Redefining Development : : The Extraordinary Genesis of the Sustainable Development Goals / / Paula Caballero, Patti Londoño.

• VerfasserIn: Caballero, Paula,; Londoño, Patti,
• MitwirkendeR: Santos, Juan Manuel,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (293 p.)

This extraordinary first-person story of what can be achieved through informal diplomacy traces the improbably successful struggle to achieve acceptance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—and thus transform the global development agenda—against all odds. Moving from the framing of the SDG concept through the entire negotiation process (including a trove of key documents), Paula Caballero and Patti Londoño’s vibrant narrative provides rare insight into informal diplomacy and multilateralism in action. Their insiders’ account provides a unique perspective on how global movements and agendas can be built and impelled forward. Not least, it also serves to prove that just a few committed individuals can generate radical change.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Appendixes -- 1 The Sustainable Development Goals: The Roadmap for Our Time -- 2 The Merits of Informal Diplomacy -- 3 Getting Governments on Board -- 4 Getting the World to Understand the SDGs -- 5 Positioning the SDGs -- 6 A Tortuous Process -- 7 Evolution of the Negotiation Text -- 8 Breakthrough in Rio -- 9 Creating the Open Working Group -- 10 Transformative Implementation -- Acronyms -- Timeline of the SDGs Process -- Appendixes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book