Unsdsn.org Website Review

on december 4, 2018 the us chapter of the sdsn was launched at columbia university in new york. the chapter is co-directed by academic centers at columbia university, yale university, and the university of california san diego. the sdsn usa joins 29 existing sdsn networks that are creating new online courses, educating their students and the general public, working with governments, engaging and empowering young people, and offering innovative solutions for the sdgs. development goals (sdgs), the 2018 sdg index and dashboards report introduces the first ever as*essment of government efforts to achieve the goals. the an*lysis shows that no country is on track to achieve all goals by 2030. the 2018 networks in action report features the wide array of innovative solutions and initiatives being led by the sdsn’s national, regional, and thematic networks. it includes a new introductory piece by prof. mariana mazzucato on mission-oriented research for the sdgs and also details how sdsn works with our networks. the first africa sdg index and dashboards are a tool to track progress toward the sdgs, to help pinpoint key implementation challenges, and to as*ist countries in benchmarking their sdg performance against their african peers. 51 countries are ranked in the index and all 54 african countries have country dashboards. the full report is now available. the u.s. cities sdg index report an*lyzes 44 indicators for each city to provide a comprehensive as*essment of sustainable development challenges related to environmental, social, and economic objectives.  it is intended as a planning tool for cities, highlighting areas of strength and weakness and where opportunities exist to learn from other cities.  it includes a quick-reference dashboard that rates each city’s performance on 15 of the 17 sdgs, as well as a series of maps showing relative performance in different. decarbonizing the northeast u.s. – cost effective road maps to achieve the region’s emissions reduction targets.