#iscu

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Birthday fanart for the _amazing_silhouette on instagram,,

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In previous blog posts I’ve highlighted work by the ISCU to look at ways in which there are various synergies and trade-offs between the different SDGs. 

The blog post ‘Linking up the SDGs: the key to food and nutrition security’ by CGIAR, based on work in ISCU’s latest report ‘A Guide to SDG Interactions: from Science to Implementation’, explores how a number of the SDGs (specifically SDG2 on food, SDG3 on health, SDG7 on energy and SDG14 on oceans) interact with other goals. As the 7 point scale image demonstrates, each goal has a combination of both positive and negative relationships with aspects of other SDGs- and these must be recognised, understood and planned for.    

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I’ve referred to Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Model numerous times on my blog in the past 5 years since she initially proposed it. I really like the model- both for the issues it deals with, but also for its visually engaging design. With the publishing of her book in recent weeks- Doughnut Economics- it is notably becoming more recognised (I thoroughly recommend getting a hold of a copy of the book…)

A synopsis paper, and accompanying appendix, released this month by Kate via The Lancet journal is a really useful brief introduction to the framework- its aims, and how it has been developed (the bottom image above depicts the model- and is sourced from the paper). Understanding that the environmental limits (the ‘ecological ceiling’ in the model) are based on the planetary boundaries work of the Stockholm Resilience Centre (which I’ve also blogged on numerous times), it is notable that the aspects that make up the model’s social foundation are based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

Separately, building on work they have been doing over the last year or so, the International Council for Science (ICSU) (and with contributions from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) have just released a useful report on the interaction of the SDGs. Looking into the potential trade-offs and synergies of the goals, it utilities a 7 point scale (of indivisible to cancelling) to compare their distinct (but intertwined) objectives (see the top image above).

It is interesting to consider these 2 pieces of work together. Kate’s model, which is inherently linked to the SDGs, and the ICSU work that starts to dig a bit deeper into the goals to see how they might interact, both positively and negatively- and to think about how specific policies, programs and interventions might fit (or not fit) into the ‘safe and just space for humanity’ that is the doughnut.  

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19 and 34 for Izcu!

19. Are they honest to themselves, or do they ignore feeling hurt or sad?

iscu is pretty honest with herself, and when she does get hurt, she doesn’t really try to ignore it. it might be hard for her if she did need to try, tbh, she’s kind of an open book

34. Do they have an interest skill they excel at but are embarrassed of?

nah, she doesn’t ever really refrain from telling anyone around her about her interests. because they’re SO COOL