Building a unified sustainable development goal database
- The 2020s are an essential decade for achieving the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this, SDG research needs to provide evidence that can be translated into concrete actions. However, studies use different SDG data, resulting in incomparable findings. Researchers primarily use SDG databases provided by the United Nations (UN), the World Bank Group (WBG), and the Bertelsmann Stiftung & Sustainable Development Solutions Network (BE-SDSN). We compile these databases into one unified SDG database and examine the effects of the data selection on our understanding of SDG interactions. Among the databases, we observed more different than similar SDG interactions. Differences in synergies and trade-offs mainly occur for SDGs that are environmentally oriented. Due to the increased data availability, the unified SDG database offers a more nuanced and reliable view of SDG interactions. Thus, the SDG data selection may lead to diverse findings, fostering actions that might neglect or exacerbate trade-offs.
Author details: | Anne WarcholdORCiDGND, Prajal PradhanORCiDGND, Pratibha Thapa, Muhammad Panji Islam Fajar PutraORCiD, Jürgen KroppORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2316 |
ISSN: | 0968-0802 |
ISSN: | 1099-1719 |
Title of parent work (English): | Sustainable development |
Subtitle (English): | why does sustainable development goal data selection matter? |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Place of publishing: | Hoboken |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2022/04/18 |
Publication year: | 2022 |
Release date: | 2024/04/11 |
Tag: | SDG indicator databases; SDG interactions; SDG networks;; SDGs; inequalities; synergies and trade-offs |
Number of pages: | 16 |
Funding institution: | German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [01LS1906A] |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Umweltwissenschaften und Geographie |
DDC classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 91 Geografie, Reisen / 910 Geografie, Reisen |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Hybrid Open-Access |
License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |