The Virus and the Global Goals: What Could COVID-19 Mean for Sustainable Development?
Suddenly, in just a few short weeks in the spring of 2020, everyone’s horizon has shrunk and shortened. Do we have enough food? Is our family safe? What does this mean for our jobs? Will we be able to pay our bills? And then, the dreaded next layer down: will someone we love die from this pandemic? Will I die from this virus? Against all that, plans for a “decade of action” advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may seem,...