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Building Back Better: Sustainable Development Diplomacy in the Pandemic Era

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dc.creator Gu, Jing
dc.creator Green, Danielle
dc.creator Yu, Jiadan
dc.date 2021-12-16T11:44:48Z
dc.date 2021-12-16T11:44:48Z
dc.date 2021-12-16
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-26T08:50:58Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-26T08:50:58Z
dc.identifier Gu, J.; Green, D. and Yu, J. (2021) Building Back Better: Sustainable Development Diplomacy in the Pandemic Era, IDS Research Report 86, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/IDS.2021.065
dc.identifier 978-1-78118-896-5
dc.identifier 0141-1314
dc.identifier https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/17009
dc.identifier Business, Markets and the State
dc.identifier 10.19088/IDS.2021.065
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198812
dc.description This report critically examines the nature of the distinction between traditional inter-state diplomacy and sustainable development diplomacy. It then sets out the institutional changes which are necessary for the achievement of sustainable development diplomacy. Multi-stakeholder partnerships have been identified as a key means of implementation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given the increasing centrality of the United States (US)–China relationship in global development cooperation, understanding the modalities of their engagement may provide useful insights into how partnerships may be cultivated and deepened to realise the SDGs. The Covid-19 pandemic and climate change have demonstrated the interconnection of the world, as well as the interconnection of challenges of the world. Sustainable development diplomacy is needed now more than ever to prioritise development strategies of different states and work on common shared challenges. Sustainable development diplomacy can only work when different actors recognise the value of the common goals and are willing to make an effort to accomplish them. Global sustainable development diplomacy requires a stronger policy agenda and greater cohesion. This report explores the idea of sustainable development diplomacy and, through two sectoral case studies, explores the nature, function, and rationale for interactive engagement. The form and structure of multi-actor relationships are a response to complex, trans-border political, social, economic, and environmental challenges which require a more nuanced and varied management approach than narrowly defined state-led development. However, the power dynamics, the modalities, and experiences of engagement that underpin these dynamic relationships, remain understudied, especially with regard to their impact on sustainable development.
dc.description Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
dc.language en
dc.publisher Institute of Development Studies
dc.relation IDS Research Report;86
dc.rights This is an Open Access report distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited and any modifications or adaptations are indicated.
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights Institute of Development Studies
dc.subject Climate Change
dc.subject Governance
dc.subject Health
dc.title Building Back Better: Sustainable Development Diplomacy in the Pandemic Era
dc.type IDS Research Report
dc.coverage China
dc.coverage United States


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