Sustainable development outlook 2020: achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19, scenarios for policymakers

United Nations : Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Sustainable development outlook 2020: achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19, scenarios for policymakers
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Nations
Country
United States
Published
17 September 2020
Pages
56
ISBN
9789211046953

Sustainable development outlook 2020: achieving SDGs in the wake of COVID-19, scenarios for policymakers

United Nations : Department of Economic and Social Affairs

The setbacks caused by COVID-19 (coronavirus) need not be permanent, and it is possible to regain the momentum and move ahead towards the SDGs. It is even possible to convert the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity for recovering better, by directing much of the resources earmarked for recovery toward investment in promoting the SDGs. While the impact of COVID-19 for many prosperity-related SDGs was negative, its impact for many planet-related SDGs has been positive: greenhouse gas emissions declined; air and water quality improved; and nature’s regeneration was witnessed in many areas. These opposite impacts revealed that current ways of achieving prosperity conflict with the health of the planet

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