Stockholm Environment Institute calls on the SDG Summit: it is time to lead with science to accelerate the Global Goals
The 2023 SDG Summit will take place on 18-19 September in New York. SEI researchers have put forward an array of insights and recommendations aimed at guiding policymakers to accelerate progress towards the Global Goals.
At the Summit, global representatives will explore actionable policy guidance, focused on the complete realization of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at all levels. The recently published Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 starkly highlights that the world is not on track to reach the goals by 2030. The report's key takeaways will be in focus at the SDG Summit.
"First, world leaders need to show that they stand by the promise and take decisive action to achieve the goals. Secondly, they must strengthen international cooperation and ensure longer-term financing for sustainable development. The world's rich countries have a great responsibility here," says Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director at Stockholm Environment Institute and one of 15 UN-appointed members of the Independent Group of Scientist responsible for the report.
SEI at the SDG Summit
SEI’s Research Director and Deputy Director, Åsa Persson, will be present at the New York summit. She is available for comments and analysis in both English and Swedish. For further guidance, contact SEI Senior Press Officer, Ulrika Lamberth, at ulrika.lamberth@sei.org, + 46 73 801 7053.
Insights and recommendations from SEI researchers
Time to Lead
“Time to Lead – Science to accelerate the Global Goals” provides a synthesis of scientific recommendations to accelerate progress on the SDGs. Developed by SEI researchers in collaboration with the International Science Council and Linköping University, this initiative forms part of a communications project funded by Formas, a Swedish research council for sustainable development. Dive into the campaign here.
SDG Think Pieces Series
In collaboration with the IISD SDG Knowledge Hub, this series offers comprehensive insights on the SDGs. Rooted in SEI research and contributions to the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report, these articles aim to drive transformative change through evidence-based action. Read the full series.
Commentaries
Comment Nature Sustainability: Returning to core principles to advance the 2030 Agenda
SEI’s Nina Weitz, Senior Research Fellow, Henrik Carlsen, Senior Research Fellow, Therese Bennich, Research Fellow, Måns Nilsson, Executive Director and Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director
Comment Nature: What scientists need to do to accelerate progress on the SDGs
SEI’s Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director and Therese Bennich, Research Fellow in collaboration with the Independent Group of Scientists.
Comment Nature Climate Change: Global stocktake and the SDG midterm review as opportunities for integration.
Lucas Hermville, Senior Researcher Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Adis Dzebo, Senior Research Fellow SEI, Gabriela Ileana Iacobuta, Associate Researcher IDOS, Wolfgang Obergassel, Co-Head of Research Unit Global Climate Governance Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Science Day Statement
Harnessing science to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Co-authored by SEI, the UN Development Programme, the International Science Council and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) on behalf of the event’s participants.
The statement summarizes insights from Science Day, a 2023 High-Level Political Forum event which gathered scientists to help accelerate progress on the SDGs. It calls for strengthening the science-policy interface and creating a “global transformation road map” to address interwoven crises.
UN publications with SEI contributions
SEI’s Åsa Persson, Research Director and Deputy Director and Therese Bennich, Research Fellow
Synergy Solutions for a World in Crisis: Tackling Climate and SDG Action Together
Måns Nilsson, SEI Executive Director
UNDESAs World Public Sector Report 2023
Nina Weitz, SEI Senior Research Fellow
More information
SEI and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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