Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) seeks civil society comments on its new report on Indicators for Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), operating under the direction of Jeffrey Sachs, last year proposed a framework of 10 goals, each with three targets, for the post-2015 development framework.  The SDSN Leadership Council’s released its recommendations in June 2013 and you can review the report at  An Action Agenda for Sustainable Development. On February 14, 2014 they released a new publication of 100 indicators for sustainable development in a new draft report for public consultation: Indicators for Sustainable Development Goals.

They noted in their distribution of the new report: “The public consultation will run from 14 February to 14 March 2014. Full details are available here. Please use the comment form and send it by email to info@unsdsn.org. Please focus your comments on the proposed indicators, as the goals and targets have already undergone an extensive public consultation. We propose to keep the total number of core indicators to no more than 100, so any addition of new indicators will need to be matched by cuts elsewhere.”

Suggested comments can be found at this link. They reflect the perspective of their author (Stan Bernstein, currently an independent consultant for ReGeneration LLC). His experience with global monitoring frameworks (e.g., the inclusion of MDG Target 5B) provides a useful perspective for current technical advance and for advocacy.