| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| APRM | African Peer Review Mechanism |
| AU | African Union |
| CCUS | Carbon capture, utilisation and storage |
| CO₂ | Carbon dioxide |
| CoG | Centre of Government |
| CRM | Critical raw materials |
| DRR | Disaster risk reduction |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| EMDEs | Emerging markets and developing economies |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FfD | Financing for Development |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| GCF | Green Climate Fund |
| GHG | Greenhouse gases |
| GVCs | Global value chains |
| HLPF | High‑Level Political Forum (on Sustainable Development) |
| ICT | Information and communication technologies |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFCMA | Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IPU | Inter‑Parliamentary Union |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| JETP | Just Energy Transition Partnership |
| LVC | Land value capture |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| Mt | Million tonnes / megatonnes |
| NDC | Nationally Determined Contribution |
| NUP | National urban policy |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| PCSD | Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development |
| PPP | Public–private partnership |
| RBC | Responsible business conduct |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SMEs | Small and medium‑sized enterprises |
| STI | Science, technology and innovation |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNGA | United Nations General Assembly |
| UN-Habitat | United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| UNHCR | United Nations Refugee Agency |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNSD | United Nations Statistics Division |
| UNWTO | United Nations Tourism Organization |
| USD | United States dollar |
| WB | World Bank |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Bridging the Gaps for Sustainable Development
Coherent Policies for Water, Energy, Industry and Cities
