The SDG Management tool lets Center Admins configure which Sustainable Development Goal targets are associated with each CLARISA lever for their center. These defaults are used to pre-populate SDG alignment on new results, reducing the manual effort required from researchers while ensuring reporting to CGIAR funders and global frameworks stays consistent. The tool is available atDocumentation Index
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Changes made here affect the default SDG pre-population for new results created at your center. Individual results can still override or extend the defaults on their own Alliance Alignment tab — center-level defaults are a starting point, not a hard constraint.
SDGs in the CGIAR context
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals, defined by the United Nations, form a standard framework for reporting research impact. Within Alliance Research Indicators, every result can be aligned to one or more SDG targets drawn from the CLARISA controlled list (/tools/clarisa/sdg-targets). CLARISA is the canonical taxonomy source for SDGs across all CGIAR platforms — no custom SDG entries are permitted (constraint C-3 from the platform constitution).
SDG targets are organized under levers. Levers are thematic categories — for example, a food-security lever groups the SDG targets most relevant to food-system research. The SDG Management screen shows your center’s levers in a collapsible list so you can configure each one independently.
What Center Admins can do here
- Set default SDG targets per lever — expand a lever row, select one or more SDG targets from the multiselect, and save. The selections apply as defaults for new results that use that lever.
- Review existing SDG coverage — the expanded view shows which SDG targets are already mapped to each lever, giving you visibility into how your center’s results will roll up in aggregate reporting.
- Update alignments at any time — saving a lever’s SDG targets replaces the previous defaults for that lever. The change takes effect immediately for new results; existing results are not retroactively modified.
Configuring SDG targets
Open SDG Management
Navigate to Administration → Center Admin → SDG Management or go directly to
/administration/center-admin/sdg-management. The page loads the levers configured for your center, sorted alphabetically by short name.Expand a lever
Click on a lever row to expand it. The row reveals a multiselect control labelled SDG target(s). Each option shows the SDG target code (e.g.,
2.1) alongside the target description and the SDG icon from CLARISA.Select SDG targets
Use the multiselect to choose the SDG targets that apply to this lever for your center. You can filter by code, target text, or label using the search box inside the multiselect. The selected targets are shown as a count badge (e.g., “3 targets selected”).
Save the lever
Click Save at the bottom-right of the expanded lever section. The application sends a
PATCH request to update the lever–SDG-target mappings. A green confirmation banner appears when the save succeeds. If the save fails, a red error banner prompts you to try again.Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| ”We could not load levers or existing SDG links” | API error on page load | Refresh the page; if it persists, contact support |
| No levers visible | Levers have not been configured in CLARISA for your platform | Contact your system administrator |
| Save fails with “Failed to save. Please try again.” | Transient API error | Retry; check that your session has not expired |
Related pages
- Center Admin overview — role requirements and the full set of admin tools
- Bulk Upload — load capacity-sharing events in batch for your center