Accelerating Sustainable Development After COVID-19

Accelerating Sustainable Development After COVID-19
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2021-07-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9789292627881

This publication provides an overview of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) bonds as a mechanism to help mobilize the financing required to achieve the SDGs in developing Asia. The importance of development that provides for equitable economic growth and the sustainable use of natural resources has become increasingly apparent during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 has emphasized the need for a renewed focus on achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to its analysis of the current SDG bond market in the region, the publication proposes a new type of SDG bond that could contribute to accelerating sustainable development in the region.

Accelerating Sustainable Development after COVID-19

Accelerating Sustainable Development after COVID-19
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9292627899

The importance of development that provides for equitable economic growth and the sustainable use of natural resources has become increasingly apparent during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 has emphasized the need for a renewed focus on achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the global blueprint to ending poverty, protecting our planet, and ensuring prosperity. This publication provides an overview of SDG bonds as a mechanism to help mobilize the huge amount of financing required to meet the SDGs in developing Asia. It also proposes a new type of SDG bond that could contribute to accelerating sustainable development in the region.

A Post-Pandemic Assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals

A Post-Pandemic Assessment of the Sustainable Development Goals
Author: Ms. Dora Benedek
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498314902

The COVID-19 pandemic hit countries’ development agendas hard. The ensuing recession has pushed millions into extreme poverty and has shrunk government resources available for spending on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Staff Discussion Note assesses the current state of play on funding SDGs in five key development areas: education, health, roads, electricity, and water and sanitation, using a newly developed dynamic macroeconomic framework.

Post-covid Asia: Deglobalization, Fourth Industrial Revolution, And Sustainable Development

Post-covid Asia: Deglobalization, Fourth Industrial Revolution, And Sustainable Development
Author: Hyun-hoon Lee
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2020-12-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 981122899X

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been an unprecedented, once-in-a-century gamechanger for the world. The central focus of Post-COVID Asia is the new world that will emerge after the coronavirus. In particular, this book explores how deglobalization will proceed in the post-COVID world and what kind of impact deglobalization will have on Asian economies. After all, in the last few decades, Asia has leveraged globalization to become the world's fastest-growing, most dynamic region. Therefore, an urgent challenge facing Asian economies is to figure out how to survive and thrive when the globalization which served them so well is giving way to deglobalization.Opportunities have emerged for Asian economies amid the winding down of the third wave of globalization. In fact, the next wave of globalization is already beginning to take shape, in tandem with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which is full of exciting new technologies. This book offers insights that would help governments, companies and people in Asia to ride the next wave of globalization to power their prosperity.

Sustainable Development Outlook 2020

Sustainable Development Outlook 2020
Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2020-09-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789211046953

The setbacks caused by COVID-19 (coronavirus) need not be permanent, and it is possible to regain the momentum and move ahead towards the SDGs. It is even possible to convert the COVID-19 crisis into an opportunity for recovering better, by directing much of the resources earmarked for recovery toward investment in promoting the SDGs. While the impact of COVID-19 for many prosperity-related SDGs was negative, its impact for many planet-related SDGs has been positive: greenhouse gas emissions declined; air and water quality improved; and nature's regeneration was witnessed in many areas. These opposite impacts revealed that current ways of achieving prosperity conflict with the health of the planet.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on New Economy Development and Societal Change

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on New Economy Development and Societal Change
Author: Popescu, Cristina Raluca Gh.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2021-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1668433761

Globalization and technological advances have the immense power to create a new economy, address sustainability concerns, and facilitate societal changes. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to notable modifications in the world economy and society that require adjustments to business models, as well as our way of life. It is critical to understand these new models in our changing society for businesses to not only survive, but to thrive. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on New Economy Development and Societal Change provides an updated view of the newest trends, novel practices, and latest tendencies concerning the manner of shaping the new economy and accelerating societal change, demonstrating the crucial importance of rethinking the world’s models, priorities, and strategies while seeking a more responsible path for humanity. Covering topics such as tourism and salesmanship skills, this publication is ideal for academicians, researchers, scientists, scholars, practitioners, industry professionals, consultants, instructors, and students.

Sustainable Development Report 2020

Sustainable Development Report 2020
Author: Jeffrey Sachs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2021-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108834205

Contains insights on current issues in research on sustainable development, featuring the SDG Index and Dashboards.