The global north has imposed on the global south a development model based on the unconditional exploitation of nature and human beings.
Girls‘ education is instrumentalised to mask deep financial cuts for aid agencies and shift the burden of responsibility.
Tarik Islam discusses participatory rural development, the importance of citizen participation, localizing the SDGs in Bangladesh and the need for non-traditional methodologies.
Victor Khodayar-Pardo discusses his work for the United Nations, including the organisation’s response to Covid-19, environmental issues and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Achim Steiner discusses the outcomes of the recent Paris Climate Conference, the role of philanthropy in combating climate change, and the concept of the Anthropocene.
The apparent success in reaching the Paris Agreement as well as the UN sustainable development goals should be treated with caution
The SDGs provide global recognition to a broad spectrum of achievements, besides economic growth, that have come to be associated with ‘development’.
There is significant potential to link the global regimes for climate, biodiversity, trade, and water, in order to facilitate a broader sustainable development agenda.
Institutionalisation processes and the North-South debate limit the optimal deployment of the Convention in addressing poverty and ensuring sustainable development.
The idea of sustainable development might be rhetorical. With that in mind, there may be very little substance for the UN or other agencies to showcase.
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