“If you want peace, prepare for war.” People can learn karate as a means to
exercise, or as a means of self-defense should they be attacked. So long as countries
adopt this attitude, there is no reason why this goal could not be attained. But history
has rarely shown us a period, when there was no war, between at least two countries,
going on.
Goal 17: Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
The success of the sustainable development agenda heavily depends on partnerships
between governments, the private sector and civil society. These inclusive partnerships erected upon principles and values, a common vision, and collective goals that
are centred on people and the planet are necessary at the local, national, regional and
global level.
The objectives of sustainable development are known. Money in terms of trillions
of dollars (1 trillion ¼ a million million) of private resources can be raised. However,
urgent action is required to mobilize, redirect and unlock this potential.
These substantial private resources can help in ensuring long-term investments
for developing countries, particularly in critical sectors comprising sustainable
energy, transport infrastructure services, and information and communications
technologies.
The public sector will require establishing a clear direction in order to appeal to
such investors for reinforcing sustainable development, with new models for
reviewing and monitoring frameworks, new regulations and motivating structures
that support such investments. It will be necessary to brace national overviewing
mechanisms such as supreme audit institutions and supervisory functions by
legislatures.
4.6 Using Infrastructure to Achieve SDGs
Table 1.1 has listed the facilities that infrastructure can provide. Chapter 3 has shown
the possibilities for new developments. When a child is born, the baby comes with all
the organs necessary for a complete and proper functioning of the body. As the child
grows up, the different organs of the body grow in size, such that there is no need to
add any extra component, as would happen when somebody wishes to add a room to
enlarge his house, etc.
It would indeed be wonderful, if it were possible to design a town which can grow
up, a bit in the same way, as a body – it would be necessary to add rooms or
buildings, or enlarge/increase the existing infrastructure asset – provided that some
prior planning had been carried out, and the necessary space, already provided for.
Thus, when we examine the Sustainable Development Goals, there are very few
which have no link at all with infrastructure. (Compare Tables 1.1 and 4.8).
The planning should, therefore, include having a vision (see the opening quotations of this chapter) which encompasses the Sustainable Development Goals and
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exercise, or as a means of self-defense should they be attacked. So long as countries
adopt this attitude, there is no reason why this goal could not be attained. But history
has rarely shown us a period, when there was no war, between at least two countries,
going on.
Goal 17: Revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
The success of the sustainable development agenda heavily depends on partnerships
between governments, the private sector and civil society. These inclusive partnerships erected upon principles and values, a common vision, and collective goals that
are centred on people and the planet are necessary at the local, national, regional and
global level.
The objectives of sustainable development are known. Money in terms of trillions
of dollars (1 trillion ¼ a million million) of private resources can be raised. However,
urgent action is required to mobilize, redirect and unlock this potential.
These substantial private resources can help in ensuring long-term investments
for developing countries, particularly in critical sectors comprising sustainable
energy, transport infrastructure services, and information and communications
technologies.
The public sector will require establishing a clear direction in order to appeal to
such investors for reinforcing sustainable development, with new models for
reviewing and monitoring frameworks, new regulations and motivating structures
that support such investments. It will be necessary to brace national overviewing
mechanisms such as supreme audit institutions and supervisory functions by
legislatures.
4.6 Using Infrastructure to Achieve SDGs
Table 1.1 has listed the facilities that infrastructure can provide. Chapter 3 has shown
the possibilities for new developments. When a child is born, the baby comes with all
the organs necessary for a complete and proper functioning of the body. As the child
grows up, the different organs of the body grow in size, such that there is no need to
add any extra component, as would happen when somebody wishes to add a room to
enlarge his house, etc.
It would indeed be wonderful, if it were possible to design a town which can grow
up, a bit in the same way, as a body – it would be necessary to add rooms or
buildings, or enlarge/increase the existing infrastructure asset – provided that some
prior planning had been carried out, and the necessary space, already provided for.
Thus, when we examine the Sustainable Development Goals, there are very few
which have no link at all with infrastructure. (Compare Tables 1.1 and 4.8).
The planning should, therefore, include having a vision (see the opening quotations of this chapter) which encompasses the Sustainable Development Goals and
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131