Improve global cooperation and coordination
Strengthening shared governance in order to mitigate emerging economic and environmental risks is a particularly important priority. There is a role for a renewed multilateralism and collaborative crisis management, based on a strong science-policy interface and in support of societally-defined values and priorities. Supporting civil society in building alliances between diverse groups is key in developing a more coherent movement to express these values. A priority for this cooperation will be to resolve the resulting debt crisis and lack of fiscal space for recovery in many developing countries. Peer-to-peer exchange is to be encouraged as all nations are facing COVID-19 and need to prepare for a better recovery. Establishing national monitoring platforms to chart the impact of recovery measures on progress towards the SDGs, #climategoals, #biodiversitytargets offers a potential opportunity for improved national and regional coordination.
