The role of quality governance in achieving sustainable development goals in North Africa: An integrated decision-support system

Muhammad Ikram, Chaymae Boudraa
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North Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in North Africa requires effective governance, yet the governance factors influencing SDG progress remain underexplored. Therefore, this study examines the nexus between the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGIs) of voice and accountability, political stability and violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in North Africa. Previous research has insufficiently explored the relationship between global governance progress and the 2030 agenda. To bridge this gap, we applied an integrated Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) model to compute the ranks and weights the performance of North African countries in achieving the 17 SDGs from 2016–2022. The results show that Quality Education (SDG 4), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9), Reduce Inequalities (SDG10), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG11), Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG12) and Peace Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG16) exhibited the highest performance in the region based on Second Synthetic Grey Relational Analysis Model (SSGRA). Additionally, a conservative maximin model was used to identify which North African country has the greatest impact of WGI on SDG outcomes. The findings indicate that Morocco faced the most significant challenges, particularly in achieving SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation). These results highlight critical implications for North African governments, emphasizing the need to prioritize (clean water and sanitation) SDG 6 and implement effective national strategies. This study recommends policymakers focus on governance reforms in lagging sectors and leverage data-driven frameworks to monitor and guide sustainable development interventions.
质量治理在实现北非可持续发展目标中的作用:综合决策支持系统
北非是最容易受到气候变化影响的地区之一。在北非实现联合国可持续发展目标(SDG)需要有效的治理,但影响可持续发展目标进展的治理因素仍未得到充分探索。因此,本研究考察了话语权和问责制、政治稳定和暴力、政府效率、监管质量、法治和腐败控制等全球治理指标与北非可持续发展目标之间的关系。以往的研究对全球治理进展与2030年议程之间的关系探讨不够。为了弥补这一差距,我们应用了一个综合灰色关联分析(GRA)模型来计算北非国家在实现2016-2022年17项可持续发展目标方面的表现排名和权重。结果显示,基于第二次综合灰色关联分析模型(SSGRA),优质教育(SDG 4)、产业、创新和基础设施(SDG 9)、减少不平等(SDG10)、可持续城市和社区(SDG11)、负责任的消费和生产(SDG12)、和平正义和强大的机构(SDG16)在该地区表现最好。此外,使用保守的最大值模型来确定哪个北非国家对可持续发展目标结果的全球指标影响最大。调查结果表明,摩洛哥面临着最重大的挑战,特别是在实现可持续发展目标6(清洁水和卫生设施)方面。这些结果突出了对北非各国政府的重要影响,强调了优先考虑(清洁水和卫生设施)可持续发展目标6并实施有效国家战略的必要性。本研究建议政策制定者关注落后部门的治理改革,并利用数据驱动的框架来监测和指导可持续发展干预措施。
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