Slowing Down the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and COVID-19 Pandemic

  1. Cambeses-Franco, Cristina
  2. Moreira, María Teresa
  3. Feijoo, Gumersindo
  4. González-García, Sara
Libro:
SDGs in the European Region

ISSN: 2731-5576 2731-5584

ISBN: 9783030912611

Ano de publicación: 2022

Páxinas: 1-23

Tipo: Capítulo de libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-91261-1_102-1 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

Resumo

The unprecedented crisis associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact of planetary magnitude on the socioeconomic development of society. COVID-19 has put the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk. In particular, productive activities for food provision must address the degree of compliance with SDGs 6 (Clean Water), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) closely related to 2 (Zero Hunger), and 13 (Climate Action).Spain has probably been one of the European countries where consumer behaviors have been most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Within this framework, the main objective of this research addresses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Spanish food consumption pattern through the evaluation of carbon footprint and water footprint indicators.The results revealed significant variations in carbon footprint and water footprint between 2019 and 2021. The analysis showed a significant peak in March 2020 to April 2020. Higher household food consumption during the months of confinement could be behind these results. An upward trend was also observed in the last months of 2019 and 2020, corresponding to the Christmas holidays. On the other hand, as the vaccination campaign progressed in Spain, a downward trend was experienced (between December 2020 and August 2021).These results suggest that COVID-19 has had a detrimental effect on the implementation of the SDGs related to maintaining a healthy planetary diet, jeopardizing the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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