Ivonne Lobos Alva

Skip navigation Key messages Deforestation in Colombia has been a significant concern for several decades, with the Colombian Amazon being hit the hardest. In 2023, Colombia had lower rates of primary forest loss, but tropical rates have remained steady over the last few years.

The SDG Impact Assessment (Biermann et al., Reference Biermann, Hickmann and Sénit2022a, Reference Biermann, Hickmann, Sénit, Beisheim, Bernstein, Chasek, Grob, Kim, Kotzé, Nilsson, Ordóñez Llanos, Okereke, Pradhan, Raven, Sun, Vijge, van Vuuren and Wicke2022b) was the first comprehensive study that focused on the political steering effects of the SDGs on the governance of sustainable development across actors, sectors, and levels.

UNDRR Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), have conducted a study on the degree of coherence between national policies and plans focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), DRR and CCA in the Caribbean Region. This regional analysis aimed at enhancing our understanding of the level of and approaches to coherence of planning and policy implementation mechanisms in countries across the Caribbean Region.