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Developing countries can achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) despite financial constraints by implementing innovative, cost-effective policies. These strategies, including fossil fuel subsidy swaps and carbon taxes, promote sustainability and economic incentives without external aid.

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  • Environmental policy
  • Sustainable development
  • Economics

Background:

  • Developing nations face significant COVID-19 pandemic vulnerability, exacerbated by limited international support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • Global financial pressures reduce the likelihood of future international aid for developing countries.
  • There is a critical need for developing countries to adopt innovative, cost-effective policy mechanisms to achieve sustainability and development objectives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify affordable policies that can accelerate progress towards multiple SDGs simultaneously.
  • To align economic incentives with long-term sustainable development goals.
  • To propose policy mechanisms that require minimal external financial support.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of policy interventions for cost-effectiveness and multi-goal SDG achievement.
  • Identification of three key policy areas: fossil fuel subsidy reform, irrigation subsidy reallocation, and carbon taxation.
  • Evaluation of proposed policies' potential to foster sustainable development in lower-income economies.

Main Results:

  • A fossil fuel subsidy swap can fund clean energy investments and rural renewable energy dissemination.
  • Reallocating irrigation subsidies can enhance water supply, sanitation, and wastewater infrastructure.
  • A tropical carbon tax can fund natural climate solutions, aligning economic incentives with sustainability.

Conclusions:

  • Innovative, cost-effective policies can enable developing countries to advance SDGs independently of substantial external support.
  • These policy mechanisms offer a pathway for poorer economies to achieve greater progress on SDGs.
  • The proposed strategies integrate immediate SDG progress with long-term economic incentives for sustainable development.