Zhao Wenwu, Yin Caichun, Hua Ting, Meadows Michael E, Li Yan, Liu Yanxu, Cherubini Francesco, Pereira Paulo, Fu Bojie
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Institute of Land Surface System and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Humanit Soc Sci Commun. 2022;9(1):258. doi: 10.1057/s41599-022-01283-5. Epub 2022 Aug 6.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose substantial challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Exploring systematic SDG strategies is urgently needed to aid recovery from the pandemic and reinvigorate global SDG actions. Based on available data and comprehensive analysis of the literature, this paper highlights ongoing challenges facing the SDGs, identifies the effects of COVID-19 on SDG progress, and proposes a systematic framework for promoting the achievement of SDGs in the post-pandemic era. Progress towards attaining the SDGs was already lagging behind even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inequitable distribution of food-energy-water resources and environmental crises clearly threaten SDG implementation. Evidently, there are gaps between the vision for SDG realization and actual capacity that constrain national efforts. The turbulent geopolitical environment, spatial inequities, and trade-offs limit the effectiveness of SDG implementation. The global public health crisis and socio-economic downturn under COVID-19 have further impeded progress toward attaining the SDGs. Not only has the pandemic delayed SDG advancement in general, but it has also amplified spatial imbalances in achieving progress, undermined connectivity, and accentuated anti-globalization sentiment under lockdowns and geopolitical conflicts. Nevertheless, positive developments in technology and improvement in environmental conditions have also occurred. In reflecting on the overall situation globally, it is recommended that post-pandemic SDG actions adopt a "Classification-Coordination-Collaboration" framework. Classification facilitates both identification of the current development status and the urgency of SDG achievement aligned with national conditions. Coordination promotes domestic/international and inter-departmental synergy for short-term recovery as well as long-term development. Cooperation is key to strengthening economic exchanges, promoting technological innovation, and building a global culture of sustainable development that is essential if the endeavor of achieving the SDGs is to be successful. Systematic actions are urgently needed to get the SDG process back on track.
新冠疫情持续对实现可持续发展目标（SDGs）构成重大挑战。迫切需要探索系统性的可持续发展目标战略，以助力从疫情中恢复，并重振全球可持续发展目标行动。基于现有数据和对文献的全面分析，本文强调了可持续发展目标面临的持续挑战，确定了新冠疫情对可持续发展目标进展的影响，并提出了一个系统性框架，以促进在疫情后时代实现可持续发展目标。在新冠疫情爆发之前，实现可持续发展目标的进展就已滞后。粮食 - 能源 - 水资源的不公平分配和环境危机显然威胁着可持续发展目标的实施。显然，可持续发展目标实现愿景与实际能力之间存在差距，这限制了各国的努力。动荡的地缘政治环境、空间不平等和权衡取舍限制了可持续发展目标实施的有效性。新冠疫情下的全球公共卫生危机和社会经济衰退进一步阻碍了实现可持续发展目标的进程。疫情不仅总体上推迟了可持续发展目标的推进，还加剧了实现进展中的空间不平衡，破坏了互联互通，并在封锁和地缘政治冲突下加剧了反全球化情绪。尽管如此，技术方面也出现了积极发展，环境状况也有所改善。在审视全球总体形势时，建议疫情后的可持续发展目标行动采用“分类 - 协调 - 合作”框架。分类有助于识别当前的发展状况以及符合国情的实现可持续发展目标的紧迫性。协调促进国内/国际和部门间的协同作用，以实现短期复苏和长期发展。合作是加强经济交流、促进技术创新以及构建全球可持续发展文化的关键，而这对于实现可持续发展目标的努力取得成功至关重要。迫切需要采取系统性行动，使可持续发展目标进程重回正轨。
