Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific by Asian Development Bank;

Author:Asian Development Bank;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Asian Development Bank Institute
Published: 2019-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

4.3.3 Other Environment-Related Targets

A similar—albeit not as stark—pattern can be seen in the results from a question about whether the 21 other selected environment-related targets (Table 1) were regarded as a national priority (Figure 18). Of these additional 21 targets, the most frequently selected targets were 6.3 on improving water quality, wastewater treatment, and safe reuse; 6.4 on increasing water use efficiency and ensuring freshwater supplies; 6.5 on implementing integrated water resource management; and 11.6 on reducing the environmental impact of cities. Again, there appears to be a strong emphasis on “conventional” environmental issues within the traditional remit of environment ministries or agencies. The targets given the least attention (identified as a priority in only 1 of the 14 surveyed countries) were supporting developing countries in sustainable and resilient buildings (11c), and promoting sustainable technologies to developing countries (17.7), both of which are important MOI for addressing the environmental dimensions of the SDGs which of the 14 surveyed countries are likely to be beneficiaries of.

Figure 18: Variation in Priorities at Target Level for Selected Environment-Related Targets (N=14)

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