Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
Author: Dr. Anna Neya Kazanskaia
Publisher: NEYA Global Publishing
Article | NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies
Year: 2025
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5669-1676
DOI: https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-sstdvgltch-07
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About the Article
This article analyzes the dual landscape of challenges and opportunities in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on low-income and developing economies. It examines structural barriers such as financial deficits, political instability, institutional capacity gaps, and weak data systems, while also highlighting adaptive solutions through innovative financing, technological advances, and community-driven governance. Drawing on case evidence from Rwanda, Afghanistan, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, Brazil, and India, the article demonstrates how social impact bonds, mobile banking, renewable energy, precision agriculture, and blockchain systems expand possibilities for progress. It emphasizes that tailoring strategies to cultural, environmental, and socioeconomic contexts is critical to ensuring legitimacy and sustainability. The analysis provides academics with a framework for studying systemic obstacles and adaptive solutions, and equips practitioners with concrete lessons for mobilizing resources, strengthening institutions, and scaling innovation.
Key Topics
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Financial and institutional challenges
- Political instability and governance
- Innovative financing mechanisms
- Technology and local adaptation
- Community-driven development models
Suggested Citation
Kazanskaia, A. N. (2025). Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. NEYA Global Journal of Non-Profit Studies. Neya Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.64357/neya-gjnps-sstdvgltch-07
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