Governing the Interlinkages between the SDGs

Governing the Interlinkages between the SDGs: Approaches, Opportunities and Challenges identifies the institutional processes, governance mechanisms and policy mixes that are conducive to devising strategies of integrated Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation.

The book edited by Anita Breuer, Daniele Malerba, Srinivasa Srigiri and Pooja Balasubramanian examines the dedicated policies targeting the SDGs, as well as political and institutional drivers of synergies and trade-offs between the SDGs in selected key areas – both cross-nationally and in specific country contexts. Their analysis moves beyond the focus on links between SDG indicators and targets. Instead, the book takes advantage of recent evidence from the initial implementation phase of the SDGs and each chapter explores the question of which political-institutional prerequisites, governance mechanisms and policy instruments are suited to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs. The findings presented are intended to both inform high-level policy debates and to provide orientation for practitioners working on development cooperation.

This volume will be of great interest to practitioners and policy makers in the field of sustainable development, as well as academics in the fields of sustainability research, political science, and economics.

A PDF version of this book is available for free in Open Access at www.taylorfrancis.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons BY license

Anita Breuer is a senior researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), leading the inter-disciplinary research project "Implementing the 2030 Agenda: Integrating Growth, Environment, Equality and Governance". Her primary research interests involve sustainability governance, democracy promotion, accountability and participatory politics, as well as the impact of digitalization on political behavior and collective action.

Daniele Malerba is a senior researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) in the inter-disciplinary research project focused on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. His research focuses on just transitions, socio-ecological transitions and how to address the distributional implications of climate policies with the use of social protection.

Srinivasa Srigiri is a senior researcher within the Research Programme on Environmental Governance at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). His primary research interests involve governance of natural resources, sustainability transformations in rural and agricultural sectors, strategies for climate adaptation at sub-national and local levels, and the water-energy-food nexus.

Pooja Balasubramanian is a researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), part of an inter-disciplinary research project on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. She focuses on the interlinkages between poverty, inequality and growth.