The Impact of COVID-19 on the Sustainable Development Goals: Achievements and Expectations

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on almost all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), leaving no country unaffected. It has caused a shift in political agendas, but also in lines of research. At the same time, the world is trying to make the transition to a more sustainable econ...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-12, Vol.19 (23), p.16266
Main Authors: Martín-Blanco, Cathaysa, Zamorano, Montserrat, Lizárraga, Carmen, Molina-Moreno, Valentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Bibliometrics
Circular economy
Climate change
Consumption
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Economic growth
Economic models
Externality
Goals
Humans
International cooperation
Literature reviews
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Peace
Poverty
Quality of education
Review
Sanitation
Scientific visualization
Supply chains
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Waste Management
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on almost all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), leaving no country unaffected. It has caused a shift in political agendas, but also in lines of research. At the same time, the world is trying to make the transition to a more sustainable economic model. The research objectives of this paper are to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the fulfilment of the SDGs with regard to the research of the scientific community, and to analyze the presence of the Circular Economy (CE) in the literature. To this end, this research applies bibliometric analysis and a systematic review of the literature, using VOSviewer for data visualization. Five clusters were detected and grouped according to the three dimensions of sustainability. The extent of the effects of the health, economic and social crisis resulting from the pandemic, in addition to the climate crisis, is still uncertain, but it seems clear that the main issues are inefficient waste management, supply chain issues, adaptation to online education and energy concerns. The CE has been part of the solution to this crisis, and it is seen as an ideal model to be promoted based on the opportunities detected.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph192316266