TY - JOUR
T1 - The sustainable development goals
T2 - An Australian response
AU - Pawar, Manohar
AU - O'Sullivan, Dominic
AU - Cash, Belinda
AU - Culas, Richard
AU - Langat, Kiprono
AU - Manning, Andrew
AU - Mungai, Ndungi
AU - Rafferty, John
AU - Rajamani, Satyan
AU - Ward, Wes
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The article critically reviews and discusses the findings and recommendations of the Australian Senate Inquiry into the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and suggests strategies to achieving the SDGs within and beyond Australia. By employing the focus group discussion method, it critically discusses the report as per the Inquiry’s terms of reference and looks at Australia’s responses to the SDGs both domestically and internationally. It underscores the engagement of government, including the Official Development Assistance, and non-government organisations, and the private sector. To accelerate the implementation of the SDGs, it argues that greater awareness of the SDGs, attitudinal change and systematic implementation and action are needed locally, nationally and globally. The SDGs require an approach that is beyond national interest, focusing on world development that leaves no one behind.
AB - The article critically reviews and discusses the findings and recommendations of the Australian Senate Inquiry into the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and suggests strategies to achieving the SDGs within and beyond Australia. By employing the focus group discussion method, it critically discusses the report as per the Inquiry’s terms of reference and looks at Australia’s responses to the SDGs both domestically and internationally. It underscores the engagement of government, including the Official Development Assistance, and non-government organisations, and the private sector. To accelerate the implementation of the SDGs, it argues that greater awareness of the SDGs, attitudinal change and systematic implementation and action are needed locally, nationally and globally. The SDGs require an approach that is beyond national interest, focusing on world development that leaves no one behind.
KW - The sustainable development goals, Australian Senate Inquiry, awareness of the SDGs, role of governments and non-government organisations, official development assistance, national interest Access Options
U2 - 10.1177/2516602620983716
DO - 10.1177/2516602620983716
M3 - Article
VL - 2
SP - 374
EP - 393
JO - The International Journal of Community and Social Development
JF - The International Journal of Community and Social Development
SN - 2516-6026
IS - 4
M1 - 1
ER -