Nations Children’s Fund UNSTAT United Nations Statistics Division US$ United States Dollar VNR Voluntary National Review WASH Water Sanitation and Hygiene WDI World Development Indicators WEO World Economic Outlook WHO World Health Organization Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION II. SDS GROWTH-CLIMATE NEXUS AND PROGRESS TOWARD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOEMENT III. COSTING SDGS IN CLIMATE VULNERABILE SDS: APPROACH A. Physical Infrastructure (Roads, Energy/Electricity and WASH
production rather than pursuing vital mitigation efforts. The rest of the paper is organized as follows. Section II discusses SDS development, climate-related challenges and progress in meeting SDG goals. Sections III presents the methodology and data used to estimate costs to meet selected sustainable development and climate resilience goals. Section IV discusses the results. Section V examines financing options, such as domestic revenue potential and external climate funds. And finally, Section VI concludes. II. SDS Growth-Climate Nexus and Progress