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Measuring Sustainable Development
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 5 Sequences
- Intermediate Level
Course details
Syllabus
Module 1: An Introduction to SDG Measurement
Module 2: Constructing an Index, Part I: Methodology and Data
Module 3: Constructing an Index, Part II: Technical Training
Module 4: Regional and City Indices
Module 5: Conclusions and Goals Ahead
Prerequisite
Instructors
Guido Schmidt-Traub
Executive Director & Scientific Co-Director of the SDG Index
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Guillaume Lafortune
SDG Index Manager
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Jessica Espey
Senior Adviser
UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Editor
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