Dynamical Model for the Sustainable Development Goals

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.20872v1
• Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:51:23 GMT
• Title: Dynamical Model for the Sustainable Development Goals
• Abstract summary: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development outlines 17 goals as global challenges for countries of the world to address in their development.<n>In this study, we take into account three main factors to construct a mathematical model to simulate and predict the dynamical behavior of the SDGs.<n>We show that the model is capable of reproducing the real data and therefore could be used to simulate hypothetical scenarios that could help to improve actions towards optimal fulfillment of the goals.
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• Abstract: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations outlines 17 goals as global challenges for countries of the world to address in their development. However, the progress of countries towards these goals has been much slower than expected. In a previous study, we analyzed the data over two decades (2000--2022), using unsupervised machine learning techniques. Based on this study, we take into account three main factors to construct a mathematical model to simulate and predict the dynamical behavior of the SDGs. These factors are: (1) the distribution of amount of resources that each country uses to meet the goals, (2) the cooperation between countries, and (3) the correlations between the goals. In this work, we show that the model is capable of reproducing the real data and therefore could be used to simulate hypothetical scenarios that could help to improve actions towards optimal fulfillment of the goals.

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