Published September 2020
Reinforcing forces? New technologies and investment in sustainable development
By Navid Hanif and Philipp Erfurth

In the final chapter in this section, Navid Hanif and Philipp Erfurth focus on the nexus of new technologies and investment in sustainable development, asking if they are reinforcing forces which can generate synergies and unlock new funding for development. The authors argue that investment in emerging technologies can help accelerate achievement of the SDGs, while grasping the benefits of new technologies can help accelerate investment in sustainable development.