Australia has yet to properly acknowledge that the Sustainable Development Goals aren’t just an issue for other countries. The problems that demand our attention are much closer to home.
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We are doing well, but our economic report card is mixed.
To achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Australia needs to put more emphasis on addressing critical, long-term issues like inequality and climate change.
Despite a relatively slow start, South Africa can speed up its implementation of the SDGs.
While his appointment as UN Secretary-General was a huge breakthrough, Kofi Annan also led the organisation through some of its ugliest moments.
After cascading ecological catastrophes in the 90s, China spent 20 years seriously investing in sustainability. Now that effort is paying off.
A new report reveals Australia is lagging behind most wealthy nations in working towards the globally agreed goals. It’s performing particularly badly on climate and environmental indicators.
Desertification is a problem of global proportions. If action isn’t taken now, it will accelerate and fuel further migration and conflict.
South Africa has made significant progress with some of the sustainable development goal targets. But with others its lagging far behind.
Many countries still don’t openly and comprehensively address sexual and reproductive health.
Australia’s business-as-usual plan will not be enough to achieve our 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all plan for sustainable, healthy urban living. Urban diaries help identify what works – and doesn’t work – for tropical cities like Cairns or Townsville.
The case of the start-up Phenix shows that the fight to reduce food waste requires a regulatory context that encourages innovation at the level of the business ecosystem.
But often these new ‘forests’ have only grown thanks to increased deforestation abroad.
It’s important yet complicated to align national development plans with the SDGs. But it isn’t impossible.
On World TB Day 2018, eradicating TB finally looks like a goal that could be met — if political leaders can step up with cash and actions to match their political declarations.
Kenya spends millions treating women who have complications after unsafe abortions.
Refugee policy may well be a humanitarian issue. But it is also a development issue.
Local governance can have a real effect - positive or negative - on the quality of schooling.
For a public space to be seen as safe, welcoming and accessible, a diverse range of people need to actively use it. That’s why any space-changing project needs to engage broadly with the community.
Top contributors
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Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Associate Professor at the University of Pretoria and Co-ordinator of the South African SDG Hub, University of Pretoria
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Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professor of Business and Sustainable Development, The University of Edinburgh
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Sustainable Development Solutions Network Manager, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University
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Monash University
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Thomas Wiedmann is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Sustainability Research, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Director (International) - Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Construction and Environmental Performance, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Stellenbosch University
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Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor and Executive Dean: Engineering, University of Canterbury
