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Volume preface
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have had a noticeable impact on the European Region. According to a recent Eurostat report, the region has made significant progress toward most of the 17 Goals. For example, the region has improved and maintained a high level of access to sanitation services, strengthened infrastructure for rural regions, and reduced its gender gap in educational attainment. To sustain these efforts, the region has invested in initiatives to reduce energy consumption, increase renewable energy sources, and increase investment in climate protection measures.
This volume documents and promotes some experiences from authors from across the European region, on the implementation of the UN SDGs. The body of experience from the authors illustrates the fact that countries in the European region have been allocating increased resources to well-being and health services while improving access to quality education.
But the implementation of the UN SDGs in Europe is not without challenges. Some of them, as identified in this volume, are:
(a) The need to define effective implementation strategies: Implementing the UN SDGs in Europe requires careful planning and coordination of resources across countries. Governments need to establish clear policies and strategies that consider different economic and legal systems, and cultural backgrounds.
(b) The need to measure progress: Measuring and assessing progress toward achieving the SDGs in Europe can be challenging, as data can be scarce or unreliable.
(c) The need to bridge institutional vacuums: Many European countries lack strong and effective institutions that can effectively implement and oversee the achievement of the SDGs. Governments need to strengthen their policy-making, coordination, and monitoring mechanisms in order to ensure a successful implementation of the SDGs.
As this book has shown, the UN SDGs in Europe face significant social and political challenges, which need to be addressed.
We thank the many authors who have contributed to this volume and who have shared their expertise and their experience with their contributions. We hope that the knowledge gathered on this volume may assist efforts to implement the SDGs in the European region.
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APA7th: Dinis, M. A. P., Moggi, S., Price, E., & Hope, A. (2023). Volume preface. In W. Leal Filho, M. A. P. Dinis, S. Moggi, E. Price, & A. Hope (Eds.), SDGs in the European Region (pp. vi-viii). Springer Cham. In https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17461-2
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Springer Cham