This paper, written for the United Nations High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons, seeks to 1) Explain the relationship between the sustainable development, green economy and green growth concepts; 2) Summarize the state of knowledge regarding the feasibility and ultimate potential of green growth; and 3) Recommend how the post-2015 international development cooperation agenda could be structured to maximize the contribution of green growth to sustainable development over the next two crucial decades.
A high-ambition agreement that provides a clear policy framework for action on climate change, incentivises international cooperation, and mobilises additional resources for mitigation and adaptation activities is essential to give us the best chance of achieving the SDGs by 2030.
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and now individual countries face the challenge of implementing strategies that help realize the ambitions of this agenda, embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This collection of contributions by gender and sustainable development experts explores the interconnections between gender equality and sustainable development across a range of sectors and issues such as energy, health, education, food security, climate change, human rights, consumption and pro
The Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System has been initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme to advance design options that would deliver a step change in the financial system’s effectiveness in mobilizing capital towards a green and inclusive economy.