The Sustainable Development Goals, recently agreed at the UN, will guide global development efforts for the next 15 years. Will the new agenda replicate the success of the just-completed Millennium Development Goals, or do the SDGs ask too much of developing countries?
The New Development Agenda
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A Fish Called Development
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Oct 1, 2015 Oby Ezekwesili, et al. urge leaders to eliminate harmful fisheries subsidies at the WTO meeting in December.
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Leaving Our Children Nothing
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Sep 30, 2015 Johan Rockström wants to leave our descendants no poverty, no greenhouse-gas emissions, and no biodiversity loss.
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The Data Revolution for Sustainable Development
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Sep 18, 2015 Jeffrey D. Sachs, et al. cite new technologies that can help meet long-term education, health, and poverty-reduction goals.
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Securing a Sustainable Future
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Sep 16, 2015 Gro Harlem Brundtland & Graça Machel warn world leaders that climate change could erase progress toward development goals.
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Unsustainable Development Goals
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Sep 15, 2015 Bjørn Lomborg calls the UN's Agenda for Sustainable Development the missed opportunity of a generation.
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Another Great Leap Forward for Development
Another Great Leap Forward for Development
Aug 27, 2015 Javier Solana underscores the universality of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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