About
The SDG Policy Initiative uses the SDGs as a framework for bringing together policymakers and researchers to inform evidence-based solutions for a sustainable future.
What are the SDGs?In 2015 all 193 member countries of the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a “blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all” (UN). The 17 SDGs bring together communities around a broad set of clearly defined time-bound goals to 2030. Each goal has a list of indicators that represent a concerted effort by the international statistical community for a unified system of measurement. The SDGs offer a globally accepted framework that can bring academia, business, civil society, and government together around the common purpose of a sustainable and inclusive future. |
Across interrelated challenges such as poverty, discrimination, climate change and biodiversity loss, achieving sustainable and inclusive growth will require developing analytical tools that cut across disciplines, and developing new policy-making processes that go beyond the traditional silos of governance.
The SDG Policy Initiative leverages the global salience of the SDGs to showcase the wide range of faculty research, centers and projects at the School of Global Policy and Strategy. Additionally, the Initiative is engaged in a number of programs that put the SDGs into action to guide and measure progress at all levels of government. From contributing to a decarbonization policy plan for the United States, to working with the government of Paraguay on implementing the SDGs as a framework for sustainable growth, to designing sustainable land-use tools for Mexico and the United States, the SDG Policy Initiative is working to help achieve the ambitious goals of the SDGs with evidence-based solutions.
Where We Are
The SDG Policy Initiative is housed within UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy which is at the forefront of interdisciplinary research critical to the 2030 Agenda.
‘Leave No One Behind’ Promises of the SDGs
Every person has a fair opportunity in life no matter where they are or who they are.
Reach the furthest behind first.
Every person counts and will be counted.
Reach the furthest behind first.
Every person counts and will be counted.
