What do we do?

In accordance with the purpose of SDSN, the mandate of SDSN Andes is to work for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement in the countries of the Andean Region (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela). In this sense, the strategy of SDSN Andes is:

  • Promote an open dialogue between different sectors of society on the challenges that must be addressed to materialize the SDGs and the Paris Agreement in the Andean Region.
  • Mobilize academia, civil society, private companies, governments, foundations, and international organizations to identify solutions and implement and support initiatives to achieve the SDGs and the Paris Agreement in the Andean Region.
  • Support governments, communities, and other interested parties, in the implementation of strategies to achieve the SDGs and the Paris Agreement in the Andean Region, through scientific support and relevant knowledge for decision-making.
  • Disseminate solutions and good practices through publications and information in the media with a sub-national, national, regional and global reach.
  • Promote and support education programs on sustainable development, to train future leaders of the Andean Region.

To achieve this, SDSN Andes is constituted as an inter-organizational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary network, made up of a unique combination of leading organizations, inside and outside the region, focused on working for the sustainable development of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Thematic Approaches

Protection of biodiversity and management of ecosystem services

Approach 1

Biodiversity in the Mira-Mataje Binational River Basin
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Sustainability and resilience of human settlements

Approach 2

Development of resilient coastal communities in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
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Sustainable production systems and consumption patterns

Approach 3

Spillover effects on the SDGs from, to, and between the countries of the Andean Region
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Data management, indicator development, and monitoring capacity for SDGs

Approach 4

Spillover effects on the SDGs from, to, and between the countries of the Andean Region
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

“On September 25, 2015, world leaders adopted a set of global goals to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each goal has specific targets to be achieved within the next 15 years.

To achieve these goals, everyone has to do their part: governments, the private sector, civil society and people like you.”

(UN, 2015)