On 18 March 2020, the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) has submitted key messages and selected recommendations to the 2020 thematic review of the high-level political forum on...
Publications
Summary article of ‘Europe’s approach to implementing the SDGs’ report
An article summarizing the study "Europe's approach to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals" (2019) by Ingeborg Niestroy, Elisabeth Hege, Elizabeth Dirth and Ruben Zondervan, for the...
Short reads on sustainability challenges
Here are all seven 2-page articles on SDG-related challenges which we published online as guest articles at iisd.org during the last years, put together in easily readable downloads: Why we need...
Preview Metagovernance for Sustainability – Chapter 1
The book Metagovernance for Sustainability is, unfortunately, not Open Access. But the first introductory chapter has been put online by the publisher (Routledge). It can be downloaded here.
Study “Europe’s approach to implementing the SDGs: Good practices and the way forward” (2019)
The 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development offers a unique framework for transformative pathways towards sustainability worldwide. The 2030 Agenda also requires a paradigm shift in governance, - at...
What makes effective governance?
How does one know when countries have implemented good governance? Although a cornerstone of all developmental efforts and the sine qua non of sustainability, governance is often nebulous. As a...