Pathways and Barriers to Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Progress, Stagnation and Regression
Will be published approx. on 9. December 2025
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-0353-4691-2 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive yet concise book analyses the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda, assessing their progress and providing strategies for achieving them. The authors emphasise the need for urgent action and concerted collaborative efforts to deliver meaningful progress by 2030, as global political turmoil, the Covid-19 pandemic, and climate change have put the SDGs at risk.
Pathways and Barriers to Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals explores the complex and multifaceted nature of the issues targeted by the SDGs. It highlights that the root causes of these challenges are often difficult to resolve in countries facing social, political and financial turmoil, conditions which can have cascading effects on food, nutrition, health, education, and the environment. With only 15 per cent of SDGs on track for 2030, this book puts forward suggestions on how collective action can overcome the challenges to get the remaining goals back on track.
This book is a timely resource for students and academics in the fields of development studies, sustainability, and business and management. It is also an enlightening read for policymakers, NGOs, environmental activists, and those involved in pursuing the SDGs.
Pathways and Barriers to Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals explores the complex and multifaceted nature of the issues targeted by the SDGs. It highlights that the root causes of these challenges are often difficult to resolve in countries facing social, political and financial turmoil, conditions which can have cascading effects on food, nutrition, health, education, and the environment. With only 15 per cent of SDGs on track for 2030, this book puts forward suggestions on how collective action can overcome the challenges to get the remaining goals back on track.
This book is a timely resource for students and academics in the fields of development studies, sustainability, and business and management. It is also an enlightening read for policymakers, NGOs, environmental activists, and those involved in pursuing the SDGs.
Reviews / Votes
'Amidst global wars and unmitigated climate devastation, guidance is urgently needed going forward. The UN SDGs provided comprehensive metrics in 2015 and Pathways and Barriers to Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals evaluates their importance a decade later, outlining the consequences if ignored. A requisite read for governments, businesses, and individuals in the collective quest to do right.' -- Elizabeth Gingerich, Valparaiso University, USAMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-4691-2 (9781035346912)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Edited by Cam Caldwell, Retired, St George, Utah, with the assistance of Verl Anderson, Professor of Business, College of Business, Utah Tech University, St George, Utah, USA and Dima Jamali, Dean, School of Business, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Content
Contents
Preface x
The UN Sustainable Development Goals: introduction and overview xii
Cam Caldwell, Verl Anderson and Dima Jamali
1 Goal 1: poverty and the UN Sustainable Development Goal 1
Cam Caldwell
2 Goal 2: world hunger, food security, nutrition, and sustainable
agriculture 16
Cam Caldwell
3 Goal 3: healthy lives and well-being for all 26
Cam Caldwell
4 Goal 4: quality education in a knowledge-based world 39
Cam Caldwell
5 Goal 5: gender equality in a male-dominated world 49
Cam Caldwell
6 Goal 6: safe water and sanitation for all 58
Cam Caldwell
7 Goal 7: ensuring worldwide access to affordable energy 69
Cam Caldwell
8 Goal 8: promote decent work and economic growth 89
Cam Caldwell
9 Goal 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure 100
Sugandha Agarwal
10 Goal 10: reducing inequality within and among nations 113
Cam Caldwell
11 Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities 125
Cam Caldwell
12 Goal 12: responsible consumption and production 136
Gayatri Nair and Kiran Tangri
13 Goal 13: climate action 156
Cam Caldwell
14 Goal 14: conserving and sustaining life below water 165
Cam Caldwell
15 Goal 15: life on Land 178
Mahshid Sadeghi and Aseel A. Takshe
16 Goal 16: peace, justice, and sustainable institutions 187
Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali
17 Goal 17: strengthening implementation and revitalizing the
global partnership 200
Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali
18 The UN Sustainable Development Goals: barriers and a
future perspective 213
Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali
Preface x
The UN Sustainable Development Goals: introduction and overview xii
Cam Caldwell, Verl Anderson and Dima Jamali
1 Goal 1: poverty and the UN Sustainable Development Goal 1
Cam Caldwell
2 Goal 2: world hunger, food security, nutrition, and sustainable
agriculture 16
Cam Caldwell
3 Goal 3: healthy lives and well-being for all 26
Cam Caldwell
4 Goal 4: quality education in a knowledge-based world 39
Cam Caldwell
5 Goal 5: gender equality in a male-dominated world 49
Cam Caldwell
6 Goal 6: safe water and sanitation for all 58
Cam Caldwell
7 Goal 7: ensuring worldwide access to affordable energy 69
Cam Caldwell
8 Goal 8: promote decent work and economic growth 89
Cam Caldwell
9 Goal 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure 100
Sugandha Agarwal
10 Goal 10: reducing inequality within and among nations 113
Cam Caldwell
11 Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities 125
Cam Caldwell
12 Goal 12: responsible consumption and production 136
Gayatri Nair and Kiran Tangri
13 Goal 13: climate action 156
Cam Caldwell
14 Goal 14: conserving and sustaining life below water 165
Cam Caldwell
15 Goal 15: life on Land 178
Mahshid Sadeghi and Aseel A. Takshe
16 Goal 16: peace, justice, and sustainable institutions 187
Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali
17 Goal 17: strengthening implementation and revitalizing the
global partnership 200
Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali
18 The UN Sustainable Development Goals: barriers and a
future perspective 213
Cam Caldwell and Dima Jamali