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100			_aAttri, V N.
245			_aIORA’s Sustainable Development Objectives and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals _b: Through Global Partnerships. _c/ V N Attri.
260			_a, New Delhi _b: K W Publisher _c, 2024.
300			_axvii, 312p. _c: 24cm.
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520			_aThe book provides a comprehensive study of the progress of IORA and its member states in achieving SDGs, through analysis of empirical data on the SDGs. The performance has been measured by constructing the “Convergence and Divergence” metrics. IORA seems to have performed good in achieving SDGs by adopting national strategies related with SDGs. The science based policy frames are required to improve its performance. The strengthening of Science, Technology and Innovation is likely to accelerate SDGs. The environmental sustainability has been satisfactory in IORA and its performance in Social and Economic SDGs has been very good. IORA need to focus onTransformative projects for achieving SDGs and to initiate the process of MoU with India-UN Development Partnership Fund, established by Government of India in 2017, which may provide financial support to the projects that aims to hasten the achievement of SDGs. Leveraging regional cooperation in SDGs is likely to provide momentum to achieving unsustainable development agenda 2030. The book reveals the need for multilateral cooperation, sharing of best practices, training programs and joint projects related to SDGs, advancing of academics and research, accelerating transformations, integration of SDGs with Action-plans of IORA and investing in gender equity. The book will be interesting and useful for policymakers, academicians, research scholars and students. Author V.N. Attri is former Chair in Indian Ocean Studies (CIOS), Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Republic of Mauritius; played a Catalytic role in promoting and accelerating research and academics in IORA, known as “Architect of Blue Economy in the Indian Ocean Region”. Conceptualized and edited the “Handbook of Blue Economy of The Indian Ocean Region”, published in 2018. Initiated the Journal of Indian Ocean Rim Studies as CIOS and the Managing Editor of Journal of Indian Ocean Rim Studies (JIORS) in 2016. Post-Doctoral Research in International Economics from University of California, Los Angels (UCLA) CA, USA and The George Washington University (The GWU), Washington DC, USA. A Senior Fellow of Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi (2014). An Expert in Theory and Practices in Regional Economic Integration and Multilateralism, Sustainable Development, Blue Economy and Climate Change. The author has published several policy briefs and research papers. The author has been a Keynote speaker at several International conferences among the Member States of IORA. Invited by United Nations’ in UN Expert Group Meeting on, “Accelerated Technological Change, Automation and Their Policy Implications For Sustainable Development Targets”, April 26-27, 2018, Mexico City, Mexico. Member, Technical Experts Panel (TEP) of Global Ocean Accounting Partnership (GOAP), Headquartered at UNSW, Sydney, Australia. The Founder Director, International Center for Indo-Pacific Studies (ICIPS), Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India (2022). His contributions are valuable.
650			_aSustainable Development Objectives
650			_aSustainable Development Goals
650			_aGlobal Partnerships Sustainable Development
700			_aV N Attri
942			_cBOOK
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