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Thomas Hickmann

Associate professor | Senior lecturer | Recognised Teaching Practitioner

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High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Author

  • Thomas Hickmann

Editor

  • Frank Biermann
  • Thomas Hickmann
  • Yi hyun Kang
  • Carole-Anne Sénit
  • Yixian Sun

Summary, in English

In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly established the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) as a central platform for the review and follow-up of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Every year, government representatives and societal stakeholders meet to assess progress of SDG implementation. The HLPF can be seen as a soft governance instrument as governments are free to decide whether they submit and how they formulate reports. Most national reports fail to critically engage with the problems of goal implementation and civil society actors do not have a strong role in the review. Growing political conflicts and limited resources are additional factors impeding the HLPF’s effectiveness. The HLPF could have stronger impacts if it incorporate stronger mechanisms for accountability, invite a larger participation of societal stakeholeders and build on digital tools and platforms to improve transparency and accessibility.

Department/s

  • Department of Political Science
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions

Publishing year

2025-07

Language

English

Pages

52-53

Publication/Series

Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals : An A-Z Guide

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Political Science

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9781032841694
  • ISBN: 9781003519560