Achieving the SDGs: How Can We Really Measure Progress? A Conversation with Ruzanna Tarverdyan & Edward Mishaud

Today's episode delves into data. It’s all around us in our daily lives, but how important is data for multilateralism today? Especially, as we look to Agenda 2030, and measuring our progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs)?

The #NextPagePod is joined by Ruzanna Tarverdyan, Founding President of the Geneva Consensus Foundation, and author of the book, “Measuring sustainable development goals performance”, as well as Edward Mishaud, Acting Director of the SDG Lab at UN Geneva.

How can we really measure if we’re achieving the SDGs? Are countries’ ready to integrate the social, economic and environmental dimensions of development? What does the data tell us about crises, and our ability to face future challenges? And how can science impact multilateralism? We explore these questions in this episode. 

Resources  

• Learn about the book “Measuring sustainable development goals performance”, by Ruzanna Tarverdyan & Sten Thore. 
• Read the article from the Official Journal of the European Union entitled "Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Listening to the citizens of Europe for a sustainable future" (Sibiu and beyond)’ adopted in 2019 when the European Economic and Social Committee chose to use Ruzanna Tarverdyan & Sten Thore's definition of the notion “Sustainable Competitiveness”. 
• Visit SDG Lab website: https://www.sdglab.com/
• Visit the UN Sustainable Development Goal indicators website
• Listen to the #NextPagePod series collaboration with the SDG Lab at UN Geneva, It Takes A Global Crisis on YouTube or here on Podbean. 

Where to listen to this episode  

• Apple podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-page/id1469021154 
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/10fp8ROoVdve0el88KyFLy 
• Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DugVc5uUABU

Content    

Speakers: Ruzanna Tarverdyan & Edward Mishaud

Host: Natalie Alexander

Editors & Producers: Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander

Social media designs: Alma Selvaggia Rinaldi & Natalie Alexander

Recorded & produced at the United Nations Library & Archives Geneva