Are the SDGs in peril already? Maybe not, if we can turn adversity into an opportunity

Jul 21, 2016

An aerial view of a natural lake fed by a spring in the Amazon River basin near Manaus, September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Ivan Canabrava (BRAZIL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) - RTR2M9QE

Adversity often produces the best conditions for unlocking new opportunities. Image: REUTERS/Ivan Canabrava

Bhaskar Chakravorti

Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School at Tufts University

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