Our Objective
The overall objective of the project is to integrate a top-down data analysis approach with bottom-up multi-stakeholder
processes though the concept of “priority area”. The aim is to provide practical recommendations to policy makers and
relevant stakeholders on how to incorporate inclusive institutions for environmental SDG policy formulation and
implementation into existing government policy structures at national and regional levelsin identified SDG “priority areas”.
The overall objective of the project is to integrate a top-down data analysis approach with bottom-up multi-stakeholder
processes though the concept of “priority area”. The aim is to provide practical recommendations to policy makers and
relevant stakeholders on how to incorporate inclusive institutions for environmental SDG policy formulation and
implementation into existing government policy structures at national and regional levelsin identified SDG “priority areas”.
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What we know
The 2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, signed off at a UN Leaders’ Summit in September 2015, is the outcome of 193 nations and multiple stakeholders working together for three years, organising countless national and thematic consultations, stakeholder forums, and on-line and door-to-door surveys. Whereas the Millennium goals consisted of mostly social goals, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aim to achieve sustainable development by embracing the ‘so- called triple bottom line approach to human wellbeing’; a combination of economic development, environmental sustainability, and social inclusion (Sachs, 2012, p. 2206). Goals 1 to 6 fall under the social pillar of the Sustainable Development Goals; Goals 7 to 12 fall under the economic pillar; and Goals 13, 14, and 15 refer to climate change, oceans and biodiversity respectively, and are therefore part of the environmental pillar of the SDGs. Among the economic, environmental and social pillars, environmental sustainability needs to receive prime attention. |
What we are doing
The overall aim of this medium-sized study is to contribute to the evidence-base for assessing how Ireland can deliver on the environmental SDGs. The research will examine the availability of environmental data for Ireland and the public governance approach required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in Ireland. It will address concepts such as data gaps, SDG indices, integrated assessment, priority areas, policy gaps, governance and multi-stakeholder processes at the national and regional level to inform the national policy context. |
How we are doing it
The specific objectives of the study include: 1. To review international best practice on governance for the SDGs, in particular multi-stakeholder processes (MSPs); 2.To synthesize environmental data on the official UN and EU SDG indicators and create a national environmental data map for Ireland to identify data availability, crucial data gaps and current monitoring challenges; 3. To construct a national environmental SDG Index for the purpose of ranking goals, targets and indicators in order to identify priority areas; 4. To identify SDG policy gaps and conflicts between the national environmental SDG index and current environmental legislation, politics and strategy; 5. To develop practical recommendations and guidelines for inclusive institutions and multi-stakeholder processes for environmental policy formulation and implementation at national and regional level in identified priority areas; 6. To build capacity, knowledge and awareness among key policy makers and professional stakeholders of emerging needs in relation to SDG implementation, monitoring and reporting in Ireland. |
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