Confraria, Hugo, Ciarli, Tommaso, Noyons, Ed and Rafols, Ismael (2022) STI-SDG alignment across countries: how research priorities relate to countries’ SDG challenges. In: Ciarli, Tommaso (ed.) Changing Directions: Steering science, technology and innovation towards the Sustainable Development Goals. STRINGS, SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton, pp. 72-78. ISBN 9780995786288

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Abstract

• We developed new methods to analyse the alignment between countries’ research priorities and their SDG-related challenges.
• We found that countries with higher challenges relating to SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 2 (Zero hunger), SDG 3 (Good health) and SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation) are prioritizing research in these areas.
• For all other SDGs, we found a misalignment or inconclusive relationship between research priorities and SDG challenges.
• For example, the countries with the most unsustainable consumption/production patterns, and which contribute most to biodiversity loss, are usually higher-income countries that do not specialize in research related to SDG12 (Responsible consumption and production), SDG13 (Climate action) or SDG15 (Life on land).

Item Type:	Book Section
Schools and Departments:	University of Sussex Business School > SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit
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Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2022 10:58
Last Modified:	14 Dec 2022 11:48
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/109526

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