planning can contribute to progress on the SDGs – and set free substantial amounts of resources.

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Harvesting synergy from sustainable development goal interactions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.1817276116 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 116 (46) ◽

pp. 23021-23028 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Matteo Pedercini ◽

Steve Arquitt ◽

David Collste ◽

Hans Herren

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Development Planning ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Pilot Studies ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Development Goals ◽

Traditional Approaches

As countries pursue sustainable development across sectors as diverse as health, agriculture, and infrastructure, sectoral policies interact, generating synergies that alter their effectiveness. Identifying those synergies ex ante facilitates the harmonization of policies and provides an important lever to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. However, identifying and quantifying these synergetic interactions are infeasible with traditional approaches to policy analysis. In this paper, we present a method for identifying synergies and assessing them quantitatively. We also introduce a typology of 5 classes of synergies that enables an understanding of their causal structures. We operationalize the typology in pilot studies of SDG strategies undertaken in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and Malawi. In the pilots, the integrated SDG (iSDG) model was used to simulate the effects of policies over the SDG time horizon and to assess the contributions of synergies. Synergy contributions to overall SDG performance were 7% for Côte d’Ivoire, 0.7% for Malawi, and 2% for Senegal. We estimate the value of these contributions to be 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) for Côte d’Ivoire, 0.4% for Malawi, and 0.7% for Senegal. We conclude that enhanced understanding of synergies in sustainable development planning can contribute to progress on the SDGs—and free substantial amounts of resources.

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Mitigating election violence locally: UN peacekeepers’ election-education campaigns in Côte d’Ivoire

Journal of Peace Research ◽

10.1177/0022343319884993 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 57 (1) ◽

pp. 199-216 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hannah Smidt

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Local Level ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Violent Behaviour ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

The Individual ◽

Election Violence

False information, rumours and hate speech can incite violent protest and rioting during electoral periods. To counter such disinformation, United Nations peacekeeping operations (PKOs) routinely organize election-education events. While researchers tend to study how PKOs affect armed group and state behaviour, this study shifts the focus to civilians. It argues that PKOs’ election education reduces violent protest and rioting involving civilians during electoral periods via three pathways. First, learning about PKOs’ electoral security assistance during election-education events may convince people that political opponents cannot violently disturb elections, thereby mitigating fears of election violence. Second, election-education events provide politically relevant information that can strengthen political efficacy and people’s ability to make use of peaceful political channels. Finally, peace messages during election-education events can change people’s calculus about the utility and appropriateness of violent behaviour. Together, these activities mitigate fears, reduce political alienation and counter civilians’ willingness to get involved in violence. To test these expectations, I combine survey data on people’ perceptions and attitudes, events data on violent protest and rioting, and a novel dataset on local-level election-education events carried out by the PKO in Côte d’Ivoire before four elections held between 2010 and 2016. The results show that when the PKO is perceived to be an impartial arbiter, its election-education events have violence-mitigating effects at the individual and subnational levels.

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Cote d'Ivoire - Construction, Development, Planning & Property

Foreign Law Guide ◽

10.1163/2213-2996_flg_com_058145 ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Development Planning ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire

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Comparison of Post-harvest Practices of the Individual Farmers and the Farmers in Cooperative of Côte d’Ivoire and Statistical Identification of Modalities Responsible of Non-quality

Journal of Food Research ◽

10.5539/jfr.v5n6p102 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 102 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Djedjro C. Akmel ◽

Arsene L. I Nogbou ◽

Ibrahima Cisse ◽

Kouassi E. Kakou ◽

Kisselmina Youssouf Kone ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

P Value ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Pareto Chart ◽

Fermentation Time ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

The Individual

The purposes of this study were to compare the modalities of the post-harvest practices of these two groups and to statistically identify the modalities responsible of non-quality (under grade) on the basis of results of Pareto chart and proportion of successes calculated for each modality. A survey about of modalities of post-harvest processing methods and about the quality of the beans obtained was conducted among producers of the largest producing region of Côte d’Ivoire. The collected data were analyzed by the chi-square test of concordance and the Pareto chart. The results show that there is no correlation between practice of the individual farmers and the farmers in cooperatives. Highly significant differences (p-value < 0.001) were observed in the number of brewing; the fermentation time; the materials of fermentation and drying impacting the quality of merchantable cocoa. Samples collected from farmers into cooperatives have fewer defects than those of individual farmers. Regarding the modalities of the post-harvest practice responsible of the under-grades, the results showed that the samples of farmers in cooperatives had fewer defects than those of individual farmers. Thus, obtaining a good quality cocoa beans must take into account the best modality at each step of post-harvest practices. However certain modality should be avoided. These are: the time breaking pods of one day; the absence of brewing during the fermentation; the time of fermentation less than or equal to three days and the time of drying less than or equal to two days.

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