Sustainable development goal interactions: An analysis based on the five pillars of the 2030 agenda

Abstract

The 2030 Agenda calls for a change in thinking in order to implement sustainable development goals (SDGs) and targets as a system. To achieve this goal, the 2030 Agenda established five pillars ("5 Ps"): people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership. Here, we present a classification of these SDGs and their targets based on the five pillars. Our aim is to improve our understanding of interactions by assessing whether potential synergies and trade-offs are related to the classification of the targets. We surveyed 30 people and asked them to associate the content of target labels with the pillars. We classified SDG and targets according to an original quantification system. We determined whether the interactions were linked to similar or different classifications of the targets. We observed that the more similar the targets were in terms of classification, the more positive the interactions. We also noted that synergies exist between targets of different classifications. Our findings are useful for applying a systemic approach for policy coherence in sustainability analysis.

Variations in sustainable development goal interactions: Population, regional, and income disaggregation

“…In this context, several researchers address the holistic approach by using network analyses (Lusseau & Mancini, 2019; Pham‐Truffert, Metz, Fischer, Rueff, & Messerli, 2020; Putra, Pradhan, & Kropp, 2020). Further works combined qualitative and quantitative modeling to detect SDG interactions (Neumann, Anderson, & Denich, 2018; Scherer et al, 2018; Tremblay, Fortier, Boucher, Riffon, & Villeneuve, 2020). Pradhan et al (2017) provided the first quantification of synergies and trade‐offs within and across SDGs by applying a data‐driven longitudinal correlation analysis, accounting for all countries.…”

Linkages between sanitation and the sustainable development goals: A case study of Brazil

“…In so doing, it demonstrates the value of the approach in identifying opportunities for integrated action at scale. It also contributes to the body of research that has explored the way the targets interact with each other, several of which have called for context-specific case studies (see for example Dawes, 2020;Nilsson, Griggs, & Visbeck, 2016;Pham-Truffert, Metz, Fischer, Rueff, & Messerli, 2020;Pradhan, Costa, Rybski, Lucht, & Kropp, 2017;Singh et al, 2018;SuSanA, 2017;Tremblay, Fortier, Boucher, Riffon, & Villeneuve, 2020) and to research on sanitation in the context of Agenda 2030 in Brazil (e.g., de Carvalho, Barcellos, & Marques, 2018;Carvalho & Spataru, 2018;Dias, Rosa, Gomez, & D'avignon, 2018;Urbanvinicius et al, 2018).…”

Unlocking the potential for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 – ‘Zero Hunger’ – in Africa: targets, strategies, synergies and challenges

“…The 5Ps (people's well-being; planet with protection of the earth's ecosystems; prosperity with eradication of poverty and inequality; peace, and international partnerships) of sustainable development. Modified from (4,5). a self-reported questionnaire focusing on behaviors and experiences related to difficulties accessing food because of resource constraints.…”

“…Within the wide thematic areas covered, the SDGs' core focus is on the cross-cutting 5 Ps (Fig. 2): People's well-being; Planet with protection of the earth's ecosystems; Prosperity with eradication of poverty and inequality; Peace, and international Partnerships (4,5). SDG 2 'Zero Hunger' -targets and indicators SDG 2 'Zero Hunger' includes several targets to be achieved by 2030.…”