Abstract
The terminal ending of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) with a claim to a ‘revolutionary but realistic agenda’ failed to deliver in any substantive way. We now embark on appraising and negotiating to implement a new agenda with the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2015. While there were 8 MDGs, SDGs consist of more ambitious 17 goals, and while the former focused on developing non-western nations, the latter now requires all nations to work towards a global development agenda. The UN claims that the SDG fund underwriting this global agenda is a game changer; so how does that work in practical terms especially when it comes to SDG5—the commitment to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls?
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Mixed Methods and Cross Disciplinary Research |
Subtitle of host publication | Towards Cultivating Eco Systemic Living |
Editors | Janet McIntyre-Mills, Norma Romm |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Chapter | 15 |
Pages | 349-360 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030049928 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- gender
- environment
- gender equality
- SDG5
- sustainable development
- policy
- aid programs